Charlestown Land Trust

Analysis

Charlestown Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlestown, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1996, 30 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, Charlestown Land Trust reported income of $80k and spending of $52k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $48k to $80k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Charlestown Land Trust sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 27th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Preserve Our Hill Country Environment Foundation ($80k), Pennsylvania Pink Zone ($80k) and Pasadena Garden Club ($80k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.8m.