Arizona Land and Water Trust Inc

Analysis

Arizona Land and Water Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1979, 47 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 September 2023, Arizona Land and Water Trust Inc reported income of $7.8m and spending of $6.3m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $7.8m (+624%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 692%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Arizona Land and Water Trust Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nova Scotia Nature Trust ($7.8m), Davidson Lands Conservancy Inc ($7.8m) and Frenchman Bay Conservancy ($7.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $166k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $300k. It paid $44k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $16.3m against liabilities of $169k, net assets of $16.1m. It reported 8 employees.