Great Plains Conservation Foundation

Analysis

Great Plains Conservation Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Jupiter, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Great Plains Conservation Foundation reported income of $4.1m and spending of $2.9m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $4.1m (+73%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Great Plains Conservation Foundation 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 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Fisheries Society Inc ($4.1m), Kansas City Campus for Animal Care ($4.1m) and Little Shelter Animal Adoption Center Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15k. It paid $49k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $407k, net assets of $5.7m. It reported 1 employees.