West Virginia Land Trust Inc

Analysis

West Virginia Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1995, 31 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, West Virginia Land Trust Inc reported income of $3.3m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $3.3m (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 158%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, West Virginia Land Trust Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance Inc ($3.3m), Wood River Land Trust Company ($3.3m) and Alliance for Clean Energy New York Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $661k. At year end it held assets of $18.3m against liabilities of $91k, net assets of $18.3m. It reported 11 employees.