Pontchartrain Conservancy

Analysis

Pontchartrain Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Metairie, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1990, 36 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, Pontchartrain Conservancy reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $3.4m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pontchartrain Conservancy 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 89th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conservation Colorado Education Fund ($3.4m), Pinelands Preservation Alliance Inc ($3.4m) and Capital Roots Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $264k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 31 employees.