Conservation Voters of South Carolina Education Fund

Analysis

Conservation Voters of South Carolina Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Conservation Voters of South Carolina Education Fund reported income of $996k and spending of $817k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $539k to $996k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Conservation Voters of South Carolina Education Fund sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Center for Community Transportation Inc ($996k), Big Bend Conservation Alliance ($996k) and Bike Newport ($995k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $343k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $184k, net assets of $860k.