Groundswell Conservancy Inc

Analysis

Groundswell Conservancy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1983, 43 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 June 2023, Groundswell Conservancy Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.4m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.4m to $2.7m (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 195%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Groundswell Conservancy Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants Inc ($2.7m), Nature for Justice ($2.7m) and Land Conservancy of Adams County ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $387k. At year end it held assets of $10.7m against liabilities of $358k, net assets of $10.3m. It reported 11 employees.