Lands Sake Incorporated

Analysis

Lands Sake Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Weston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1981, 45 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, Lands Sake Incorporated reported income of $3.0m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $843k to $3.0m (+253%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 133%. 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, Lands Sake Incorporated sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council ($3.0m), Young Womens Christian Association ($3.0m) and The Land Conservancy of New Jersey ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $752k. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 51 employees.