Western Cave Conservancy

Analysis

Western Cave Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Newcastle, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2003, 23 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, Western Cave Conservancy reported income of $108k and spending of $11k, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $226k to $108k (-52%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 5.1% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Western Cave Conservancy sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Water Foundation ($108k), Unite the Parks ($108k) and Cleantx Foundation Inc ($108k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m.