Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy

Analysis

Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Bay City, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1997, 29 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, Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy reported income of $501k and spending of $577k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $795k to $501k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leading From Within ($501k), Idaho Rivers United Inc ($501k) and Tualatin Riverkeepers ($501k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $175k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $133k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 5 employees.