Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust

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The Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust seeks to conserve rural lands, to preserve the farms, forests, wetlands, waters, and heritage of virginias Eastern Shore for the benefit of current and future generations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 27 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
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 $191K a year · 54% 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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $156K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$271K
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$219K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$271K
FY2025▼ -53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$641K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$576K
FY2025$271K
Expenses
$219K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$131K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$219K
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2003.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $147K Management & general 28% · $61K Fundraising 5% · $11K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hali Plourde-Rogers’s $64K as Executive Di is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hali Plourde-Rogers$63,548$66,611$59,976$57,983

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

Conserves rural lands by educating landowners and securing voluntary conservation easements.

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3 programs · $147K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Outreach and advocacy programs to stimulate and promote public interest and awareness of conservation.

$67Kprogram expense
02

Stewardship of the existing easements in place on the eastern shore of virginia.

$62Kprogram expense
03

Acquisition of new easements on the eastern shore of virginia.

$18Kprogram 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 5 funders$156K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$271K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Money outPt IX
$219K
Ln 25
Programscol B$147K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$600
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10K
Total revenueLn 12$271K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$96K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$96K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 627
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$10K
Share of the $1.5M endowmentSch D 1g0.64%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$1.5M$1.4M$1.2M$1.2M$1.3M
Given inLn 1b$31K$45K$32K$70K
SpentLn 1d–1f$64K$9K$54K$46K$6K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$96K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.8M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$125K$103K$16K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$720$432
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K$535
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$9K$269
Office expensesLn 13$13K$5K$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$3K$7K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$479
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$4K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$485$765
Total functional expensesLn 25$219K$147K$61K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 5, 2026 $271K$219K$52K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 21, 2025 $576K$188K$388K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2025 $219K$161K$58K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 15, 2025 $641K$159K$482K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 6, 2022 $211K$131K$80K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 13, 2021 $204K$119K$85K$1.2M 990 PDF

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 $270,791 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $218,242$168,338
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $314,254$49,709
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $43,718$52,744
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $576,214$270,791
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $120,832$138,398
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $67,451$80,816
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $188,283$219,214
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $387,931$51,577
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $270,791 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$167,738
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,878
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$168,338
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $39,210$39,210
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,500$1,500
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $10,499$10,499
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $45,601$45,601
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,643$5,643
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,352 · Excluded from tax $47,101$270,791
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $219,214 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $102,544 · Management $15,546 · Fundraising $6,996$125,086
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,591 · Management $720 · Fundraising $432$3,743
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,845 · Management $1,189 · Fundraising $535$9,569
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,488$3,488
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,000$13,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,280 · Fundraising $269$9,549
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,045 · Management $6,011 · Fundraising $1,584$12,640
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,097$1,097
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,842 · Management $6,586$9,428
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,805$4,805
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,345 · Management $479$3,824
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,147$1,147
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,816 · Management $2,080$8,896
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,980 · Management $4,839$8,819
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,873 · Management $485 · Fundraising $765$4,123
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $147,271 · Management $61,362 · Fundraising $10,581$219,214
Part X · Balance sheet $2,849,817 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,467$96,191
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,262$6,115
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,562,681$2,743,556
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,356$3,955
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,543,614$2,849,817
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,575$9,921
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,575$9,921
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,540,039$2,839,896
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,540,039$2,839,896
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,543,614$2,849,817
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,839,896 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$270,791
XI-2 Total expenses$219,214
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,577
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,540,039
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$248,280
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,839,896

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