Lowcountry Land Trust Inc

Analysis

Lowcountry Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 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 June 2024, Lowcountry Land Trust Inc reported income of $5.9m and spending of $3.0m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.4m to $5.9m (+321%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 387%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lowcountry Land Trust Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Space Institute Inc ($5.9m), Canyonlands Natural History Association ($5.9m) and North Carolina Arboretum Society ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $153k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $39.3m against liabilities of $12.6m, net assets of $26.6m. It reported 25 employees.