Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Analysis

Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park is a registered charity in United States, based in Peninsula, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 August 2023, Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park reported income of $8.4m and spending of $10.3m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $8.4m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bird Alliance of Oregon Inc ($8.4m), North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation Inc ($8.4m) and Lancaster County Conservancy ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $9.8m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 101 employees.