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Three Valley Conservation Trust

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Oxford, OH501(c)(3)Environment EIN 31-1418241Revenue $1.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRS3vct.org5995 Fairfield Rd Ste 3, 45056-1587 · Oxford, OHTax-exempt since Feb 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To conserve the natural environment and cultural heritage of our service area

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 4 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $128K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 84% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$448K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+77% vs prior year
Spent
$735K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$5.4M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.7M
FY2020$464K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$472K
FY2023$613K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$735K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.4M
FY2020$395K
FY2021$803K
FY2022$446K
FY2023$776K
FY2024$735K
Net assets
$5.4M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$4.1M
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$5.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1996.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $586K Management & general 20% · $149K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Randy Evans
Executive Di
$85,260Pt VII · Sec A
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Randy Evans’s $85K as Executive Di is at the 16th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Randy Evans$85,260$68,260$70,927$69,100$76,850$60,111
Donald Chadwick Smith to 102019—————$49,378

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

Preserves the natural environment and cultural heritage of its service area.

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2 programs · $586K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Three valley conservation trust (TVCT) works with land owners to permanently protect their land while maintaining private ownership through conservation and agricultural easements. The trust also monitors these easements (land stewardship). In 2021, TVCT facilitated the approval and funding of 7 new easements.

$585Kprogram expense
02

The trust works with citizens and governments to create land use and watershed protection policies to make it easier for landowners to protect their family's land.

$1Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Dupps Company Charitable FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $267K · 2019–2019
Middletown Community FoundationOH · FY2019$150,000
Metroparks of Butler CountyFY2019$117,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$436K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$397K
Investment incomeLn 3$249K
Money outPt IX
$735K
Ln 25
Programscol B$586K
Managementcol C$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$448K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$397K
Government grantsLn 1e$274K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$436K
Investment incomeLn 3$249K
Gains on assetsLn 7$179K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$667K
Other assetsLn 15$97K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$448K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K$207K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.6M$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$288K$667K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K$448K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M$5.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$85K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$155K$139K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$11K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$12K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$10$1$9
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$1K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$11K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$11K$1K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$461
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$18K$17
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$80
InsuranceLn 23$26K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$339K$339K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$735K$586K$149K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$735K$347K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $613K$776K−$164K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $472K$446K$26K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$803K$197K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $464K$395K$69K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2019 $1.7M$1.4M$292K$4.1M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,081,846 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $380,551$396,940
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $62,018$435,681
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $170,117$249,225
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $612,686$1,081,846
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $198,516$299,526
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $577,903$435,397
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $776,419$734,923
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$163,733$346,923
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $1,081,846 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$273,968
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$122,972
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$396,940
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $435,681$435,681
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,474 · Excluded from tax $61,627$70,101
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $179,124$179,124
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $444,155 · Excluded from tax $240,751$1,081,846
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $734,923 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $85,260$85,260
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $139,498 · Management $15,500$154,998
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $16,260$16,260
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,955 · Management $12,353$23,308
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,820 · Management $7,880$19,700
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1 · Management $9$10
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,287 · Management $7,908$9,195
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,053$1,053
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,805$7,805
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,160 · Management $1,239$12,399
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,510 · Management $1,168$11,678
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,149 · Management $461$4,610
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,049 · Management $17$18,066
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,832 · Management $80$1,912
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,412$26,412
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $338,729$338,729
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,528$3,528
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $585,735 · Management $149,188 · Fundraising $0$734,923
Part X · Balance sheet $5,825,510 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,005$206,671
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $900$900
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $287,808$667,386
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,623,775$4,853,830
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $88,172$96,723
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,086,660$5,825,510
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $314,177$348,159
X-25 Other liabilities$100,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $314,177$448,159
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,248,541$1,465,306
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,523,942$3,912,045
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,772,483$5,377,351
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,086,660$5,825,510
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,377,351 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,081,846
XI-2 Total expenses$734,923
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$346,923
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,772,483
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$257,945
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,377,351

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