Big Sur Land Trust

Analysis

Big Sur Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Monterey, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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, Big Sur Land Trust reported income of $10.4m and spending of $5.7m, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.4m to $10.4m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Big Sur Land Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Memorial Park Conservancy Inc ($10.4m), Asian Pacific Environmental Network ($10.4m) and Lancaster Farmland Trust ($10.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $329k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $55.0m against liabilities of $645k, net assets of $54.4m. It reported 32 employees.