Wildlands Trust Inc

Analysis

Wildlands Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Plymouth, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 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 June 2023, Wildlands Trust Inc reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.0m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $3.5m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wildlands Trust Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chelan-Douglas Land Trust ($3.5m), Indian River Land TR Inc ($3.5m) and Illinois Audubon Society ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $450k. It paid $36k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $12.7m against liabilities of $467k, net assets of $12.2m. It reported 16 employees.