Upper Savannah Land Trust

Analysis

Upper Savannah Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenwood, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 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, Upper Savannah Land Trust reported income of $207k and spending of $81k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $49k to $207k (+325%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 398%. 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, Upper Savannah Land Trust sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Myakka River Inc ($207k), Cumberland Valley Rails to Trails Council Inc ($207k) and Cayuga Lake Watershed Network ($207k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (44% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.