Santa Clara River Conservancy

Analysis

Santa Clara River Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Paula, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 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, Santa Clara River Conservancy reported income of $737k and spending of $709k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $387k to $737k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Santa Clara River Conservancy sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Sierra Research Station ($736k), Conservation Technology Information Center Inc ($737k) and Theodore Roosevelt Nature and History Association ($736k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (14% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $488k against liabilities of $252k, net assets of $236k. It reported 7 employees.