Potomac Conservancy Inc

Analysis

Potomac Conservancy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethesda, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1993, 33 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, Potomac Conservancy Inc reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.2m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.8m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Potomac Conservancy Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ecosystem Services Market Consortium ($2.8m), East of Hudson Watershed Corporation ($2.8m) and Oregon Desert Land Trust ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $223k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $954k. It paid $79k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $289k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 25 employees.