Lackawanna Valley Conservancy

Analysis

Lackawanna Valley Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Scranton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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, Lackawanna Valley Conservancy reported income of $634k and spending of $44k, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5,401 to $634k (+11641%), an average of +229% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 2774%. Over the whole period it spent 21% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lackawanna Valley Conservancy sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Association of Environmental Professionals Inc ($633k), Nature Nexus Institute ($635k) and Ioos Association ($633k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $1.6m.