California Open Lands

Analysis

California Open Lands is a registered charity in United States, based in Chico, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, California Open Lands reported income of $420k and spending of $453k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $47k to $420k (+784%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 316%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, California Open Lands sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scenic Houston Inc ($419k), Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation Inc ($420k) and Save the River Inc ($419k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (29% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $878k against liabilities of $673, net assets of $878k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.