Howard County Conservancy Inc

Analysis

Howard County Conservancy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Woodstock, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 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, Howard County Conservancy Inc reported income of $4.1m and spending of $3.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $4.1m (+232%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Howard County Conservancy Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Piedmont Land Conservancy ($4.1m), Residential Energy Services Network Inc ($4.1m) and Civilization Research Initiative ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $923k. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $88k, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 36 employees.