Lakes Region Conservation Trust

Analysis

Lakes Region Conservation Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Center Harbor, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1981, 45 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 March 2023, Lakes Region Conservation Trust reported income of $178k and spending of $230k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to March 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $178k (-92%), an average of -40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 438%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lakes Region Conservation Trust sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Ozone Association Inc ($178k), Scenic Corridor Foundation Inc ($178k) and California Trails Conference Foundation ($178k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $24k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $87k. At year end it held assets of $35.1m against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $35.1m.