The Trust for Hidden Villa

Analysis

The Trust for Hidden Villa is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Altos HLS, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1960, 66 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 August 2023, The Trust for Hidden Villa reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.4m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $4.4m to $4.1m (-6.0%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Trust for Hidden Villa sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Residential Energy Services Network Inc ($4.1m), Electrification Coalition Foundation ($4.1m) and Howard County Conservancy Inc ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $574k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $17.1m against liabilities of $232k, net assets of $16.9m. It reported 73 employees.