Cecil Land Trust

Analysis

Cecil Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Elkton, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 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, Cecil Land Trust reported income of $4.0m and spending of $3.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.7m to $4.0m (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cecil Land Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Regional Citizens Advisory Counsel ($4.0m), Solar and Energy Loan Fund of St Lucie County Inc ($4.0m) and Taliesin Preservation Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (1.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $746k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $746k. It reported 1 employees.