Lake Sunapee Protective Association

Analysis

Lake Sunapee Protective Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Sunapee, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1982, 44 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, Lake Sunapee Protective Association reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.1m (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lake Sunapee Protective Association sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seven Generations Ahead ($1.1m), Healthy Aquatics Marine Institute of Florida Inc ($1.1m) and Yolo County Farm Bureau Education Corporation ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $341k. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $42k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 8 employees.