North Carolina · Nonprofit
THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC
THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 35 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,040,589 to it, the largest being MANTON FOUNDATION ($625,000). 24 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.1M
- Funders on record
- 35
- Grants received
- $2.0M
- Net assets
- $931k
What The Livestock Conservancy Inc does
Mission
To protect america's endangered livestock and poultry breeds from extinction.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Species support: the livestock conservancy documents and promotes rare breeds and works as a catalyst to reintegrate them back into agriculture and food systems. Family farms rely upon this research and education to choose the livestock that will work on their farms. The livestock conservancy serves as experts to beginning and experienced farmers on topics related to endangered breeds. The shave 'em to save 'em initiative promotes wool from rare-breed sheep, which has increased producer sales by 60% within the past five years.
$163,137 spentof which $7,647 as grants$37,720 earned by the program32% of program spendingBreed support: the livestock conservancy maintains the definitive list of endangered livestock and poultry breeds in the united states. More than 1/3 of these breeds were developed in north america, and these are of particular importance to genetic conservation. Since 2013, fourteen breeds have graduated from the conservation list. The livestock conservancy works with breeders and breed organizations to secure rare breeds through conservation breeding, breeder education, strengthening breeder networks, and cryopreservation. The livestock conservancy supports breed organizations through education and pedigree registry services. Microgrants provide farm improvements for growing flocks and herds of rare livestock and poultry breeders of all ages. This work is possible through broad partnership with public and private organizations and individuals.
$179,989 spentof which $8,437 as grants$15,831 earned by the program35% of program spendingEducation and outreach provide farmers with knowledge to secure the future of endangered livestock and poultry. Education covers all facets of livestock production, breeding, and marketing through books, videos, online materials, and events. Virtual training opportunities continue to educate breeders all around the country. The livestock conservancy also raised public awareness about endangered breeds through our international heritage breeds week in may and numerous public-facing events and appearances in mainstream media.
$69,162 spentof which $3,242 as grants$1,399 earned by the program13% of program spendingMany of america's once common farm animals face extinction if we do not take action now. Rare farm animals represent an irreplaceable piece of earth's biodiversity and offer incredible variety that may be needed for future farms robust health, mothering instincts, foraging, and the ability to thrive in a changing climate. These farm animals are a vital part of ensuring food security for our planet now and for the future.
$104,624 spentof which $4,904 as grants$21,806 earned by the program20% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $516,912.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $786k to $1.1M (+45%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 8% · 2025 23%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
91% of THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 13 funders to 14 funders, grant income rose $102k → $321k.
9 of 35 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 17% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 35 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 31% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 49% · 2018 40% · 2019 45% · 2020 40% · 2021 68% · 2022 64% · 2023 39% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
33% of THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside North Carolina, across 14 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $340k arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 605 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 605 food & nutrition nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
58% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 18 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC?
- THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 35 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,040,589 to it, the largest being MANTON FOUNDATION ($625,000). 24 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC have?
- IRS filings report 35 organizations giving $2,040,589 in grants to THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC, 24 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC?
- MANTON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $625,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 35 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing