Squam Lakes Conservation Society

Analysis

Squam Lakes Conservation Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Holderness, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1988, 38 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, Squam Lakes Conservation Society reported income of $3.2m and spending of $578k, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $3.2m (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Squam Lakes Conservation Society sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Headwaters Economics Inc ($3.2m), Ever Green Team ($3.2m) and American Freinds of Canadian Nature Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $256k. At year end it held assets of $18.8m against liabilities of $59k, net assets of $18.7m. It reported 9 employees.