Sequoia Parks Conservancy

Analysis

Sequoia Parks Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Three Rivers, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1970, 56 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, Sequoia Parks Conservancy reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.6m to $3.3m (-6.8%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sequoia Parks Conservancy 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 Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc ($3.3m), Agricultural Stewardship Association ($3.3m) and Wood River Land Trust Company ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $175k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $172k, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 39 employees.