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Freshwater Land Trust

BIRMINGHAM, AL EIN: 72-1387424 Website

FRESHWATER LAND TRUST WORKS TO CONSERVE AND CARE FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT LAND THROUGHOUT CENTRAL ALABAMA AND TO CONNECT THE RED ROCK TRAIL SYSTEM THROUGHOUT JEFFERSON COUNTY

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$46.7M

+8.5% YoY

Revenue

$4.7M

+104.0% YoY

Net Investment Income

$162K

+282.9% YoY

Expenses

$1.6M

-4.5% YoY

About Freshwater Land Trust

Based on IRS filings

Freshwater Land Trust is a nonprofit organization focused on Environment & Animals, based in BIRMINGHAM, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $46.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $162K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Birmingham

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$46,746,277$43,071,835$42,383,085
Revenue$4,678,840$2,293,081$2,227,521
Expenses$1,567,799$1,642,072$2,754,407
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$162,218$42,370$-179,094
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$40K$80K$120K$160K0 grants20201 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

RUSHA SMITHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$184K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANDREW NIXDIRECTOR1
BARRIE STOKESDIRECTOR1
DR KEN MARIONDIRECTOR1
ELIZABETH LIBET ANDERSONVICE CHAIR1
HAMPTON MCFADDEN JRDIRECTOR1
JEANNE JACKSONIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1
JIM PROCTORCHAIRMAN EMERITUS1
JOEL MCMAHONDIRECTOR1
JOSH BENNETTDIRECTOR1
JULIE PRICEDIRECTOR1
KEVIN BENSEDIRECTOR1
NELSON BEANSECRETARY1
RANDY JORDANTREASURER1
REGGIE TORBORDIRECTOR1
RUSHA SMITHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$183,769
SID TRANTCHAIR1
TERRI SHARPLEY REYNOLDSDIRECTOR1
TOM CARRUTHERS IIIDIRECTOR1
JOSEPH OAKSDIRECTOR1
MATTHEW KOHLERDIRECTOR1
STACEY TURNERDIRECTOR1
DR MARK WILSONDIRECTOR1

Subject Areas

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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