Protected Areas Trust

Analysis

Protected Areas Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Guyana. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Protected Areas Trust reported income of $1.3m and spending of $397k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.3m (-8.2%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 265%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Protected Areas Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rolling Plains Quail Researchfoundation ($1.3m), Aquarium of Boise Inc ($1.3m) and Bellas Voice ($1.3m).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (20% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $10.6m against liabilities of $69k, net assets of $10.5m. It reported 3 employees.