Lumber River Conservancy

Analysis

Lumber River Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Lumberton, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1991, 35 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, Lumber River Conservancy reported income of $60k and spending of $6,280, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $12k to $60k (+408%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1285%. Over the whole period it spent 154% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lumber River Conservancy sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Izaak Walton League of America Inc ($60k), Yucatan Environmental Foundation ($60k) and The Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa Inc ($60k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.8m.