Conservation and Preservation Charities of America

Analysis

Conservation and Preservation Charities of America is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 April 2024, Conservation and Preservation Charities of America reported income of $664k and spending of $664k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income fell from $851k to $664k (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Conservation and Preservation Charities of America sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Federation of New Hampshire ($664k), 24 in 24 ($665k) and Smile & Olive Foundation ($664k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $724k against liabilities of $724k, net assets of $0.