Citizens for Conservation Inc

Analysis

Citizens for Conservation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Barrington, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1971, 55 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, Citizens for Conservation Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $790k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.8m (+40%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1104%. Over the whole period it spent 15% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Citizens for Conservation Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cleveland Water Alliance ($1.8m), Green Building Alliance ($1.8m) and Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $24.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $24.3m.