Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire

Analysis

Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire is a registered charity in United States, based in Epping, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 December 2023, Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire reported income of $9.0m and spending of $4.9m, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $9.0m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc ($9.0m), TSF Properties ($9.0m) and The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation ($8.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $378k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $685k. It paid $85k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $41.4m against liabilities of $357k, net assets of $41.0m. It reported 23 employees.