Wildlands Conservancy

Analysis

Wildlands Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Yucaipa, 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 June 2023, Wildlands Conservancy reported income of $12.2m and spending of $9.8m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $9.3m to $12.2m (+31%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wildlands Conservancy 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 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Agricultural Land Trust ($12.1m), Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests ($12.3m) and Sustainable Resources Center Inc ($12.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $473k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $181.0m against liabilities of $11.7m, net assets of $169.2m. It reported 91 employees.