Douglass Community Land Trust

Analysis

Douglass Community Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2019, 7 years ago. 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, Douglass Community Land Trust reported income of $6.2m and spending of $698k, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $6.2m (+232%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1090%. Over the whole period it spent 21% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Douglass Community Land Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spur-San Francisco Bay Are Planning and Urban Research Association ($6.2m), Florida Rural Water Association Inc ($6.2m) and Oakhill Day School ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $111k. At year end it held assets of $12.1m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $10.9m. It reported 4 employees.