Coastal Ranches Conservancy

Analysis

Coastal Ranches Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Gaviota, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2003, 23 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, Coastal Ranches Conservancy reported income of $237k and spending of $160k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $309k to $237k (-23%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Coastal Ranches Conservancy sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Comal County Conservation Alliance Inc ($237k), Higgins Lake Foundation ($237k) and Nebraska Water Environment Assoc ($237k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $510k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $510k.