Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy

Analysis

Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in RCH Palos VRD, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 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, Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.7m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $2.2m (-5.0%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 218%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rachel Carson Council Inc ($2.2m), Ruth Bancroft Garden Inc ($2.2m) and Bcarbon Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $386k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $13.7m against liabilities of $235k, net assets of $13.5m. It reported 30 employees.