Cheshire Land Trust Inc

Analysis

Cheshire Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cheshire, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1970, 56 years ago. 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, Cheshire Land Trust Inc reported income of $360k and spending of $68k, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $57k to $360k (+527%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 490%. Over the whole period it spent 31% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cheshire Land Trust Inc sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Main Idea Inc ($360k), Northwest Educational Foundation Inc ($360k) and Research Foundation of the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons ($360k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $500, net assets of $5.1m.