San Jose Conservation Corps

Analysis

San Jose Conservation Corps is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 years ago. 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 June 2023, San Jose Conservation Corps reported income of $25.3m and spending of $21.6m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.9m to $25.3m (+220%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, San Jose Conservation Corps sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Gi Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc ($25.3m), Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc ($25.4m) and Glaad Inc ($25.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $388k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.0m. At year end it held assets of $22.8m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $20.1m. It reported 599 employees.