Land Trust Alliance Incorporated

Analysis

Land Trust Alliance Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1982, 44 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, Land Trust Alliance Incorporated reported income of $20.1m and spending of $21.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $13.3m to $20.1m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Land Trust Alliance Incorporated sits at the 99th 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 93rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Association of Conservation Districts Inc ($20.0m), Hermann Park Conservancy ($20.5m) and Four Lakes Task Force ($19.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.7m (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.3m. It paid $23k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $24.7m against liabilities of $9.5m, net assets of $15.2m. It reported 86 employees.