Deschutes River Conservancy

Analysis

Deschutes River Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 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 September 2023, Deschutes River Conservancy reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $4.5m (+220%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Deschutes River Conservancy sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens for Pennsylvanias Future ($4.5m), North Coast Land Conservancy Inc ($4.5m) and Free Geek ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 7.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $567k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 13 employees.