Southern Plains Land Trust

Analysis

Southern Plains Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Lamar, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 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, Southern Plains Land Trust reported income of $4.1m and spending of $629k, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $4.1m (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southern Plains 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 91st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Forest Preserves ($4.1m), Friends of the Arava Institute Ltd ($4.1m) and Prickly Pear Land Trust ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 77% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $14k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $84k. At year end it held assets of $20.8m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $17.2m. It reported 5 employees.