Sheffield Land Trust Inc

Analysis

Sheffield Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sheffield, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 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, Sheffield Land Trust Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.3m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $118k to $1.0m (+790%), an average of +73% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sheffield Land Trust Inc 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 Michigan United Conservation Clubs ($1.0m), Blue Ridge Discovery Center Inc ($1.0m) and Columbia Slough Watershed Council Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (9.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $170k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 2 employees.