Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy

Analysis

Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Superior TWP, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1993, 33 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, Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy reported income of $263k and spending of $274k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $494k to $263k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climate Finance Action Inc ($262k), Wareham Land Trust Inc ($263k) and Lake Erie Foundation ($262k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $58k. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 4 employees.