Stowe Land Trust

Analysis

Stowe Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Stowe, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1988, 38 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 September 2023, Stowe Land Trust reported income of $1.0m and spending of $577k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $6.9m to $1.0m (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Stowe Land 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 80th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Land TR for the Ms Coastal Plain ($1.0m), Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc ($1.0m) and Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $189k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $194k, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 5 employees.