Piedmont Land Conservancy

Analysis

Piedmont Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Greensboro, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 June 2024, Piedmont Land Conservancy reported income of $4.1m and spending of $1.9m, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $7.1m to $4.1m (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 294%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Piedmont Land Conservancy 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 92nd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Civilization Research Initiative ($4.1m), Howard County Conservancy Inc ($4.1m) and Dream Org ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 106% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $244k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $518k. At year end it held assets of $22.4m against liabilities of $564k, net assets of $21.8m. It reported 15 employees.