Natural Lands Trust Incorporated

Analysis

Natural Lands Trust Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Media, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1964, 62 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 June 2023, Natural Lands Trust Incorporated reported income of $25.5m and spending of $19.8m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $18.7m to $25.5m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Natural Lands Trust Incorporated sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Prairie Foundation ($25.0m), Fairmount Park Conservancy ($26.1m) and World Wildlife Fund Canada ($25.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 8.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.7m. At year end it held assets of $306.0m against liabilities of $3.2m, net assets of $302.8m. It reported 120 employees.