The California Desert Land Conservancy

Analysis

The California Desert Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Joshua Tree, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2006, 20 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, The California Desert Land Conservancy reported income of $8.1m and spending of $3.3m, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.8m to $8.1m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The California Desert Land Conservancy sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worcester County Horticultural Society ($8.1m), Pachamama Alliance ($8.1m) and Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School Inc ($8.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 6.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $225k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $60.2m against liabilities of $11.5m, net assets of $48.8m. It reported 35 employees.