Laguna Canyon Foundation

Analysis

Laguna Canyon Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Laguna Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1995, 31 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 June 2023, Laguna Canyon Foundation reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.7m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.0m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Laguna Canyon Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Canaan Valley Institute Inc ($2.0m), Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation ($2.0m) and Animas-La Plata Operation Maintenance and Replacement Associ ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $233k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 29 employees.