Ventura Land Trust

Analysis

Ventura Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Ventura, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2003, 23 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 December 2023, Ventura Land Trust reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.1m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.5m to $2.6m (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ventura Land Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Inc ($2.6m), Front and Centered ($2.6m) and Gridworks Organization ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $12.5m against liabilities of $599k, net assets of $11.9m. It reported 29 employees.