Santa Lucia Conservancy

Analysis

Santa Lucia Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Carmel, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Santa Lucia Conservancy reported income of $4.7m and spending of $3.3m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $924k to $4.7m (+412%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 3844%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Santa Lucia Conservancy sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Metropolitan Energy Center Inc ($4.7m), WM Symposia Inc ($4.8m) and African Community and Conservation Foundation Inc ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $189k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $712k. At year end it held assets of $70.7m against liabilities of $535k, net assets of $70.2m. It reported 19 employees.