Escondido Creek Conservancy

Analysis

Escondido Creek Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Escondido, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 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, Escondido Creek Conservancy reported income of $3.7m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.2m to $3.7m (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 280%. Over the whole period it spent 28% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Escondido Creek Conservancy sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Santa Ana Watershed Association of RCDS ($3.7m), Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group ($3.7m) and Solar Energy International ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $424k. At year end it held assets of $62.9m against liabilities of $115k, net assets of $62.8m. It reported 22 employees.