Shenandoah Valley Conservancy

Analysis

Shenandoah Valley Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisonburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 December 2023, Shenandoah Valley Conservancy reported income of $1.4m and spending of $401k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $389k to $1.4m (+251%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Shenandoah Valley Conservancy sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Circulate Initiative Inc ($1.4m), Idaho Basecamp ($1.4m) and People Resources and Conservation Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $160k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 7 employees.