Blackacre Conservancy INC

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To preserve blackacre's natural and historic features, promote outdoor environmental education, and share blackacre's cultural heritage with the community.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-1072393) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
67% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
13.0 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
13.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $44K
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.06% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.06% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
13 of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$610K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$434K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$5.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$610K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$478K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$638K
FY2025$610K
Expenses
$434K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$363K
FY2024$522K
FY2025$434K
Net assets
$5.9M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$5.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1983.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $291K Management & general 28% · $120K Fundraising 5% · $23K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (ex-Officio)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dennis Craig’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dennis Craig$80,000$75,000$70,000$50,000$40,893

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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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

Preserve and educate about a historic nature preserve and homestead.

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1 program · $291K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Blackacre Conservancy manages the 170 acre Blackacre state nature preserve and historic settlement for, and in partnership with, the kentucky state nature preserve commission. The settlement includes a number of structures built between 1795 and 1844.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-1072393) · Dispute this line
$291Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$610K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$181K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$164K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$157K
Money outPt IX
$434K
Ln 25
Programscol B$291K
Managementcol C$120K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$470K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$157K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$164K
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Other incomeLn 4–11$181K
Gains on assetsLn 7$103K
Total revenueLn 12$610K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$470K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$470K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$17K
Share of the $2.6M endowmentSch D 1g0.65%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$2.6M$2.4M$2.2M$2.0M$2.6M
SpentLn 1d–1f−$92K−$94K−$96K−$97K−$86K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K$470K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M$5.9M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$80K$48K$24K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$63K$38K$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$9K$4K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$50K$28K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$14K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$8K$910
InsuranceLn 23$20K$4K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$134K$133K$875
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$434K$291K$120K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 30, 2026 $610K$434K$176K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $638K$522K$116K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $326K$363K−$37K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 23, 2023 $338K$321K$18K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $478K$278K$200K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $296K$213K$83K$5.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $609,779 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $256,472$156,651
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $134,321$164,126
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $154,618$211,263
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $92,102$77,739
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $637,513$609,779
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 $134,647$157,721
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $387,345$276,052
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $521,992$433,773
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $115,521$176,006
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $609,779 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,383 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$42,628
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$114,023
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$156,651
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $164,126$164,126
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $107,844$107,844
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $68,533$68,533
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $103,419$103,419
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,823$3,823
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $164,126 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $289,002$609,779
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $433,773 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $48,000 · Management $24,000 · Fundraising $8,000$80,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,035 · Management $12,678 · Fundraising $12,678$63,391
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,598 · Management $3,582 · Fundraising $2,150$14,330
IX-11a Management feesManagement $5,400$5,400
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,700$9,700
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $17,152$17,152
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,750$5,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,554$8,554
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,557 · Management $22,390$49,947
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,661 · Management $1,518$15,179
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,190 · Management $910$9,100
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,934 · Management $15,737$19,671
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $132,888 · Management $875$133,763
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,836$1,836
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $291,253 · Management $119,692 · Fundraising $22,828$433,773
Part X · Balance sheet $5,921,903 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $389,134$470,435
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,615,346$2,612,046
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,572,744$2,839,422
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,577,224$5,921,903
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,454$3,832
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,454$3,832
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,560,586$4,901,387
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,004,184$1,016,684
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,564,770$5,918,071
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,577,224$5,921,903
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,918,071 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$609,779
XI-2 Total expenses$433,773
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$176,006
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,564,770
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$177,295
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,918,071

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