Rural Land Foundation of Lincoln

Analysis

Rural Land Foundation of Lincoln is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Rural Land Foundation of Lincoln reported income of $348k and spending of $217k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $571k to $348k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rural Land Foundation of Lincoln sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fungi Foundation Inc ($348k), Project Clean Air ($349k) and Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust Inc ($348k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (44% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $5.1m, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 7 employees.