Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1991.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $105K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Mary Vandevord’s $105K as President/CEO is at the 32nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Vandevord | $104,585 | $103,019 | $101,491 | $80,633 | $80,767 | $73,432 |
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.
See Heartlands Conservancy executive salaries →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
Protects Southern Illinois' natural and cultural resources by empowering and collaborating with local people.
Questions for Heartlands Conservancy
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Land Conservation
Preservation of 10,000 acres of land in southern illinois for ecological, cultural, recreational, and agricultural purposes. The organization manages around 360 acres of land and holds conservation easements in excess of 3,920 acres.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 37-1273869) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $361K | $316K | $283K | $234K | $256K |
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.4M | $5.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.4M | $1.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.0M | $3.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $105K | $38K | $44K | $22K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $770K | $576K | $50K | $144K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $66K | $42K | $12K | $12K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $26K | $26K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $22K | $20K | $2K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $795 | $795 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $45K | $2K | $33K | $10K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $39K | $39K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $27K | $7K | $4K | $16K |
| InterestLn 20 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3K | $698 | $2K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $12K | $2K | $10K | $232 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $18K | $14K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $32K | $8K | $24K | $390 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.5M | $2.0M | $260K | $221K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 | $2.8M | $2.5M | $334K | $3.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 | $2.1M | $1.9M | $158K | $3.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 11, 2024 | $4.3M | $4.0M | $281K | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 18, 2023 | $1.3M | $1.3M | −$2K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 19, 2022 | $704K | $1.7M | −$1.0M | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 21, 2021 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $112K | $3.6M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $2,822,440 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,822,440 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,488,516 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,022,116 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,403,494 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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