Peninsula Open Space Trust: $24.8M Revenue, $29.0M Expenses

Peninsula Open Space Trust grades an F: the lowest bracket on the efficiency rubric. 29/100 composite, with multiple factors below the national benchmarks — usually a combination of precarious reserves, declining or erratic revenue, and officer compensation that runs high relative to size.

Peninsula Open Space Trust reported $24.8M in 2023 revenue — a mid-sized nonprofit by U.S. standards. Organizations in this bracket typically operate with a small permanent staff, project-based program structures, and modest reserves. On the financial-health factor, Peninsula Open Space Trust runs thin — assets relative to annual spending fall below the cushion nonprofit-finance experts typically recommend.

Five-year revenue trend is mildly negative: a modest decline that could reflect grant-cycle timing, donor turnover, or program wind-down. Worth checking against the program-spending pattern to see whether the decline is structural. Officer compensation runs notably high relative to organizational size: $1.8M against $24.8M in revenue. This is one of the factors driving the efficiency grade down on the rubric. Peninsula Open Space Trust works in Environment & Animals — environmental, conservation, animal-welfare, and natural-resources programs. The sector spans large international conservation groups and small local land trusts; the financial profile varies accordingly.