AMHERST COMMUNITY LAND TRUST INC

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2014

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Linda Slakey

Phone

4132566161

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

AMHERST COMMUNITY LAND TRUST INC, founded in 2014, is a small nonprofit in the Housing & Shelter sector that reported $204K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 410% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $94K, a strong 46% operating margin.

Mission

To acquire and steward land in Amherst, Massachusetts for the purposes of providing affordable home ownership opportunities and to combat the deterioration of neighborhoods.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $6,498 Revenue: $7,627

Stewardship of previously acquired land held in trust for the purpose of providing opportunities for affordable home ownership. Seven families currently own homes on land trust land. The land trust is establishing a maintenance and repair fund that will be used to assist resident homeowners in the upkeep of their property.

Program 2

Expenses: $99,000 Revenue: $0

Purchase of land to be held in trust for the purpose of providing affordable home ownership. The land trust used a (Massachusetts) Community Preservation Act grant to partner with a first-time...

Purchase of land to be held in trust for the purpose of providing affordable home ownership. The land trust used a (Massachusetts) Community Preservation Act grant to partner with a first-time homebuyer to add a home to the land trust portfolio. The land trust subsidized the homebuyer's purchase of the home in exchange for title to the land itself, while the homebuyer will own the house and other improvements on the land. The homes will be perpetually affordable for low income people through a 99-year ground lease with resale restrictions.

Program 3

Expenses: $530 Revenue: $0

Acquisition of donated property to be held in trust for the purpose of providing affordable home ownership. The community land trust provides property owners an opportunity to permanently preserve...

Acquisition of donated property to be held in trust for the purpose of providing affordable home ownership. The community land trust provides property owners an opportunity to permanently preserve the affordability of their homes by receiving some or all of the value of the property as a donation to the organization at the time of transfer of the property from one homeowner to the next. The homes will be kept affordable for low-income people through a 99-year ground lease with resale restrictions.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $193,742

Program Service Revenue $7,627

Investment Income $326

Other Revenue $2,326

TOTAL REVENUE $204,021

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $106,028

Other Expenses $109,611

TOTAL EXPENSES $109,611

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$204,021	$40,032	+4.1%
Expenses	$109,611	$95,628	+0.1%
Net Income	$94,410	$-55,596	-2.7%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Linda Slakey	President	10	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
James Oldham	Vice President	5	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Robert Crowner	Treasurer	5	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Maura Keene	Clerk	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Javid Mussawy	Director	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Nina Weyl	Director	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Katie Pacheco	Director	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Fathima Rizwan	Director	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Claude Tellier	Director	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$204,021	$109,611	$1,060,247	$94,410
2023	$40,032	$95,628	$1,097,437	$-55,596
2022	$450,365	$267,582	$1,151,833	$182,783
2021	$555,389	$13,785	$969,050	$541,604
2020	$166,600	$13,363	$552,446	$153,237