Land Trust for Tennessee Inc

Analysis

Land Trust for Tennessee Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 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 March 2024, Land Trust for Tennessee Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.4m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income fell from $2.9m to $2.2m (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Land Trust for Tennessee Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Coalfield Justice ($2.2m), Kennebec Estuary Land Trust ($2.2m) and Cal-Wood Education Center ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $309k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $24.1m against liabilities of $253k, net assets of $23.8m. It reported 25 employees.