Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation

Analysis

Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bozeman, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2014, 12 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, Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation reported income of $766k and spending of $502k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $766k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blue Ridge Resource Conservation and Development Council ($765k), Percival Lowell Trust Uw ($766k) and Wetlands Watch Inc ($765k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $34k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $288k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $102k, net assets of $2.9m.