Trout Unlimited

Analysis

Trout Unlimited is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1972, 54 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 March 2024, Trout Unlimited reported income of $686k and spending of $663k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income grew from $681k to $686k (+0.6%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 293%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Trout Unlimited sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Four Corners School of Outdoor Education Inc ($686k), Ecoaction Arlington Inc ($686k) and Partnership for the Sounds Inc ($685k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $392k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $392k.