Guadalupe River Park Conservancy

Analysis

Guadalupe River Park Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1988, 38 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, Guadalupe River Park Conservancy reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.3m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $608k to $1.5m (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Guadalupe River Park Conservancy sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Farmland Trust ($1.5m), Blueprints for Pangaea ($1.5m) and Ecological Life Systems Institute Incorporated ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $152k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $701k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $178k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 32 employees.