Conservation Foundation of Dickinson County

Analysis

Conservation Foundation of Dickinson County is a registered charity in United States, based in Okoboji, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 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, Conservation Foundation of Dickinson County reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.5m to $2.5m (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 260%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Conservation Foundation of Dickinson County 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 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sierra Nevada Alliance ($2.5m), Climate Action Systems Inc ($2.5m) and The Central New York Land Trust Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $789k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $789k.