Center for Natural Lands Management

Analysis

Center for Natural Lands Management is a registered charity in United States, based in Temecula, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1995, 31 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, Center for Natural Lands Management reported income of $5.6m and spending of $8.2m, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $12.4m to $5.6m (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income dropped by 37%. 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, Center for Natural Lands Management sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden ($5.6m), Planting Justice ($5.6m) and Pacific Environment and Resources Center ($5.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $655k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $261.5m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $259.4m. It reported 61 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.