Lake Erie Islands Conservancy

Analysis

Lake Erie Islands Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Put in Bay, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2015, 11 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, Lake Erie Islands Conservancy reported income of $187k and spending of $210k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $187k (-91%), an average of -70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lake Erie Islands Conservancy sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forests Forever Foundation ($187k), Federation of Shade Tree Commissions New Jersey ($188k) and Enviromental Council of Sacramento Inc ($187k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $16k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8,750. At year end it held assets of $181k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $181k.