Bitter Root Land Trust Inc

Analysis

Bitter Root Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hamilton, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1998, 28 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, Bitter Root Land Trust Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $858k to $1.3m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bitter Root Land Trust Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quad City Botanical Center Foundation ($1.3m), Alley Pond Environmental Center Inc ($1.3m) and Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $523k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $516k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 11 employees.