Great Works Regional Land Trust

Analysis

Great Works Regional Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in South Berwick, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1987, 39 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, Great Works Regional Land Trust reported income of $1.0m and spending of $529k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2013 to December 2023, income grew from $848k to $1.0m (+23%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Great Works Regional Land Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Butte-Yuba-Sutter Water Quality Coalition ($1.0m), Waiorg Inc ($1.0m) and Perpetual Use Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (9.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $11.8m against liabilities of $8,914, net assets of $11.8m. It reported 7 employees.