Trinidad Coastal Land Trust

Analysis

Trinidad Coastal Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Trinidad, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1979, 47 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, Trinidad Coastal Land Trust reported income of $170k and spending of $160k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $214k to $170k (-20%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Trinidad Coastal Land Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Agawam Conservancy Inc ($170k), Bangor Land Trust ($170k) and Rogue Basin Water Unsers Council Inc ($170k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $76k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $159k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 8 employees.