Conservation Corps

Analysis

Conservation Corps is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Conservation Corps reported income of $11.5m and spending of $10.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.4m to $11.5m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Conservation Corps sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redford Center Inc ($11.5m), Apparel Impact Institute ($11.5m) and Mongabayorg Corporation ($11.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $282k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 476 employees.