Grand Canyon Trust Inc

Analysis

Grand Canyon Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Flagstaff, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1985, 41 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, Grand Canyon Trust Inc reported income of $17.1m and spending of $6.8m, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.1m to $17.1m (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Grand Canyon Trust Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water Institute of the Gulf ($17.1m), Naples Botanical Garden Inc ($17.2m) and Tri-City Economic Development Corporation ($17.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $550k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $51.1m against liabilities of $375k, net assets of $50.7m. It reported 55 employees.