Land Trust Accreditation Commission

Analysis

Land Trust Accreditation Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Land Trust Accreditation Commission reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.4m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.2m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Land Trust Accreditation Commission sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sharon Land Trust Inc ($1.2m), Delaware Highlands Conservancy ($1.2m) and Reeves-Reed Arboretum ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $513k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $860k, net assets of $859k. It reported 8 employees.