Mountain Area Land Trust

Analysis

Mountain Area Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Evergreen, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1993, 33 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, Mountain Area Land Trust reported income of $2.7m and spending of $726k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.7m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mountain Area Land Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sustainable Energy for Galena Alaska ($2.7m), Greenfaith ($2.7m) and My Green Lab Corp ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $301k. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 9 employees.