Orleans Conservation Trust

Analysis

Orleans Conservation Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Orleans, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 (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, Orleans Conservation Trust reported income of $668k and spending of $568k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.1m to $668k (-79%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Orleans Conservation Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earth Care International ($667k), Keep Pinellas Beautiful Inc ($669k) and Shaw Institute ($667k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $206k. At year end it held assets of $43.0m against liabilities of $861k, net assets of $42.2m. It reported 6 employees.