Foundation for Advancement in Conservation

Analysis

Foundation for Advancement in Conservation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1973, 53 years ago. 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, Foundation for Advancement in Conservation reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.9m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.1m to $2.5m (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Foundation for Advancement in Conservation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wyoming School Boards Association ($2.5m), TCHFH Lending Inc ($2.5m) and Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest Southern New Mexico & W Texas Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $393k. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $567k, net assets of $6.5m.