Santa Monica Conservancy

Analysis

Santa Monica Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Monica, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Santa Monica Conservancy reported income of $291k and spending of $390k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $171k to $291k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Santa Monica Conservancy sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Museum of Yuma County Inc ($291k), Chicago Dramatists ($291k) and American Society of Agricultural Engineers ($291k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $113k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $83k. It paid $8,005 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $993k. It reported 6 employees.