White Buffalo Land Trust

Analysis

White Buffalo Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 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, White Buffalo Land Trust reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.0m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.5m (+6.0%), an average of +3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, White Buffalo Land Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wesselman Park Nature Society Inc ($2.5m), South Dakota High School Activities Association ($2.5m) and National Network of Abortion Funds ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $494k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $503k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 9 employees.