Friends of the Conservatory

Analysis

Friends of the Conservatory is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Friends of the Conservatory reported income of $2.4m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.4m (+46%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 240%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the Conservatory sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Enrich LA ($2.4m), Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Inc ($2.4m) and Friends of Zenger Farm ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. At year end it held assets of $10.9m against liabilities of $828k, net assets of $10.0m.