Great Basin Land and Water

Analysis

Great Basin Land and Water is a registered charity in United States, based in Reno, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1998, 28 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, Great Basin Land and Water reported income of $5.7m and spending of $5.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $242k to $5.7m (+2267%), an average of +121% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 270%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Great Basin Land and Water sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Door County Land Trust Inc ($5.7m), Catawba Lands Conservancy ($5.8m) and Conservation Foundation ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $566k against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $551k. It reported 3 employees.