Conservation Fisheries Inc

Analysis

Conservation Fisheries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 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 September 2023, Conservation Fisheries Inc reported income of $700k and spending of $610k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2023, income grew from $561k to $700k (+25%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Conservation Fisheries 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 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mammoth Lakes Recreation ($700k), Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation Inc ($700k) and Clinton River Watershed Council ($700k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $380k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 13 employees.