Chelan-Douglas Land Trust

Analysis

Chelan-Douglas Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Wenatchee, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 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, Chelan-Douglas Land Trust reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.3m to $3.5m (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 197%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Chelan-Douglas Land Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Illinois Audubon Society ($3.5m), Wildlands Trust Inc ($3.5m) and Holden Arboretum Trust ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $116k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $799k. At year end it held assets of $30.3m against liabilities of $708k, net assets of $29.5m. It reported 21 employees.