Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

Analysis

Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is a registered charity in United States, based in Concord, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1986, 40 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 April 2024, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests reported income of $12.3m and spending of $8.3m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income grew from $11.7m to $12.3m (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wildlands Conservancy ($12.2m), National Wild Turkey Federation Inc ($12.3m) and Texas Agricultural Land Trust ($12.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $223k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $107.3m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $105.1m. It reported 79 employees.