Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

Analysis

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Asheville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1975, 51 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, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy reported income of $11.0m and spending of $3.8m, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $11.0m (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 290%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy 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 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc ($11.0m), Sempervirens Fund ($11.0m) and Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest ($10.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $311k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $953k. At year end it held assets of $80.4m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $78.9m. It reported 21 employees.