Cultural Conservancy Sacred Land Foundation

Analysis

Cultural Conservancy Sacred Land Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 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, Cultural Conservancy Sacred Land Foundation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.5m, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $1.7m (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cultural Conservancy Sacred Land Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evanston Art Center and Market ($1.7m), 1hood Media Academy ($1.7m) and Camera News Inc D B a Third World Newsreel ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $336k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $975k. It paid $11k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $577k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 17 employees.