Prickly Pear Land Trust

Analysis

Prickly Pear Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1996, 30 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, Prickly Pear Land Trust reported income of $4.1m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $4.1m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Prickly Pear Land Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Inc ($4.0m), Friends of the Forest Preserves ($4.1m) and Blue Hills Environmental Association ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $758k. At year end it held assets of $12.4m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $9.9m. It reported 19 employees.