Rails to Trails Conservancy

Analysis

Rails to Trails Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1986, 40 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 September 2023, Rails to Trails Conservancy reported income of $11.7m and spending of $13.0m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $10.2m to $11.7m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rails to Trails Conservancy 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 96th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climate Jobs National Resource Center Inc ($11.7m), Greenbelt Land Trust Inc ($11.8m) and Kipp North Philadelphia Charter School ($11.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 7.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $605k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. It paid $116k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $20.3m against liabilities of $6.0m, net assets of $14.4m. It reported 54 employees.