Lancaster County Conservancy

Analysis

Lancaster County Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lancaster County Conservancy reported income of $8.3m and spending of $3.4m, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.8m to $8.3m (+7.2%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lancaster County Conservancy 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 Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Inc ($8.2m), Bird Alliance of Oregon Inc ($8.4m) and Furniture Trust Organization Inc ($8.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $276k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $86.6m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $83.9m. It reported 38 employees.