South Kingstown Land Trust

Analysis

South Kingstown Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in S Kingstown, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2001, 25 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, South Kingstown Land Trust reported income of $826k and spending of $559k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.2m to $826k (-75%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, South Kingstown Land Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delaware Botanic Gardens Inc ($825k), Scarce ($826k) and Trees Greenville Inc ($824k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $152k. At year end it held assets of $12.5m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $12.5m. It reported 8 employees.