Los Cerritos Wetlands Fund

Analysis

Los Cerritos Wetlands Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 (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, Los Cerritos Wetlands Fund reported income of $122k and spending of $10k, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $290k to $122k (-58%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1868%. Over the whole period it spent 3.5% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Los Cerritos Wetlands Fund sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 44th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education Inc ($122k), Waltham Land TR Inc ($122k) and The Cheshire Land Preservation Fund ($122k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $407k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $407k.