Ballona Wetlands Land Trust

Analysis

Ballona Wetlands Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Playa Del Rey, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 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, Ballona Wetlands Land Trust reported income of $66k and spending of $43k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $120k to $66k (-45%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ballona Wetlands Land Trust sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Henderson Beautiful ($66k), Polk County Recycling and Beautification ($66k) and Yadkin River Greenway Council ($66k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $94k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $94k.