Land Trust of Santa Cruz County

Analysis

Land Trust of Santa Cruz County is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1978, 48 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 June 2023, Land Trust of Santa Cruz County reported income of $17.2m and spending of $9.4m, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.3m to $17.2m (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 421%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Land Trust of Santa Cruz County sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Energy Coalition ($17.2m), The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County ($17.3m) and Naples Botanical Garden Inc ($17.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $399k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $54.2m against liabilities of $655k, net assets of $53.6m. It reported 31 employees.