Conservation Corps (The Corps Network)
“Engage young people in meaningful service and training through conservation work.”
The work
What they do
National association of over 150 conservation corps and service corps programs. Members provide trail maintenance, habitat restoration, and disaster response on federal lands.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “The Corps Network provides critical leadership to the Corps movement and our nations service and conservation corps as they harness the power of youth and young adults to tackle some of Americas greatest challenges and transform their own lives.”
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
The work as filed
$13.6MServices to Members: Services to state and local youth corps and other service programs. General public newsletters, workshops, technical assistance and new corps developments.
Including $8,756,326 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
Services to Members: Services to state and local youth corps and other service programs. General public newsletters, workshops, technical assistance and new corps developments.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Pressing the policymakers
$283KGovernment Relations and Public Affairs: Relates to Federal government participation in national policy development on youth corps issues and represents constituency before various public audiences.
Read it as they filed it
Government Relations and Public Affairs: Relates to Federal government participation in national policy development on youth corps issues and represents constituency before various public audiences.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
96 cents of every dollar goes to the work
That ratio is a good sign, not a scorecard. Plenty of great groups run leaner and lumpier. What matters is the extremes, and Conservation Corps (The Corps Network) is nowhere near one.
$13,844,529 programs, $564,308 management, $0 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at Conservation Corps (The Corps Network)? Claim this page.
Those 11 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Conservation Corps (The Corps Network) is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 12The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $5,744,061 |
| 2012 | $3,810,450 |
| 2013 | $3,024,098 |
| 2014 | $3,821,933 |
| 2015 | $5,538,743 |
| 2016 | $6,099,412 |
| 2017 | $6,861,743 |
| 2018 | $7,183,858 |
| 2019 | $8,897,001 |
| 2020 | $10,538,550 |
| 2021 | $9,184,608 |
| 2022 | $11,314,442 |
| 2023 | $11,703,084 |
| 2024 | $14,354,511 |
From $5.7M in 2011 to $14.4M in FY24, with no missed filing in 14 years. The 2024 peak of $14.4M reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
Ways in
How to help
96 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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41 years on the ground, 11 volunteers, 96 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.