Willistown Conservation Trust Inc

Analysis

Willistown Conservation Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newtown SQ, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Willistown Conservation Trust Inc reported income of $7.9m and spending of $2.6m, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $7.9m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 216%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Willistown Conservation Trust Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation Inc ($7.9m), Pennypack Ecological Restoration TR ($7.9m) and Valley Can ($7.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $168k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $40.5m against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $40.4m. It reported 41 employees.