Blue Mountain Land Trust

Analysis

Blue Mountain Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Walla Walla, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 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, Blue Mountain Land Trust reported income of $1.7m and spending of $715k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.7m (+66%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Blue Mountain Land Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avalonia Land Conservancy Inc ($1.7m), Bay Area Recycling for Charities ($1.7m) and Catskill Mountainkeeper Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $247k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 7 employees.