Williamstown Rural Land Foundation

Analysis

Williamstown Rural Land Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Williamstown, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1987, 39 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, Williamstown Rural Land Foundation reported income of $1.0m and spending of $401k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $354k to $1.0m (+195%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Williamstown Rural Land Foundation 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 79th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Energy & Environment Legal Institute ($1.0m), Seatuck Environmental Assn Inc ($1.0m) and Water Wise Gulf South ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $220k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $1,032, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 4 employees.