Northern Virginia Conservation Trust

Analysis

Northern Virginia Conservation Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Annandale, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1995, 31 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 June 2023, Northern Virginia Conservation Trust reported income of $2.4m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.4m (+97%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Northern Virginia Conservation Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guy Harvey Ocean Fund Inc ($2.4m), Harris Center for Conservation Education Inc ($2.5m) and Quivira Coalition Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $176k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $503k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $85k, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 11 employees.