West Creek Conservancy

Analysis

West Creek Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Parma, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, West Creek Conservancy reported income of $12.9m and spending of $10.7m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.2m to $12.9m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 29%. 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, West Creek 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 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Resource Institute Inc ($12.9m), National Tropical Botanical Garden ($12.9m) and Whitetails Unlimited Inc ($12.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $382k. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 7 employees.