Conservation Trust for North Carolina

Analysis

Conservation Trust for North Carolina is a registered charity in United States, based in Raleigh, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Conservation Trust for North Carolina reported income of $3.3m and spending of $2.9m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $8.1m to $3.3m (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Conservation Trust for North Carolina sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sacramento Tree Foundation Incorporated ($3.3m), Alliance for Clean Energy New York Inc ($3.3m) and Whitebark Institute ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $256k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $451k. At year end it held assets of $13.6m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $11.7m. It reported 45 employees.