Fort Ross Conservancy

Analysis

Fort Ross Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Jenner, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Fort Ross Conservancy reported income of $695k and spending of $907k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $657k to $695k (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fort Ross Conservancy sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Our Community Ltd ($694k), Moorpark Community Foundation for the Arts ($695k) and Ballet Artists of Wny Inc ($694k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $365k. At year end it held assets of $633k against liabilities of $9,569, net assets of $624k. It reported 21 employees.