American Friends of Canadian Conservation

Analysis

American Friends of Canadian Conservation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2007, 19 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 March 2023, American Friends of Canadian Conservation reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.9m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $593k to $2.1m (+257%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, American Friends of Canadian Conservation 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 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Monadnock Conservancy ($2.1m), Earth Conservation Corps ($2.1m) and Watershed Committee of Ozarks Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $51k (2.7% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $3.4m.