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Whatcom Land Trust

BELLINGHAM, WA EIN: 91-1246994 Website

The mission of the Whatcom Land Trust is to preserve and protect wildlife habitat, scenic, agricultural and open space lands in Whatcom County for future generations by securing interests in land and promoting land stewardship.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$32.9M

+5.2% YoY

Revenue

$2.4M

+24.9% YoY

Net Investment Income

$146K

-263.8% YoY

Expenses

$1.4M

+21.4% YoY

About Whatcom Land Trust

Based on IRS filings

Whatcom Land Trust is a nonprofit organization focused on Environment & Animals, based in BELLINGHAM, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $32.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $146K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Bellingham

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$903K$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$32,873,887$31,235,762$31,375,042
Revenue$2,365,384$1,893,206$2,561,474
Expenses$1,387,192$1,142,652$1,051,825
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$145,901$-89,097$136,537
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20221 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

1<$50K$50–100K$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

Gabe EppersonFormer Executive Director$97KJenn MackeyInterim Executive Director (…$75KAlex JeffersInterim Executive Director (…$63K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Gabe EppersonFormer Executive Director40$97,303
Jenn MackeyInterim Executive Director (Feb 10 - June 2)40$74,648
Alex JeffersInterim Executive Director (June 2 - June 30)40$63,139
Hall WalkerPresident5
David BrownVice President1
Jennifer WrightTreasurer1
Lynne GivlerSecretary1
Lynn BermanDirector1
Rand JackDirector1
John D OnofrioDirector1
Jason HatchDirector1
Pat StevensonDirector1
Chris MoenchDirector1
Barbara MatilskyDirector1
Jennifer ParkerDirector1
Laughlan ClarkDirector1
Leaf SchumannDirector1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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