Southern Conservation Corp

Analysis

Southern Conservation Corp is a registered charity in United States, based in McMinnville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Southern Conservation Corp reported income of $5.6m and spending of $505k, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $349k to $5.6m (+1501%), an average of +100% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1279%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southern Conservation Corp sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Agricultural Institute of Marin ($5.6m), Five Valleys Land Trust Inc ($5.6m) and Big Initiatives Incorporated ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $24.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $24.7m.