North Carolina Conservation Network

Analysis

North Carolina Conservation Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Raleigh, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2000, 26 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, North Carolina Conservation Network reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.3m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $3.4m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, North Carolina Conservation Network 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 National Network of Abortion Funds ($3.4m), Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center ($3.4m) and Oglebay Institute ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $188k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $7.7m against liabilities of $85k, net assets of $7.6m. It reported 21 employees.