Public Lands Alliance

Analysis

Public Lands Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Public Lands Alliance reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $757k to $1.3m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Public Lands Alliance sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Essex County Parks Foundation a New Jersey Non-Profit Corporation ($1.3m), Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Inc ($1.3m) and Montclair United Soccer Club Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $229k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $192k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $192k, net assets of $809k. It reported 6 employees.