Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship Inc

Analysis

Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 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 2024, Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $837k to $1.4m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Water Institute ($1.4m), Blue Planet Alliance ($1.4m) and Prairie Rivers Network ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $510k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 30 employees.