San Francisco Community Land TR

Analysis

San Francisco Community Land TR is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 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, San Francisco Community Land TR reported income of $23.9m and spending of $4.5m, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $23.9m (+1210%), an average of +90% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 613%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, San Francisco Community Land TR sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Highlander Research & Education Center Inc ($23.7m), American Forests ($24.3m) and Water Research Foundation ($23.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $392k. At year end it held assets of $65.0m against liabilities of $48.4m, net assets of $16.7m. It reported 15 employees.