Land Trust for Louisiana

Analysis

Land Trust for Louisiana is a registered charity in United States, based in Covington, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 Trust for Louisiana reported income of $1.2m and spending of $990k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $618k to $1.2m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 302%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Land Trust for Louisiana sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cherokee Farm Development Corporation ($1.2m), Family of Faith Christian University a Corporation ($1.2m) and Friends of Teach for India Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $1,025, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 1 employees.