Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation

Analysis

Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Isabella, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 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, Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation reported income of $1.8m and spending of $91k, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $345k to $1.8m (+423%), an average of +51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 1224%. Over the whole period it spent 3.8% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation 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 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Smith Island Land Trust ($1.8m), Planting Fields Foundation ($1.8m) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $44k. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $7.9m. It reported 6 employees.