California Council of Land Trusts

Analysis

California Council of Land Trusts is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 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, California Council of Land Trusts reported income of $525k and spending of $320k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $680k to $525k (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, California Council of Land Trusts sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastern Kentucky Pride Inc ($525k), Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Inc ($525k) and Fatjo Corporation ($525k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 37% of the total. At year end it held assets of $707k against liabilities of $199k, net assets of $508k.