Five Valleys Land Trust Inc

Analysis

Five Valleys Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Five Valleys Land Trust Inc reported income of $5.6m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $5.6m (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Five Valleys Land Trust Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Conservation Corp ($5.6m), Myriad Gardens Foundation ($5.6m) and Agricultural Institute of Marin ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $694k. At year end it held assets of $14.2m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $13.2m. It reported 17 employees.