Protect nature
The Nature Conservancy
Conservation of lands and waters around the world.
EIN 53-0242652 · Reporting period ended Jun 30, 2025
Financial data retrieved Oct 13, 2026 · Read the source and reporting dates below
How to read this scorecard →Spending & reporting score
The score combines reported program spending, the financial documents reviewed, and the age of those records.
Not an impact rating. This is not a percentage of your gift.
What makes up the score? ↓How the money was spent
For every $100 spent:
- Protecting land & waterIncludes the staff and supplies for this work.
- About $7473.9% of expenses
- Raising fundsAsking for and collecting support.
- About $1212.2% of expenses
- Running the organizationManagement and everyday administration.
- About $1413.9% of expenses
Reported expense allocation for FY 2025. Total: $1,601,341,000. Rounded amounts may not add to $100.
See the numbers in the source (opens a new tab)What the figures show
About $74 out of every $100 spent went toward protecting land and water.
This includes the cost of staff, supplies and other resources used for that work. It is not all money handed to people.
Spending figures describe accounting allocations. They do not measure a program’s quality or results.
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Sources and financial context
What the spending picture leaves out
Program expenses include $113.63M of book value of conservation land and easements. Annual-report measures that add land purchases use a different denominator.
Spending ratios alone do not establish effectiveness or waste. Outcome evidence has not been assessed. Financial figures alone cannot show the quality or results of this work.
This score uses audited expenses, including the book value of conservation land and easements sold or donated. It does not add capital purchases to operating expenses.
The functional expense statement includes contributed goods and services as well as the book value of land and easements.
This financial comparison does not measure biodiversity preserved or emissions avoided.
How the score works, in plain language
The score combines three financial and reporting measures. It describes the records reviewed, not the effectiveness of a charity’s programs.
- Spending on the cause60% of the score
- 44.4 of 60 points
- Source records25% of the score
- 25.0 of 25 points
- Age of records15% of the score
- 15.0 of 15 points
Our assessment of reported spending and source records. Not an audit or a guarantee of impact.
An independent audit is included in this snapshot. A functional expense breakdown is included.
Methodology financial-balanced-1.0. Age measured at Oct 17, 2026.
Full calculation and limitations →Sources, scope and reporting dates
The Nature Conservancy, consolidated
FY2025 consolidated audited financial statements. Printed pages 4 and 6. Values converted from thousands to dollars.
Source snapshot retrieved Oct 13, 2026. This date records when the source was retrieved, not a new audit of the organization.
See the numbers in the source (opens a new tab)Official website source recorded Oct 14, 2026. Visit source website (opens a new tab)