Public Charity

LAND TRUST OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

LAND TRUST OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, of SANTA CRUZ, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $43.9M in revenue, $19.5M in expenses, $87.5M in total assets. 64 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 942431856 SANTA CRUZ, CA Land Resources Conservation NTEE: C34 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$43.9M
Total Expenses$19.5M
Total Assets$87.5M
Grant Records64
Funding Total$11.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

LAND TRUST OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY (THE ORGANIZATION) WAS INCORPORATED IN CALIFORNIA AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION IN 1978. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROTECT, CARE FOR, AND CONNECT ALL PEOPLE TO THE VIBRANT NATURAL AND WORKING LANDS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND NATURE TO THRIVE TOGETHER FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. VISION THE ORGANIZATION SEES A FUTURE IN WHICH THE AMAZING DIVERSITY OF LANDS THAT DEFINE AND CONNECT ITS WORK TO THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REGION THE WILD AND WORKING FORESTS, THE GLOBALLY UNIQUE WILDLIFE HABITATS, THE COASTAL LANDSCAPE, AND ITS RICH FARMING AND RANCHING HERITAGE ARE CARED FOR AND PRESERVED FOREVER.

Where $100 goes at Land Trust of Santa Cruz County

How Land Trust of Santa Cruz County divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$56
Land protection
63% of program spending
$22
Public access/education
25% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 29 miles of trails
$11
Land stewardship
12% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 5,500 acres of fee; 5,100 acres
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Betsy Allen
CONSERVATION DIR. Bryan Largay
VICE CHAIR Cathy Calfo
Trustee Christopher Wilmers
Trustee Colin Pearce
Trustee Daniel Mountjoy

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$6,136,515 18 grants
General Support
$4,619,682 34 grants
Animal Welfare
$496,937 8 grants
Health & Medicine
$361,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $43.9M $19.5M $87.5M
2024 $10.5M $6.3M $59.4M
2023 $17.2M $9.4M $54.2M
2022 $13.9M $7.6M $46.9M
2021 $10.7M $4.0M $41.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.7M to $43.9M (+309%), with total assets most recently reported at $87.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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