Belwin Conservancy

Analysis

Belwin Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Afton, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1970, 56 years ago. 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, Belwin Conservancy reported income of $4.3m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $4.3m (+233%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Belwin Conservancy sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lions Eye Bank of West Central Ohio ($4.3m), Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters Inc ($4.3m) and Highland Community College Foundation ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $712k. At year end it held assets of $17.4m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $15.6m. It reported 23 employees.