Deschutes Basin Land Trust

Analysis

Deschutes Basin Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1996, 30 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, Deschutes Basin Land Trust reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.7m to $2.6m (-3.9%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 243%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Deschutes Basin Land Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hawaii Marine Education and Research Center ($2.6m), Ecorise Youth Innovations ($2.6m) and Paani Project ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $900k. At year end it held assets of $28.5m against liabilities of $4.6m, net assets of $23.9m. It reported 17 employees.