Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust

Analysis

Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Vashon, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1990, 36 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, Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.4m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sawtooth Botanical Garden Inc ($1.4m), Horticultural Research Institute Endowment Fund Inc ($1.4m) and Environmental Media Association Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $439k. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 10 employees.