Westmoreland Land Trust

Analysis

Westmoreland Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Latrobe, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2008, 18 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, Westmoreland Land Trust reported income of $874k and spending of $338k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $525k to $874k (+67%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1890%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Westmoreland Land Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tenafly Nature Center Association ($873k), Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund Inc ($875k) and Arkansas Public Policy Panel Inc ($873k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $2,149, net assets of $5.5m. It reported 3 employees.