North American Land Trust

Analysis

North American Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Chadds Ford, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1992, 34 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, North American Land Trust reported income of $1.4m and spending of $2.2m, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $8.8m to $1.4m (-84%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, North American Land Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Water Trust Inc ($1.4m), Tyonek Tribal Conservation District ($1.4m) and Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $298k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $906k. At year end it held assets of $51.6m against liabilities of $723k, net assets of $50.9m. It reported 16 employees.