Kern River Conservancy

Analysis

Kern River Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Kernville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2014, 12 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, Kern River Conservancy reported income of $104k and spending of $128k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $144k to $104k (-28%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Kern River Conservancy sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Association ($104k), Farmland Conservation Club Inc ($104k) and Green Okanogan ($104k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $30k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $19k.