Death Valley Conservancy

Analysis

Death Valley Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Death Valley Conservancy reported income of $975k and spending of $1.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $732k to $975k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Death Valley Conservancy sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1000gm Inc ($975k), Sharks Swim Club ($976k) and Partners Fore Golf Inc ($975k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $163k. At year end it held assets of $28.8m against liabilities of $42k, net assets of $28.7m. It reported 4 employees.