Douglas County Land Conservancy

Analysis

Douglas County Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Castle Rock, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Douglas County Land Conservancy reported income of $437k and spending of $196k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $244k to $437k (+79%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Douglas County Land Conservancy sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative Inc ($436k), Institute for Environmental Innovation ($437k) and Teaching Responsible Earth Education ($436k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $94k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $55k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 4 employees.