Illinois Conservation Foundation

Analysis

Illinois Conservation Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 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 June 2023, Illinois Conservation Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $940k to $1.2m (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Illinois Conservation Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Green Door Initiative ($1.2m), Westport River Watershed Alliance Inc ($1.2m) and Womens Council Garden of the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Society Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $222k. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 7 employees.