Jacoby Creek Land Trust

Analysis

Jacoby Creek Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Bayside, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1992, 34 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, Jacoby Creek Land Trust reported income of $130k and spending of $173k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $46k to $130k (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Jacoby Creek Land Trust sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Energy Efficient West Virginia ($130k), Wildwood Conservation Foundation ($131k) and Friends of Honolulu Botanical Gardens ($130k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $3,112, net assets of $3.0m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.