Jefferson Land TR

Analysis

Jefferson Land TR is a registered charity in United States, based in Port Townsend, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 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, Jefferson Land TR reported income of $9.0m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.7m to $9.0m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Jefferson Land TR sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern California Mountains Foundation ($8.9m), Evergreen Collaborative ($9.1m) and Canopy Planet Foundation ($8.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $826k. At year end it held assets of $20.8m against liabilities of $719k, net assets of $20.1m. It reported 18 employees.