The Greenwich Land Trust Inc

Analysis

The Greenwich Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenwich, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1977, 49 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, The Greenwich Land Trust Inc reported income of $4.0m and spending of $864k, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.5m to $4.0m (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 24% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Greenwich Land Trust Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Solar and Energy Loan Fund of St Lucie County Inc ($4.0m), High Country News ($4.0m) and Cecil Land Trust ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $301k. At year end it held assets of $114.5m against liabilities of $768k, net assets of $113.8m. It reported 6 employees.