Highland-Cashiers Land Trust Inc

Analysis

Highland-Cashiers Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Highlands, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1985, 41 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, Highland-Cashiers Land Trust Inc reported income of $773k and spending of $581k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $897k to $773k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Highland-Cashiers Land Trust Inc sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yolo Land Trust ($773k), Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development Inc ($774k) and Oneill Sea Odyssey ($772k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $221k. At year end it held assets of $30.4m against liabilities of $1,380, net assets of $30.4m. It reported 6 employees.