San Dieguito River Valley Land Conservancy

Analysis

San Dieguito River Valley Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2025. 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 June 2021, San Dieguito River Valley Land Conservancy reported income of $3.4m and spending of $463k, leaving 86% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2021, income grew from $389k to $3.4m (+768%), an average of +195% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 427%. Over the whole period it spent 33% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, San Dieguito River Valley Land Conservancy sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alachua Conservation Trust Incorporated ($3.4m), Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden ($3.4m) and Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $86k. At year end it held assets of $7.3m against liabilities of $120k, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 4 employees.