The Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc

Analysis

The Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in State College, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1982, 44 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, The Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $2.2m (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 381%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc 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 87th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kennebec Estuary Land Trust ($2.2m), Ijams Nature Center Inc ($2.2m) and Land Trust for Tennessee Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 8.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $553k. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $474k, net assets of $7.6m. It reported 18 employees.