Athens Land Trust Inc

Analysis

Athens Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Athens, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Athens Land Trust Inc reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.5m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.0m (+9.2%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Athens Land Trust Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cawaco Resource Conservation and Development Area ($3.0m), Olbrich Botanical Society Inc ($3.0m) and Sust Aina Ble Molokai ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 52 employees.