Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation

Analysis

Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation is a registered charity in United States, based in Branchville, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2020, 6 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, Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $534k to $2.0m (+267%), an average of +266% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 267%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milwaukee Water Commons Inc ($2.0m), Coastal Mountains Land Trust ($2.0m) and North Olympic Land Trust ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $12k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $448k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $971k. It reported 32 employees.