Piedmont Conservation Council

Analysis

Piedmont Conservation Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Durham, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1988, 38 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 2023, Piedmont Conservation Council reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $490k to $1.7m (+250%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Piedmont Conservation Council sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boulder Carshare ($1.7m), Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Inc ($1.7m) and Salmon River Restoration Council ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $24k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $33k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $195k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 4 employees.