Friends of the Wagner Ranch Nature Area

Analysis

Friends of the Wagner Ranch Nature Area is a registered charity in United States, based in Orinda, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2008, 18 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, Friends of the Wagner Ranch Nature Area reported income of $172k and spending of $21k, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $110k to $172k (+57%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the Wagner Ranch Nature Area sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lumbercycle ($172k), Wise Tropics Inc ($172k) and Trees Atlanta Support Organization Inc ($172k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $298k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $298k.