Land Between the Lakes Association

Analysis

Land Between the Lakes Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Golden Pond, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1984, 42 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 Between the Lakes Association reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.9m (-7.0%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Land Between the Lakes Association sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Loon Echo Land Trust Inc ($1.9m), Talent Collective DSM ($1.9m) and Mobile Baykeeper Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 9.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $762k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $174k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 62 employees.