Richmond Land Trust

Analysis

Richmond Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1990, 36 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, Richmond Land Trust reported income of $260k and spending of $24k, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $83k to $260k (+215%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Richmond Land Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climate Mobilization Project Inc ($259k), Lake Bluff Open Lands Association ($260k) and Bear Lake Watch ($259k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.