Scarborough Land Conservation Trust

Analysis

Scarborough Land Conservation Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Scarborough, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1978, 48 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 2023, Scarborough Land Conservation Trust reported income of $1.0m and spending of $657k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $419k to $1.0m (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 554%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Scarborough Land Conservation Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Heart Project Inc ($1.0m), Triple Bottom Line Foundation ($1.0m) and Hermits Peak Watershed Alliance ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $177k. At year end it held assets of $7.3m against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 8 employees.