Northwest Arkansas Land Trust

Analysis

Northwest Arkansas Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Fayetteville, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2003, 23 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, Northwest Arkansas Land Trust reported income of $696k and spending of $776k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $797k to $696k (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 336%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Northwest Arkansas Land Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wild Seed Project ($695k), Greater Gallatin Watershed Council ($696k) and FLC Properties Foundation ($695k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $494k. At year end it held assets of $8.6m against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $8.5m. It reported 11 employees.