Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation Inc

Analysis

Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in West Bend, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1977, 49 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, Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation Inc reported income of $2.0m and spending of $3.3m, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.0m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc ($2.0m), Raritan Headwaters Association ($2.0m) and 350 Seattle ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $141k. At year end it held assets of $25.3m against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $25.3m. It reported 5 employees.