Runners for Public Lands

Analysis

Runners for Public Lands is a registered charity in United States, based in Ventura, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2019, 7 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, Runners for Public Lands reported income of $139k and spending of $118k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $81k to $139k (+71%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Runners for Public Lands sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeast Regional Land Conservancy Inc ($139k), Coastal Watershed Institute ($139k) and Squirrel Island Preservation Foundation ($139k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $80k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $80k.