Central Pennsylvania Conservancy

Analysis

Central Pennsylvania Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Carlisle, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1982, 44 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 September 2023, Central Pennsylvania Conservancy reported income of $288k and spending of $661k, spending 230% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $650k to $288k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Central Pennsylvania Conservancy sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 59th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Association for Hydrogen Energy Inc ($288k), Environmental Fund of Washington ($288k) and Friends of the Sleeping Bear Dunes ($288k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $136k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $9,017, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 7 employees.