The Trail Conservancy

Analysis

The Trail Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 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, The Trail Conservancy reported income of $3.7m and spending of $4.2m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $3.7m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Trail Conservancy sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Council of Great Lakes Governors Inc ($3.7m), Chesapeake Audubon Society ($3.7m) and Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $360k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $31k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $7.3m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 33 employees.