Conservation Lands Foundation

Analysis

Conservation Lands Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Durango, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 December 2023, Conservation Lands Foundation reported income of $6.9m and spending of $8.3m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.6m to $6.9m (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Conservation Lands Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Resilient Cities Catalyst Inc ($6.9m), Genesee Land Trust Inc ($6.9m) and Historic Virginia Land Conservancy ($6.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $316k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $10.1m against liabilities of $295k, net assets of $9.8m. It reported 26 employees.