Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust

Analysis

Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Dartmouth, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1971, 55 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, Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust reported income of $899k and spending of $1.1m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $770k to $899k (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cottonwood Canyons Foundation ($898k), Conservatives for Clean Energy Inc ($899k) and Massachusetts Woodlands Institute Inc ($897k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $278k. At year end it held assets of $8.0m against liabilities of $7,671, net assets of $8.0m. It reported 8 employees.