Northeast Wilderness Trust

Analysis

Northeast Wilderness Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Montpelier, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2002, 24 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, Northeast Wilderness Trust reported income of $19.3m and spending of $8.5m, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $19.3m (+439%), an average of +75% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 28% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Northeast Wilderness Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western Reserve Land Conservancy ($19.2m), Galveston Bay Foundation ($19.3m) and New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission ($19.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $753k. At year end it held assets of $44.1m against liabilities of $152k, net assets of $43.9m. It reported 14 employees.