Bear River Land Conservancy

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Our mission is to preserve the benefits of land and water in Northern Utah and the Bear River Watershed for present and future generations. We do this by partnering with communities and landowners to permanently sustain the heritage of working lands and to protect natural areas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
77% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7.7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $432K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
7.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $88K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$108K
13% of total assets
Liabilities are 13% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$254K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$222K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$707K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$254K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$287K
FY2021$172K
FY2022$170K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$254K
Expenses
$222K
FY2024▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$102K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$178K
FY2024$222K
Net assets
$707K
FY2024▲ +6%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$621K
FY2021$689K
FY2022$578K
FY2023$665K
FY2024$707K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $171K Management & general 21% · $46K Fundraising 2% · $5K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Preserves Northern Utah's land and water heritage by partnering with communities and landowners.

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3 programs · $171K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

"land Protection" Includes

1) working with private landowners to apply for easement funding to protect private lands that provide public values; 2) applying for funding from various grant programs to protect and steward other private lands; and 3) implementing a strategic conservation plan to guide the organization toward the most important lands for conservation.

$144Kprogram expense
02

"Stewardship" included 1) managing the 455 acre Bear River Bottoms conservation easement, monitoring this property and adjacent properties for weed infestations, monitoring for compliance with restrictions outlined in the easement document, managing grazing leases used to control weeds and weedy native vegetation, planning for future…

$15Kprogram expense
03

"Outreach" is primarily education efforts directed at the public and elected officials to increase their understanding of the value of conservation. This year's activities included production and distribution of a newsletters to 1000+ constituents, outreach and education regarding the open space bond and land protection, and engaging…

$12Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$88K
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2025 · $4.4M federal money spent
Agricultural Conservation Easement ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.931 · Through Natural Resources Conservation Service$4.3M
Soil and Water ConservationDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.902 · Through National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$46K
Regional Conservation Partnership ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.932 · Through Natural Resources Conservation Service$29K
Forest Legacy ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.676 · Through Utah Division of Natural Resources$25K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$254K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$191K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$222K
Ln 25
Programscol B$171K
Managementcol C$46K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$707K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$815K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$191K
Government grantsLn 1e$102K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$254K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$101K
SavingsLn 2$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$51K
Accounts receivableLn 4$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$160K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$432K
Other assetsLn 15$2
Total assetsLn 16$815K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K
Net assetsLn 32$707K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$221K$207K$240K$292K$283K
AddedLn 1b$0$7K$4K$0$0
SpentLn 1d–1f$0$48K$1K$3K$2K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$185K$142K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$403K$432K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$160K$160K
Total assetsLn 16$748K$815K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K$108K
Net assetsLn 32$665K$707K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$74K$44K$28K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$4K$3K$210
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$2K$192
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$300$931$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$1K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$112K$104K$8K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$215$0$215$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$1K$93
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$799$63
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$0$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$114
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$677$677$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$2K$2K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$941$74
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K$10$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$222K$171K$46K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 22, 2025 $254K$222K$32K$707K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 20, 2024 $243K$178K$64K$665K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 23, 2023 $170K$300K−$130K$578K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 $172K$102K$71K$689K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 7, 2021 $287K$86K$201K$621K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $254,322 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $195,934$190,617
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,135$29,774
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,505$33,931
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $242,574$254,322
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 $67,588$87,399
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,150$1,888
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,413$132,804
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $178,151$222,091
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $64,423$32,231
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $254,322 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$101,856
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$88,761
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$190,617
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $29,774 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$29,774
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $11,231$11,231
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $22,700 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$22,700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,705 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$254,322
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $222,091 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $43,660 · Management $28,120 · Fundraising $2,220$74,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,127 · Management $2,658 · Fundraising $210$6,995
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,778 · Management $2,434 · Fundraising $192$6,404
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $300 · Management $931 · Fundraising $0$1,231
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,440 · Management $1,001 · Fundraising $0$2,441
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,888$1,888
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $104,457 · Management $7,677 · Fundraising $0$112,134
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $215 · Fundraising $0$215
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,820 · Management $1,172 · Fundraising $93$3,085
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,241 · Management $799 · Fundraising $63$2,103
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,821 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,821
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $114$1,614
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $677 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$677
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $2,325 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,325
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,460 · Management $941 · Fundraising $74$2,475
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,673 · Management $10 · Fundraising $0$2,683
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $171,279 · Management $45,958 · Fundraising $4,854$222,091
Part X · Balance sheet $815,284 assets, 29 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,436$100,846
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $58,770$41,548
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$51,024
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$30,296
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $160,000$160,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $403,250$431,568
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2$2
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $748,458$815,284
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,220$36,343
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $80,000$72,155
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $83,220$108,498
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $355,106$379,858
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $310,132$326,928
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $665,238$706,786
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $748,458$815,284
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $706,786 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$254,322
XI-2 Total expenses$222,091
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,231
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$665,238
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,321
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,996
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$706,786

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