Living Lands & Waters

Analysis

Living Lands & Waters is a registered charity in United States, based in East Moline, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Living Lands & Waters reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $2.6m (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Living Lands & Waters sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anderson Gardens ($2.6m), Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness ($2.6m) and Living Coast Discovery Center ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $155k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $906k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $110k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 35 employees.