Taos Land Trust

Analysis

Taos Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Taos, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1990, 36 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 June 2023, Taos Land Trust reported income of $423k and spending of $539k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $423k (-58%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Taos Land Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Wildlife Refuge Alliance ($422k), Friends of Deckers Creek ($423k) and Hanover Conservancy ($422k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $229k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $118k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 16 employees.