Desert Foothills Land Trust Inc

Analysis

Desert Foothills Land Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cave Creek, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1996, 30 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, Desert Foothills Land Trust Inc reported income of $512k and spending of $421k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $266k to $512k (+93%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 972%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Desert Foothills Land Trust Inc sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 68th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy ($512k), Keep Dalton Whitfield Beautiful Inc ($512k) and Alaska Marine Conservation Council ($511k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $90k. At year end it held assets of $16.1m against liabilities of $72k, net assets of $16.1m. It reported 3 employees.