Columbia Land Trust

Analysis

Columbia Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Vancouver, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 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, Columbia Land Trust reported income of $22.1m and spending of $8.6m, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.1m to $22.1m (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Columbia Land Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenpeace Fund Inc ($22.0m), Bonneville Environmental Foundation ($22.1m) and American Rivers Inc ($21.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $204k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $144.2m against liabilities of $4.9m, net assets of $139.3m. It reported 50 employees.