Placer Land Trust

Analysis

Placer Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 June 2023, Placer Land Trust reported income of $4.4m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $4.4m (+30%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Placer Land Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sonnenberg Gardens ($4.4m), The Breakthrough Institute ($4.4m) and Natural Resources Council Inc ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $767k. At year end it held assets of $94.6m against liabilities of $4.7m, net assets of $89.8m. It reported 12 employees.