Gallatin Valley Land Trust

Analysis

Gallatin Valley Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Bozeman, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 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 2024, Gallatin Valley Land Trust reported income of $4.9m and spending of $3.1m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $2.2m to $4.9m (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Gallatin Valley Land Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Backcountry Hunters and Anglers ($4.9m), Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust ($4.9m) and New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $226k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $15.3m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $13.9m. It reported 19 employees.