Friends of Santa Cruz County Parks

Analysis

Friends of Santa Cruz County Parks is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1989, 37 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Friends of Santa Cruz County Parks reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.7m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $244k to $2.0m (+724%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Friends of Santa Cruz County Parks sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Needham Community Council Inc ($2.0m), Society of Trauma Nurses ($2.0m) and Congressional Progressive Caucus Center ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $346k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $598k, net assets of $551k. It reported 14 employees.