Harvard Conservation Trust

Analysis

Harvard Conservation Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Harvard, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 December 2023, Harvard Conservation Trust reported income of $1.5m and spending of $527k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $261k to $1.5m (+489%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 125%. 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, Harvard Conservation Trust sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for New Yorks Strongest Inc ($1.5m), Ecological Life Systems Institute Incorporated ($1.5m) and Deep Portage Foundation ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $40k. At year end it held assets of $12.0m against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $12.0m. It reported 2 employees.