Columbia Land Conservancy Inc

Analysis

Columbia Land Conservancy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chatham, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1987, 39 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 2020, Columbia Land Conservancy Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.9m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2020, income fell from $3.7m to $2.5m (-32%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Columbia Land Conservancy Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oo Project ($2.5m), Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative ($2.5m) and Trees Water and People ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 7.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $248k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $980k. At year end it held assets of $23.3m against liabilities of $375k, net assets of $22.9m. It reported 26 employees.