Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy

Analysis

Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Marquette, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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, Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy reported income of $253k and spending of $223k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $405k to $253k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park ($253k), Grosse Pointe Farms Foundation ($254k) and Feathersound Community Services District Inc ($253k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $9,815 (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $108k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $144k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 6 employees.