Bethany Land Trust Incorporated

Analysis

Bethany Land Trust Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethany, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1968, 58 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 April 2023, Bethany Land Trust Incorporated reported income of $54k and spending of $17k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2023, income grew from $30k to $54k (+82%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bethany Land Trust Incorporated sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 19th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Information Transfer Inc ($54k), Marquette Beautification & Restoration Committee Inc ($54k) and Master Gardener Association ($54k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m.