Lake Gaston Weed Control Council

Analysis

Lake Gaston Weed Control Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Macon, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2000, 26 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 2024, Lake Gaston Weed Control Council reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $835k to $2.0m (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lake Gaston Weed Control Council sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund ($2.0m), Greater Lovell Land Trust Inc ($2.0m) and Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m.