Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust
Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust reported $20.4 million in revenue and $254,762 in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $36.13 went to program services, $54.45 to management and general costs and $9.42 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.6% of the total. Government grants made up 91.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $81,467 (Executive Director). Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $255KFor context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 36.1% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 54.4% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.4% | 3.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.6% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 91.6% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $81,467 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 31.98% | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1,451.7 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseIn partnership with local organizations, we provide outreach and fundraising events across Yuba, Sutter, and Colusa counties to raise awareness about the value of land conservation and share options available to landowners and the community
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here2 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 52
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust totaling $88 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust spent in 2024, $36.13 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust reported that 36.1% of its $254,762 in expenses went to program services, 54.4% to management and general and 9.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $81,467, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust get its money?
Of $20.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.6% came from contributions and grants (including 91.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 68-0204641 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513189349316146 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413049349300301 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 68-0204641: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.