Land Stewardship Project

Analysis

Land Stewardship Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1984, 42 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 2023, Land Stewardship Project reported income of $3.8m and spending of $3.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $3.8m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Land Stewardship Project sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington Water Trust ($3.8m), Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund ($3.8m) and Unkitawa ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $198k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 29 employees.