Land TR for the Ms Coastal Plain

Analysis

Land TR for the Ms Coastal Plain is a registered charity in United States, based in Biloxi, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2001, 25 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, Land TR for the Ms Coastal Plain reported income of $1.0m and spending of $470k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $1.0m (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Land TR for the Ms Coastal Plain sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake Inc ($1.0m), Stowe Land Trust ($1.0m) and Regional Trail Corporation ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $117k. At year end it held assets of $22.1m against liabilities of $86k, net assets of $22.0m. It reported 3 employees.