Grand Canyon Conservancy

Analysis

Grand Canyon Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Canyon, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1962, 64 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, Grand Canyon Conservancy reported income of $14.2m and spending of $10.7m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $12.3m to $14.2m (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Grand Canyon Conservancy sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Land Legacy ($14.1m), Surfrider Foundation ($14.3m) and Center for Carbon Removal ($13.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $585k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.0m. It paid $978k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $32.1m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $31.1m. It reported 171 employees.