Wildlands Conservancy INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 23-7401326)

Christopher Kocher’s $159K as President is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Christopher Kocher	$158,907	$199,741	$163,131	$162,121	$155,989	$161,721
Danny Giannelli	$122,194	$122,803	$109,153	$104,401	$100,757	$103,594
Abigail Pattishall	$115,520	$103,920	—	—	—	—
Elizabeth Dugan	$100,006	—	—	—	—	—

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects and restores natural areas and waterways, educating the community for a sustainable future.

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2 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Conservation

Wildlands conservancy's conservation strategies include land planning and acquisition, stream restoration and habitat stewardship activities. Wildlands protected 2,594 acres acres through four conservation easements, one in penn and forest kidder townships, carbon county totaling 2,511 acres, and three in moore township, northampton…

$1.9Mprogram expense

02

Education

7,500 students in kindergarten through grade 12 benefited from wildlands' environmental education programs that are tied to pennsylvania's standards for environment and ecology, with 57 schools participating in 184 school porgrams.

$624Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

National Fish and Wildlife FoundationFY2024$230K

United Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyFY2024$201K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$80K

Foundation for PennsylvaniawatershedsFY2024$40K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$40K

Lehigh Valley Community FoundationFY2024$35K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$33K

Open Space Institute Land Trust INCFY2024$28K

Total grants receivedfrom 12 funders$752K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$652K

Investment incomeLn 3$166K

Money outPt IX

$3.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.5M

Managementcol C$381K

Fundraisingcol D$472K

Owns and owesPt X

$14.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M

Total assetsLn 16$15.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$818K

PeoplePt VI, VII

36

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a29

IndependentVI 1b29

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$744K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$652K

Investment incomeLn 3$166K

Other incomeLn 4–11$73K

Total revenueLn 12$3.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$400

SavingsLn 2$2.7M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.7M

Other assetsLn 15$9K

Total assetsLn 16$15.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$818K

Net assetsLn 32$14.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 566

VolunteersI 6328

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

EndowmentSch D · Pt V

Line	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21
End of yearLn 1g	$4.6M	$3.9M	$3.2M	$2.8M	$3.5M
Given inLn 1b	$231K	$567K	$85K	$47K	$137K
SpentLn 1d–1f	$166K	$159K	$157K	$150K	$127K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.1M	$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$4.3M	$5.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$6.8M	$6.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$14.8M	$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$858K	$818K
Net assetsLn 32	$13.9M	$14.2M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$295K	$135K	$89K	$71K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.5M	$1.0M	$145K	$289K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$40K	$29K	$3K	$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$140K	$93K	$18K	$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$132K	$88K	$18K	$27K
Legal feesLn 11b	$29K	$28K	$552	$445
Accounting feesLn 11c	$18K	$18K	$355	$286
Investment management feesLn 11f	$20K		$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$622K	$601K	$12K	$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$1K	$726
Office expensesLn 13	$96K	$87K	$6K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$85K	$57K	$11K	$17K
OccupancyLn 16	$133K	$108K	$13K	$12K
TravelLn 17	$14K	$12K	$548	$850
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$27K	$20K	$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$45K	$45K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$164K	$138K	$26K
All other expensesLn 24e	$57K	$41K	$11K	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.4M	$2.5M	$381K	$472K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$3.2M	$3.4M	−$216K	$14.2M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025	$4.7M	$3.5M	$1.2M	$13.9M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024	$6.5M	$6.1M	$474K	$12.4M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023	$4.0M	$3.0M	$1.0M	$11.6M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022	$4.6M	$4.2M	$387K	$11.2M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 6, 2021	$4.5M	$3.0M	$1.5M	$10.5M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $3,158,448 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,992,041$2,268,231

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $576,479$651,526

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $115,352$165,977

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $65,507$72,714

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,749,379$3,158,448

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,098,993$2,062,323

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,449,147$1,312,415

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,548,140$3,374,738

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,201,239−$216,290

Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29

VI-1b Independent voting members29

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,158,448 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,615

VIII-1e Government grants$743,947

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,519,669

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,268,231

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $651,526$651,526

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $165,977$165,977

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $69,900$69,900

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,814$2,814

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $651,526 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $238,691$3,158,448

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,374,738 across 18 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $134,866 · Management $89,008 · Fundraising $71,409$295,283

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,021,073 · Management $145,314 · Fundraising $289,060$1,455,447

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $28,521 · Management $3,344 · Fundraising $7,736$39,601

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $93,029 · Management $18,238 · Fundraising $28,462$139,729

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $87,544 · Management $17,536 · Fundraising $27,183$132,263

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $27,516 · Management $552 · Fundraising $445$28,513

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,718 · Management $355 · Fundraising $286$18,359

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $19,853$19,853

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $600,624 · Management $12,037 · Fundraising $9,711$622,372

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,418 · Management $726$2,144

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $87,203 · Management $5,756 · Fundraising $2,890$95,849

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $57,350 · Management $10,875 · Fundraising $16,852$85,077

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $108,071 · Management $13,040 · Fundraising $11,830$132,941

IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,482 · Management $548 · Fundraising $850$13,880

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $20,277 · Management $6,881$27,158

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $45,024$45,024

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $138,305 · Management $25,880$164,185

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $41,309 · Management $10,929 · Fundraising $4,822$57,060

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,522,330 · Management $380,872 · Fundraising $471,536$3,374,738

Part X · Balance sheet $15,027,217 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $400$400

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,109,274$2,675,061

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $461,911$197,343

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $82,594$294,336

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,835,688$6,735,684

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,263,165$5,115,087

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,424$9,306

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,764,456$15,027,217

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $82,860$123,433

X-19 Deferred revenue$32,027

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $24,314$19,669

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $857,647$818,028

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,798,589$10,150,864

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,108,220$4,058,325

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,906,809$14,209,189

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,764,456$15,027,217

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,209,189 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,158,448

XI-2 Total expenses$3,374,738

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$216,290

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,906,809

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$518,670

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,209,189

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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