Pines and Prairies Land Trust

Analysis

Pines and Prairies Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Bastrop, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Pines and Prairies Land Trust reported income of $53k and spending of $227k, spending 430% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $134k to $53k (-61%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 186% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pines and Prairies Land Trust sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 21st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cedar Valley Trails Partnership ($53k), Ohio Wildlife Rehabilitators Association ($53k) and Sea Girt Conservancy ($53k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 63% of the total. At year end it held assets of $330k against liabilities of $101k, net assets of $229k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.