Sonoma Land Trust

Analysis

Sonoma Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1976, 50 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 March 2023, Sonoma Land Trust reported income of $16.5m and spending of $7.4m, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $5.5m to $16.5m (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sonoma Land Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Atlantic Coast Conservancy Inc ($16.4m), Calcef Innovations ($16.5m) and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden ($16.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $438k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $55.8m against liabilities of $6.0m, net assets of $49.8m. It reported 41 employees.