Heartlands Conservancy

Analysis

Heartlands Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Belleville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1991, 35 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, Heartlands Conservancy reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $979k to $4.3m (+338%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 223%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Heartlands Conservancy sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cco Services Inc ($4.3m), Elk Rock Garden Foundation ($4.3m) and Watershed Conservation Resource Center ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $683k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 16 employees.