Southern California Mountains Foundation

Analysis

Southern California Mountains Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in SN Bernrdno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 September 2023, Southern California Mountains Foundation reported income of $8.9m and spending of $8.0m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $5.0m to $8.9m (+77%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southern California Mountains Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Canopy Planet Foundation ($8.9m), Jefferson Land TR ($9.0m) and Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Inc ($8.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 197 employees.