Eastern Sierra Land Trust

Analysis

Eastern Sierra Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Bishop, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Eastern Sierra Land Trust reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.2m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.8m to $1.0m (-74%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Eastern Sierra Land Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zero Day Inc ($1.0m), Friends of the Mountains to Sea ($1.0m) and Salisbury Beach Partnership Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $548k. At year end it held assets of $14.1m against liabilities of $65k, net assets of $14.0m. It reported 12 employees.