Wetland Trust

Analysis

Wetland Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Ithaca, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2009, 17 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, Wetland Trust reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $616k to $1.7m (+178%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wetland Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brewster Conservation Trust ($1.7m), Salmon River Restoration Council ($1.7m) and New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $346k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 14 employees.