Flathead Land Trust Inc

Analysis

Flathead Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalispell, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1987, 39 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, Flathead Land Trust Inc reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.7m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $364k to $3.4m (+841%), an average of +75% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 411%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Flathead Land Trust Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Local Energy Alliance Program Inc ($3.4m), Sustainable Surf ($3.4m) and Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $152k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $32k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 4 employees.