Hillside Trust

Analysis

Hillside Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Cincinnati, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1980, 46 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, Hillside Trust reported income of $238k and spending of $199k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $238k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hillside Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Million Wells ($238k), Priority Impact Foundation ($238k) and Sandhills Ecological Institute Inc ($238k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (39% of expenses). It paid $18k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.9m against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $10.9m. It reported 1 employees.