Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation

Analysis

Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Carlsbad, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation reported income of $222k and spending of $124k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $110k to $222k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alabama Forests Forever Foundation ($222k), Brownfield Superfund Advisory Inc ($222k) and Cape Cod Landscape Association Inc ($222k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $8,005. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $279, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 1 employees.