Trout Unlimited

Analysis

Trout Unlimited is a registered charity in United States, based in Chanhassen, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1972, 54 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 March 2023, Trout Unlimited reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $723k to $1.3m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 279%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Trout Unlimited sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Association of College and University Business Officers Inc ($1.3m), Challenge Alaska ($1.3m) and Vera House Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $43k. It paid $18k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $972k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $972k.