South Alabama Land Trust Inc

Analysis

South Alabama Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairhope, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1991, 35 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, South Alabama Land Trust Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $601k to $2.6m (+334%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 231%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, South Alabama Land Trust Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana ($2.6m), Our Streets PDX ($2.6m) and Tall Timbers Foundation Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $132k. At year end it held assets of $8.3m against liabilities of $8,222, net assets of $8.3m. It reported 5 employees.