Vineyard Open Land Foundation

Analysis

Vineyard Open Land Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Vineyard HVN, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 April 2023, Vineyard Open Land Foundation reported income of $220k and spending of $476k, spending 216% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income grew from $63k to $220k (+253%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 378%. Over the whole period it spent 230% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Vineyard Open Land Foundation 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 59th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Foundation for Innovative Communities ($220k), Butte Environmental Council Inc ($221k) and 1000 Friends of Wisconsin Inc ($220k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $137k. At year end it held assets of $9.5m against liabilities of $358k, net assets of $9.1m. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.