Institute for Conservation Leadership

Analysis

Institute for Conservation Leadership is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenbelt, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Institute for Conservation Leadership reported income of $983k and spending of $1.4m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $565k to $983k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Institute for Conservation Leadership 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 78th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center Inc ($983k), Professional Women in Construction Inc ($984k) and Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation Inc ($983k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $205k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $523k. At year end it held assets of $999k against liabilities of $93k, net assets of $907k. It reported 6 employees.