California · Nonprofit
LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY
LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY (California) receives grants from 86 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,606,110 to it, the largest being CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($1,404,681). 60 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.9M
- Funders on record
- 86
- Grants received
- $7.6M
- Net assets
- $8.3M
What Los Angeles Conservancy does
Mission
The Los Angeles Conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization that works through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of los angeles county.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Advocacy: Los Angeles Conservancy advocates for the preservation of historically and culturally significant sites in los angeles county, strengthening communities, fostering economic development and enriching lives. The conservancy works with residents, neighborhoods, local agencies, supporters, and government entities. Advocacy efforts include providing technical expertise (on topics, such as, effective alternatives to demolition or neglect of architecturally and culturally significant sites), sponsoring historic preservation workshops, taking direct action to preserve threatened historic places, and mobilizing support on behalf of its efforts.
$876,593 spent38% of program spendingEducation: the conservancy raises awareness about and reinforces the value of los angeles county's rich architectural and cultural heritage through its education programs. Each year, more than 8,000 los angeles residents and visitors discover-and, often, rediscover- the historic and cultural fabric of downtown los angeles's built environment through the conservancy's award-winning walking tour program. Seven different walking tours are held weekly with special seasonal tours offered year round. Youth initiatives, such as in-school residencies and student walking tours, align with california state standards and bring concepts of historic preservation to life for over 1,500 students each year. The conservancy's signature program, last remaining seats, welcomes nearly 6,000 people to historic movie palaces to enjoy classic films.
$638,549 spent$479,102 earned by the program28% of program spendingOutreach: Los Angeles Conservancy engages community stakeholders to advance recognition, preservation and revitalization of architectural and cultural resources of los angeles county. Strategic outreach efforts include bi-monthly member newsletter, deploying bi-monthly e-news for approx 31,000 subscriber and email alerts regarding preservation, special events, and a proactive public relations approach. The conservancy's website (www.laconservancy.org) serves as a critical resource for supporters, community members, government entities, businesses and members of the general public. With 43,601 followers on facebook, 52,910 followers on instagram, and 17,029 followers on x (formerly known as twitter), the conservancy counts on a strong base of active online supporters. Communications efforts support membership growth and expand the reach of the conservancy's education programs and advocacy work.
$784,261 spent34% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,299,403.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $6.6M to $8.3M (+25%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 0% · 2018 1% · 2019 0% · 2020 21% · 2021 16% · 2022 1% · 2023 5% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
76% of LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 21 funders to 41 funders, grant income rose $210k → $1.2M.
11 of 86 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 42% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 86 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
50% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 48% · 2018 22% · 2019 34% · 2020 29% · 2021 44% · 2022 35% · 2023 20% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
59% of LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 70% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
76% of LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY's funding base is broadening — from 21 funders to 41 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $115k on record.
- Department of the Interior$75k
- National Endowment for the Arts$40k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
71% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
81%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY?
- LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY (California) receives grants from 86 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,606,110 to it, the largest being CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($1,404,681). 60 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY have?
- IRS filings report 86 organizations giving $7,606,110 in grants to LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY, 60 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY?
- CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,404,681 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 86 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing