Niches Land Trust Inc

Analysis

Niches Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lafayette, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 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, Niches Land Trust Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $650k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.2m (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Niches Land Trust Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Discovery Foundation Inc ($1.2m), Pigeon Key Foundation ($1.2m) and Clean Energy NH ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $239k. At year end it held assets of $17.2m against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $17.1m. It reported 11 employees.