Lincoln Land Conservation Trust

Analysis

Lincoln Land Conservation Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1962, 64 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, Lincoln Land Conservation Trust reported income of $213k and spending of $165k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $421k to $213k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lincoln Land Conservation Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia Tree Council Inc ($212k), Blue World Foundation Inc ($213k) and Friends of Edgewood Park-Friends of Edgewood Natural Preserve ($212k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $105k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 7 employees.