Bolsa Chica Land Trust

Analysis

Bolsa Chica Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntingtn BCH, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1992, 34 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, Bolsa Chica Land Trust reported income of $331k and spending of $389k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $207k to $331k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bolsa Chica Land Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clear the Air Foundation ($331k), Friends of the Eel River ($332k) and Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation ($331k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $139k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $7,001, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.