Lomakatsi Restoration Project

Analysis

Lomakatsi Restoration Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Ashland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1995, 31 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 September 2023, Lomakatsi Restoration Project reported income of $10.0m and spending of $9.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $10.0m (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lomakatsi Restoration Project 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 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Native Plant Society ($9.9m), Shelburne Farms ($10.0m) and The Natomas Basin Conservancy a Ca Non-Profit Public Benefit Corp ($9.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $337k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $829k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 110 employees.