Connecticut · Nonprofit
THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC
THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 103 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,594,156 to it, the largest being BROTHERS BROOK FOUNDATION ($605,800). 62 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 103
- Grants received
- $3.6M
- Net assets
- $114M
What The Greenwich Land Trust Inc does
Mission
Conserving the land. Connecting the community. Greenwich land trust conserves open space, connects our community with the natural world, and inspires the next generation of conservationists. The land trust permanently protects and cares for more than 1,012 acres of woodlands, marshlands, orchards, and meadows throughout greenwich, preserving the ecological integrity, historic character, and scenic beauty of our community. In 2012, greenwich land trust was awarded national accreditation status by the land trust alliance accreditation commission.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Published a newsletter and other informative materials to inform the public of greenwich land trust activities and the benefits of land conservation
$135,471 spent19% of program spendingProtected the diversity of plant and animal life on conservation land through land management including removal of invasive plants, restoration of storm-damaged areas, and re-introduction of native plants and trees.
$541,279 spent76% of program spendingPromoted interest in land conservation through public activities and educational events for all ages on protected meadows, island and woodlands.
$39,395 spent$21,024 earned by the program6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $716,145.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $102M to $106M (+4%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
89% of THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
William Kies
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 24 funders to 51 funders, grant income fell $381k → $357k.
14 of 103 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 31% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 103 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
32% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 39% · 2018 18% · 2019 13% · 2020 45% · 2021 29% · 2022 22% · 2023 18% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
57% of THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 60% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC draws 63% of its grant income from funders outside Connecticut, across 16 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.1M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,187 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,187 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC?
- THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 103 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,594,156 to it, the largest being BROTHERS BROOK FOUNDATION ($605,800). 62 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC have?
- IRS filings report 103 organizations giving $3,594,156 in grants to THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC, 62 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC?
- BROTHERS BROOK FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $605,800 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 103 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing