Working Lands Trust Inc

Analysis

Working Lands Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Gold Hill, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 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 2022, Working Lands Trust Inc reported income of $7.2m and spending of $181k, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $3.0m to $7.2m (+144%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 340%. Over the whole period it spent 3.5% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Working Lands Trust Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Wind Technology Consortium ($7.2m), The Longleaf Alliance Inc ($7.2m) and Infact ($7.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $40k (22% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $29.6m against liabilities of $81k, net assets of $29.5m.