Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy

Analysis

Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2017, 9 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 June 2023, Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy reported income of $11.9m and spending of $9.8m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $20.0m to $11.9m (-40%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bluegreen Alliance Foundation ($11.9m), Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Inc ($12.0m) and Save the Sound Inc ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $997k. At year end it held assets of $149.5m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $147.3m. It reported 10 employees.