Northern Prairies Land Trust

Analysis

Northern Prairies Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Sioux Falls, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 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 August 2023, Northern Prairies Land Trust reported income of $564k and spending of $545k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $430k to $564k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Northern Prairies Land Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Energy Right ($564k), Intersectional Environmentalist ($564k) and National Conservation Foundation ($563k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.0% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $354k. At year end it held assets of $412k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $399k. It reported 8 employees.