Stewardship West

Analysis

Stewardship West is a registered charity in United States, based in Arnold, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2021, 5 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, Stewardship West reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $357k to $3.4m (+844%), an average of +207% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 284%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Stewardship West sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The American Chestnut Foundation ($3.4m), Coos Watershed Association ($3.4m) and Catskill Center for Conservation and Development Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $399k. At year end it held assets of $765k against liabilities of $5,389, net assets of $760k. It reported 9 employees.