National Conservation Foundation

Analysis

National Conservation Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 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 September 2023, National Conservation Foundation reported income of $563k and spending of $607k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $424k to $563k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, National Conservation Foundation sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 45th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Protect Our Aquifer ($563k), Energy Right ($564k) and Friends of the Colorado River Foundation Inc ($563k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 35% of the total. At year end it held assets of $633k against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $571k.