Orient Land Trust

Analysis

Orient Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Villa Grove, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Orient Land Trust reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.6m (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Orient Land Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music Haven Inc ($1.6m), Sandy Spring Museum Inc ($1.6m) and Wheeling Symphony Society Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $725k. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $167k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 32 employees.