Mississippi Valley Conservancy Inc

Analysis

Mississippi Valley Conservancy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Crosse, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 June 2023, Mississippi Valley Conservancy Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.5m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mississippi Valley Conservancy Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Dakota High School Activities Association ($2.5m), Mountaintrue ($2.5m) and White Buffalo Land Trust ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 3.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $574k. At year end it held assets of $25.7m against liabilities of $177k, net assets of $25.6m. It reported 18 employees.