Central Conservation Inc

Analysis

Central Conservation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Crosse, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2010, 16 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, Central Conservation Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.4m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $2.7m (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Central Conservation Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Urban Green Council ($2.7m), Friends of the Katy Trail Inc ($2.7m) and Land Conservancy of West Michigan ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $511k. It reported 148 employees.