Ecolife Conservation

Analysis

Ecolife Conservation is a registered charity in United States, based in Carlsbad, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Ecolife Conservation reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.6m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $1.9m (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ecolife Conservation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mattole Restoration Council ($1.9m), Bald Head Island Conservancy Inc ($1.9m) and Alaska Community Action on Toxics ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $391k. It paid $45k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $565k, net assets of $683k. It reported 9 employees.