Delaware Highlands Conservancy

Analysis

Delaware Highlands Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Beach Lake, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1995, 31 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, Delaware Highlands Conservancy reported income of $1.2m and spending of $862k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.3m to $1.2m (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 556%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Delaware Highlands Conservancy sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Land Trust Accreditation Commission ($1.2m), Gathering Waters Inc ($1.2m) and Sharon Land Trust Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $340k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $8,419, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 10 employees.