Restoring Lands Inc

Analysis

Restoring Lands Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in West Bend, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1993, 33 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 June 2024, Restoring Lands Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $2.0m to $1.2m (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 337%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Restoring Lands 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 WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water Environment Association of South Carolina ($1.2m), Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center ($1.2m) and Bay Nature Institute ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $655k. At year end it held assets of $21.7m against liabilities of $239k, net assets of $21.4m. It reported 14 employees.