To protect the natural beauty of farms, woodlands, waters and open spaces surrounding kenyon college and to preserve the rural character of the region at large.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$170K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $711K a year · 62% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$170K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
52 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 52.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $51K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.03% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$921K
-59% vs prior year
Spent
$686K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$7.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$921K
FY2025▼ -59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$756K
FY2023$649K
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$921K
Expenses
$686K
FY2025▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$321K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$411K
FY2025$686K
Net assets
$7.1M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$6.7M
FY2025$7.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2000.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $668K Management & general 1% · $9K Fundraising 1% · $9K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$93,329Pt VII · Sec A
Office Manager
$43,112Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$33,889Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Henricksen’s $93K as Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Khara Strum$33,889$113,057$65,083———
Lisa Schott———$95,955$95,611$111,434
Amy Henricksen$93,329—————
Jill Shriver$43,112$43,277$39,971$36,829$36,463$36,403

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

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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

Preserves local farms, woodlands, waters, and open spaces to protect rural character.

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1 program · $668K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The philander chase conservancy works to preserve natural lands and other lands of environmental, historic, or cultural importance in the environs of kenyon college and works to establish cooperative relationships with other private organizations and government agencies sharing common goals.

$668Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$51K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$921K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$788K
Investment incomeLn 3$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Money outPt IX
$686K
Ln 25
Programscol B$668K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$788K
Government grantsLn 1e$44K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$99K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$921K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Other assetsLn 15$684
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$7.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M$3.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M$7.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$183K$165K$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$53K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$46K$46K
Information technologyLn 14$134$134
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$278K$278K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$200$200
Total functional expensesLn 25$686K$668K$9K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $921K$686K$235K$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$411K$1.8M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $649K$368K$281K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $756K$346K$410K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$321K$934K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$451K$580K$3.0M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $921,268 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,267,484$788,243
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,724$32,634
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$67,575$98,942
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,449
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,236,633$921,268
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 $237,754$295,012
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $172,913$390,811
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $410,667$685,823
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,825,966$235,445
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $921,268 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$289,302
VIII-1e Government grants$44,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$454,691
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$788,243
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,634$32,634
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $89,760$89,760
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $9,182$9,182
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,449$1,449
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,083 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $98,942$921,268
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $685,823 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $164,875 · Management $9,160 · Fundraising $9,160$183,195
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $52,864$52,864
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,876$1,876
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,403$42,403
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,674$14,674
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,302$8,302
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,507$29,507
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,868$2,868
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $46,234$46,234
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $134$134
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,304$10,304
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $278,184$278,184
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,087$3,087
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,991$11,991
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $200$200
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $667,503 · Management $9,160 · Fundraising $9,160$685,823
Part X · Balance sheet $7,109,012 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $417,638; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,789,128$2,975,642
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,009,903$2,006,818
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,523,136$1,708,230
X-15 Other assets$684
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,746,805$7,109,012
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,622$1,945
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,622$1,945
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,476,968$3,497,682
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,268,215$3,609,385
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,745,183$7,107,067
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,746,805$7,109,012
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,107,067 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$921,268
XI-2 Total expenses$685,823
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$235,445
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,745,183
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$126,439
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,107,067

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