Golden State Land Conservancy Incorporated

Analysis

Golden State Land Conservancy Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 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, Golden State Land Conservancy Incorporated reported income of $2.2m and spending of $610k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $626k to $2.2m (+260%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 19% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Golden State Land Conservancy Incorporated sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Canaan Nature Center Association Inc ($2.2m), Blackfoot Challenge Inc ($2.3m) and Houston Regional Monitoring Corporation ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 8.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $183k. At year end it held assets of $10.4m against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $10.3m. It reported 5 employees.