Virginia Conservation Network

Analysis

Virginia Conservation Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1976, 50 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, Virginia Conservation Network reported income of $950k and spending of $938k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $671k to $950k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Virginia Conservation Network sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Utility Arborist Association ($950k), Growtorah Inc ($950k) and Ventura Botanical Gardens Inc ($950k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $551k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $194k, net assets of $893k. It reported 16 employees.