Opacum Land Trust

Analysis

Opacum Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Brimfield, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Opacum Land Trust reported income of $380k and spending of $331k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $186k to $380k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Opacum Land Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions Inc ($379k), Youth for Environmental Sanity ($381k) and Chocorua Lake Conservancy ($379k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $128k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 14 employees.