French Creek Valley Conservancy

Analysis

French Creek Valley Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Meadville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1984, 42 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, French Creek Valley Conservancy reported income of $884k and spending of $340k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $685k to $884k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, French Creek Valley Conservancy sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merrimack River Watershed Council Inc ($884k), Gulf Coast Resource Conservation and Development Area ($885k) and Fernwood Inc ($884k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $110k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $81k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 6 employees.