Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy

Analysis

Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy is a registered charity in United States, based in Bay City, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 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 September 2023, Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy reported income of $296k and spending of $341k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $183k to $296k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 61st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Run4water ($295k), Energy Justice Law and Policy Center ($296k) and Friends of Webster County Conservation ($295k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $140k against liabilities of $32k, net assets of $108k. It reported 2 employees.