Bear Yuba Land Trust

Analysis

Bear Yuba Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Grass Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 December 2023, Bear Yuba Land Trust reported income of $2.5m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $785k to $2.5m (+221%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bear Yuba Land Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upper Deschutes Watershed Council ($2.5m), Birdsong Nature Center Inc ($2.5m) and Vasudha Foundation USA Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $113k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $423k. At year end it held assets of $10.7m against liabilities of $323k, net assets of $10.4m. It reported 11 employees.