Sourland Conservancy

Analysis

Sourland Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Skillman, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1999, 27 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, Sourland Conservancy reported income of $619k and spending of $533k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $235k to $619k (+164%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sourland Conservancy sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bayou Bend Gardens Endowment ($618k), Southern California Water Coalition Inc ($619k) and Friends of Passaic County Parks a NJ Nonprofit Corporation ($618k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $235k. At year end it held assets of $695k against liabilities of $300k, net assets of $395k. It reported 16 employees.