The Conservancy of Southwest Florida Inc

Analysis

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Naples, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1971, 55 years ago. 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 September 2023, The Conservancy of Southwest Florida Inc reported income of $18.2m and spending of $11.3m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $25.0m to $18.2m (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Conservancy of Southwest Florida Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grant-Blackford Mental Health Inc ($18.2m), Catholic Charities ($18.2m) and Bet Tzedek ($18.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $757k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.9m. At year end it held assets of $91.1m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $90.1m. It reported 79 employees.