Land Legacy

Analysis

Land Legacy is a registered charity in United States, based in Tulsa, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 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, Land Legacy reported income of $14.1m and spending of $219k, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $22.0m to $14.1m (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 759%. Over the whole period it spent 6.4% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Land Legacy sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Carbon Removal ($13.9m), Grand Canyon Conservancy ($14.2m) and Earth Day Network Inc ($13.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (39% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $95.3m against liabilities of $529k, net assets of $94.8m. It reported 3 employees.