Rivers & Lands Conservancy

Analysis

Rivers & Lands Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Riverside, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1989, 37 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 March 2023, Rivers & Lands Conservancy reported income of $24.6m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $24.6m (+795%), an average of +73% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 366%. Over the whole period it spent 13% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rivers & Lands Conservancy sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Energy and Environment ($24.5m), Peninsula Open Space Trust ($24.8m) and Chesapeake Conservancy Inc ($24.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $397k. At year end it held assets of $65.2m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $61.8m. It reported 10 employees.