California Land Stewardship Institute

Analysis

California Land Stewardship Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Napa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, California Land Stewardship Institute reported income of $892k and spending of $980k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.4m to $892k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, California Land Stewardship Institute 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 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Direct Action Everywhere ($892k), Cache Creek Conservency ($893k) and Almost Home Wellness Center ($892k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $249k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $248k. At year end it held assets of $326k against liabilities of $5,308, net assets of $321k. It reported 7 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.