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The Trust for Public Land

San Francisco, California · EIN 23-7222333 · Environment · tax-exempt since 1978

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 79.4 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Graded against 338 environment nonprofits with revenue over $50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.11.2 months90
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.99% of practices99
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.48
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.82% from one source54
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.91.8%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.7%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.08not scored

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Year by year

201620172018202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2025Form 990$301.25M$282.54M$18.71M$263.38M11.2437A
Jun 2024Form 990$237.28M$197.48M$39.80M$233.00M14.2420B
Jun 2023Form 990$297.38M$290.94M$6.44M$186.66M7.7411B
Jun 2022Form 990$193.31M$171.54M$21.77M$178.99M12.5382B
Jun 2021Form 990$144.47M$117.60M$26.87M$169.86M17.3367B
Jun 2020Form 990$141.30M$150.94M−$9.65M$133.43M10.6367A
Mar 2018Form 990$137.31M$155.17M−$17.86M$166.00M12.8444B
Mar 2017Form 990$144.28M$149.10M−$4.82M$182.55M14.7439B
Mar 2016Form 990$138.00M$121.29M$16.71M$190.04M18.8434B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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