The Pisgah Conservancy

Analysis

The Pisgah Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Brevard, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2016, 10 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 December 2023, The Pisgah Conservancy reported income of $799k and spending of $674k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $373k to $799k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Pisgah Conservancy 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 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Mexico Environmental Law Center ($798k), Friends of Rittenhouse Square ($800k) and Society of Wetland Scientists Inc ($798k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $338k. At year end it held assets of $861k against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $817k. It reported 12 employees.