Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts

Analysis

Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts is a registered charity in United States, based in Westford, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1994, 32 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 October 2022, Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts reported income of $515k and spending of $543k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2022, income fell from $865k to $515k (-40%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2020, when income dropped by 33%. 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, Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Creatio Inc ($515k), Concerned Citizens of Montauk Inc ($516k) and Bobwhite Brigade ($515k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $109k. At year end it held assets of $294k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $270k. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.