Bur Oak Land Trust

Analysis

Bur Oak Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Iowa City, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1978, 48 years ago. 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, Bur Oak Land Trust reported income of $798k and spending of $759k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $413k to $798k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bur Oak Land Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Pediatric Nephrology Association Hospital ($798k), Ohio Association for Justice Education Foundation ($798k) and Natchitoches Parish Council on Aging Inc ($797k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $255k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 28 employees.