Leelanau Conservancy

Analysis

Leelanau Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Leland, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Leelanau Conservancy reported income of $10.6m and spending of $4.2m, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.8m to $10.6m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Leelanau Conservancy sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transition Habitat Conservancy ($10.5m), Horticultural Society of New York Inc ($10.6m) and West Harlem Environmental Action Inc ($10.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $218k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $44.1m against liabilities of $954k, net assets of $43.2m. It reported 20 employees.