Southern Arizona Land Trust Inc

Analysis

Southern Arizona Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Southern Arizona Land Trust Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $1.9m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.6m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Southern Arizona Land Trust Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Launch Place ($2.6m), Mandela Partners ($2.6m) and Pasco Economic Development Council Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.4% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $286k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $248k. At year end it held assets of $20.7m against liabilities of $5.6m, net assets of $15.0m. It reported 7 employees.