Conservation Foundation

Analysis

Conservation Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Naperville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1973, 53 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 June 2023, Conservation Foundation reported income of $5.7m and spending of $3.5m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $5.7m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Conservation Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dallas Arboretum Foundation ($5.7m), Door County Land Trust Inc ($5.7m) and Nature Collective ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $221k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $13.1m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $10.1m. It reported 53 employees.