Catawba Lands Conservancy

Analysis

Catawba Lands Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlotte, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1992, 34 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, Catawba Lands Conservancy reported income of $5.8m and spending of $5.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $5.8m (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 292%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Catawba Lands Conservancy sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Basin Land and Water ($5.7m), Fresh Energy ($5.8m) and Door County Land Trust Inc ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $188k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $51.1m against liabilities of $751k, net assets of $50.4m. It reported 23 employees.