Harpeth Conservancy

Analysis

Harpeth Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Brentwood, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 March 2023, Harpeth Conservancy reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $426k to $1.4m (+223%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Harpeth Conservancy sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waikiki Beach Special Improvement District Association ($1.4m), Tucson Clean and Beautiful Inc ($1.4m) and Sound Rivers Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 113% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $291k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $313k. At year end it held assets of $729k against liabilities of $186k, net assets of $543k. It reported 8 employees.