Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Inc

Analysis

Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Morganton, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Inc reported income of $5.2m and spending of $1.9m, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.3m to $5.2m (-1.0%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Living Future Institute ($5.2m), Climate Leadership Council Inc ($5.2m) and Marine Stewardship Council Limited ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $233k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $458k. At year end it held assets of $34.1m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $30.4m. It reported 12 employees.