Eastern Sierra Conservation Corps

Analysis

Eastern Sierra Conservation Corps is a registered charity in United States, based in Bishop, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 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, Eastern Sierra Conservation Corps reported income of $863k and spending of $974k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $259k to $863k (+233%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Eastern Sierra Conservation Corps sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage Inc ($863k), Envision Charlotte ($864k) and Arctic Exploration Fund Inc ($862k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $469k. At year end it held assets of $246k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $246k. It reported 44 employees.