Atlantic Coast Conservancy Inc

Analysis

Atlantic Coast Conservancy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jasper, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Atlantic Coast Conservancy Inc reported income of $16.4m and spending of $3.0m, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $16.4m (+887%), an average of +77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 4476%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Atlantic Coast Conservancy Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden ($16.4m), Sonoma Land Trust ($16.5m) and Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc ($16.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $294k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $486k. At year end it held assets of $127.1m against liabilities of $462k, net assets of $126.6m. It reported 8 employees.