The Rhode Island Association of Conservation Districts

Analysis

The Rhode Island Association of Conservation Districts is a registered charity in United States, based in Johnston, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 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, The Rhode Island Association of Conservation Districts reported income of $5.8m and spending of $5.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $718k to $5.8m (+712%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 787%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Rhode Island Association of Conservation Districts sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nextgen Climate America Inc ($5.8m), Bexar Land Trust Inc ($5.8m) and Communities for a Better Environment ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $135k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $135k.