Conservation Lands Foundation
Protects, restores, and expands America's National Conservation Lands through public education, grassroots advocacy, and strategic partnerships to hold policymakers accountable. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $10.2M in revenue, $9.1M in expenses, and $10.9M in net assets.Pt I
- Founded
- 2007
- Type
- Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
- Location
- Durango, CO
- Website
- www.conservationlands.org
- Filings
- 6 on file (2020–2025)
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Summary of the Filing
Identity & Classification
Governance & Policies
Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Christine Hill’s $232K as Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Hill | $231,624 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Sybert | — | $132,123 | $173,306 | — | — | $150,477 |
| Brian Sybert | — | — | — | $168,080 | $159,505 | — |
| Jocelyn Torres | $151,914 | $161,038 | $135,860 | — | — | — |
| Julie Thibodeau | $151,208 | $160,298 | $142,637 | — | — | $129,196 |
| John Wallin | — | — | — | $157,715 | $151,807 | — |
| Suzanne Connors | — | $149,579 | $144,929 | — | — | $129,592 |
| Kristine Deutschman | $149,297 | $140,519 | $135,672 | — | — | $120,144 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Where the work happens
Constituency Development Program
The Foundation works hand-in-hand with 80 plus organizations and hundreds of citizen advocates throughout the nation. Giving them financial and professional resources for policy, legal, restoration and advocacy work.
Policy and Legal/Conservation Campaigns
The Foundation leads a national movement of community-based advocates to care for America's National Conservation Lands of environmental, cultural and recreational significance. To achieve this, we are building place-based, local proposals to identify places that are worthy of durable and lasting protections now and for future…
Communications Program
The goal of the communications program is to increase awareness of the values and beauty of the National Conservation Lands to the American people and hold policymakers accountable for their conservation. CLF works with its Friends Grassroots Network and other allies to pursue media coverage of the National Conservation Lands.
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Statement of Revenue
Statement of Functional Expenses
Balance Sheet
Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 79% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 12% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 9% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | 84% | — | — |
| Investment management fee ratio | 0.2% | — | — |
| Legal fee ratio | 19% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 0.3% | — | — |
Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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