Chattooga Conservancy Inc

Analysis

Chattooga Conservancy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mountain Rest, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1995, 31 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, Chattooga Conservancy Inc reported income of $675k and spending of $316k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $378k to $675k (+78%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Chattooga Conservancy Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stewardship Partners ($675k), Peckerwood Gardens Conservation Foundation Inc ($676k) and North Carolina Waterworks Operators Association ($675k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 7.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $40k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $61k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $4,626, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 8 employees.