Mother Lode Land Trust

Analysis

Mother Lode Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mother Lode Land Trust reported income of $142k and spending of $269k, spending 190% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $468k to $142k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 429%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mother Lode Land Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Sammamish Valley Foundation ($142k), Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association ($142k) and Living Rivers ($142k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $94k. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 11 employees.