Earth Conservation Corps

Analysis

Earth Conservation Corps is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1990, 36 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, Earth Conservation Corps reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.8m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2018 to September 2023, income grew from $414k to $2.1m (+412%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 501%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Earth Conservation Corps sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of Canadian Conservation ($2.1m), Venues Parks & Arts Foundation Inc ($2.1m) and The Monadnock Conservancy ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $124k. It paid $890 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $887k, net assets of $656k. It reported 4 employees.