Native Plant Trust Inc

Analysis

Native Plant Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wayland, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1955, 71 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 December 2023, Native Plant Trust Inc reported income of $6.4m and spending of $4.2m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $6.4m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Native Plant Trust Inc 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 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation Inc ($6.3m), North Carolina Coastal Land Trust ($6.4m) and Protect Our Winters ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $213k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $22.2m against liabilities of $3.5m, net assets of $18.7m. It reported 56 employees.