Lake Fork Valley Conservancy

Analysis

Lake Fork Valley Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake City, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 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, Lake Fork Valley Conservancy reported income of $122k and spending of $118k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $131k to $122k (-7.3%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 263%. 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, Lake Fork Valley Conservancy sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Frog Creek Adventure School ($122k), The Cheshire Land Preservation Fund ($122k) and Friends of Calvert State Park Inc ($122k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $59k. At year end it held assets of $972k against liabilities of $1,729, net assets of $971k. It reported 3 employees.