Catskill Center for Conservation and Development Inc

Analysis

Catskill Center for Conservation and Development Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arkville, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, Catskill Center for Conservation and Development Inc reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $3.4m (+3.0%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Catskill Center for Conservation and Development Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Schlitz-Audubon Center Inc ($3.4m), The American Chestnut Foundation ($3.4m) and Coalitions and Collaboratives Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $791k, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 35 employees.