Western Reserve Land Conservancy

Analysis

Western Reserve Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Moreland HLS, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 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 June 2023, Western Reserve Land Conservancy reported income of $19.2m and spending of $17.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $20.4m to $19.2m (-6.0%), an average of -1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Western Reserve Land Conservancy 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 OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission ($19.2m), Northeast Wilderness Trust ($19.3m) and Ward Burton Wild Life Foundation ($19.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $4.7m. At year end it held assets of $32.2m against liabilities of $9.3m, net assets of $22.9m. It reported 58 employees.