South Lake Preserve

Analysis

South Lake Preserve is a registered charity in United States, based in Conneaut Lake, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, South Lake Preserve reported income of $79k and spending of $61k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $51k to $79k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, South Lake Preserve sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 29th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Green Studies Inc ($79k), Kipuka Kuleana ($79k) and E-Tech International Inc ($79k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 58% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 1 employees.