Land Preservation Trust Inc

Analysis

Land Preservation Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cockeysville, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1986, 40 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 2023, Land Preservation Trust Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.1m (+18%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Land Preservation Trust Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Riveredge Nature Center Inc ($2.1m), I Love a Clean San Diego County Inc ($2.1m) and Corporacion Para LA Conservacion Etnoecologica Criolla Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $91k. It paid $36k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $108k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 6 employees.