Eagle Valley Land Trust

Analysis

Eagle Valley Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Edwards, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1981, 45 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, Eagle Valley Land Trust reported income of $1.7m and spending of $865k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $968k to $1.7m (+80%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Eagle Valley Land Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sequoia Riverlands Trust ($1.7m), Westwind Stewardship Group ($1.7m) and Musconetcong Watershed Association ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $273k. At year end it held assets of $10.0m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 8 employees.