Maine Conservation Alliance

Analysis

Maine Conservation Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Augusta, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Maine Conservation Alliance reported income of $1.1m and spending of $860k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $411k to $1.1m (+163%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Maine Conservation Alliance sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Forum Inc ($1.1m), Sonora Environmental Research Institute Inc ($1.1m) and Lynnhaven River Now ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $392k. At year end it held assets of $974k against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $884k.