Rock Creek Conservancy Inc

Analysis

Rock Creek Conservancy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethesda, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 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, Rock Creek Conservancy Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.2m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 64%. 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, Rock Creek Conservancy Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Rivers Network ($2.2m), Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet ($2.2m) and Bridgewater Land Trust Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $721k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $140k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 23 employees.