American Conifer Society

Analysis

American Conifer Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1983, 43 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 October 2023, American Conifer Society reported income of $249k and spending of $219k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income fell from $347k to $249k (-28%), an average of -8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2020, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, American Conifer Society sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lab to Land Institute ($249k), RNG Global Initiative Inc ($249k) and Fruitful Commons ($249k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.7% and program service revenue 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $618k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $618k.