Napa County Land Trust

Analysis

Napa County Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Napa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1976, 50 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, Napa County Land Trust reported income of $48.1m and spending of $8.4m, leaving 83% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.6m to $48.1m (+458%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Napa County Land Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc ($47.2m), Ocean Conservancy Inc ($48.6m) and Oceana Inc ($46.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $358k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $124.8m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $122.1m. It reported 22 employees.