Soil and Water Conservation Society

Analysis

Soil and Water Conservation Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Ankeny, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1963, 63 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 March 2023, Soil and Water Conservation Society reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.6m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.4m (+20%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Soil and Water Conservation Society sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Franklin Land Trust Inc ($1.4m), Fund for Park Avenue New York Inc ($1.4m) and Tijuana Estuary Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.4% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $292k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $256k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 9 employees.