New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Analysis

New Jersey Conservation Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Far Hills, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1965, 61 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, New Jersey Conservation Foundation reported income of $6.1m and spending of $5.5m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $8.4m to $6.1m (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, New Jersey Conservation Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifewater Inc ($6.1m), Thousand Islands Land Trust Inc ($6.1m) and Boston Harbor Now Inc ($6.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 112% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $477k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $65.5m against liabilities of $508k, net assets of $65.0m. It reported 37 employees.