Whatcom Land Trust

Analysis

Whatcom Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1984, 42 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 2024, Whatcom Land Trust reported income of $2.4m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $2.8m to $2.4m (-15%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Whatcom Land Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fishchoice Inc ($2.4m), Environmental Protection Network ($2.4m) and Public Democracy America ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 7.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $680k. It paid $15k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $32.9m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $31.8m. It reported 16 employees.