Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation Inc

Analysis

Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Elizabeth, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1994, 32 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, Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation Inc reported income of $6.3m and spending of $2.6m, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $6.3m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Protect Our Winters ($6.3m), Native Plant Trust Inc ($6.4m) and Bayou Land Conservancy ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 6.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $805k. At year end it held assets of $20.6m against liabilities of $270k, net assets of $20.3m. It reported 23 employees.