Conservation Minnesota

Analysis

Conservation Minnesota is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 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, Conservation Minnesota reported income of $2.8m and spending of $3.1m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.8m (+73%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Conservation Minnesota sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Back Country Horsemen of Washington ($2.8m), Conservation Strategy Fund ($2.8m) and Yosemite-Sequoia Resource Conservation & Development Council ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $187k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. It paid $10k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $233k, net assets of $834k. It reported 20 employees.