Kentucky Natural Lands Trust Inc

Analysis

Kentucky Natural Lands Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Berea, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, Kentucky Natural Lands Trust Inc reported income of $3.7m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.7m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Kentucky Natural Lands Trust Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McKee Botanical Garden Inc ($3.7m), Western New York Land Conservancy Inc ($3.8m) and Friends of the Public Garden Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $387k. At year end it held assets of $27.5m against liabilities of $9.7m, net assets of $17.7m.