Putnam County Land Trust

Analysis

Putnam County Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Brewster, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1970, 56 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, Putnam County Land Trust reported income of $222k and spending of $84k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $335k to $222k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 357%. Over the whole period it spent 15% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Putnam County Land Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Des Moines Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America ($222k), Mississippis Lower Delta Partnership ($222k) and Wind for Schools ($221k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $7.4m.