Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust

Analysis

Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Moncks Corner, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1992, 34 years ago. 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, Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust reported income of $526k and spending of $399k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $420k to $526k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 726%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 75th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope for the World Inc ($526k), Brandywine Ballet Co ($526k) and Northern Berkshire United Way Inc ($526k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $69k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 2 employees.