To promote private land conservation in the Buffalo national River watershed through the acquisition of conservation easements which restrict the use and development of the land in order to protect water quality by conserving riparian areas, conserving wildlife habitat, preserving historical and cultural properties and places, and maintaining the character and recreational user experience of the national park by protecting view sheds from development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 1 employee.
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 51% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
32 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $239K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 31.6 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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$107K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$62K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$623K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$107K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$135K
FY2023$90K
FY2024$107K
Expenses
$62K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$48K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$49K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$62K
Net assets
$623K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$360K
FY2021$458K
FY2022$543K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$623K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $62K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ross Noland’s $40K as Executive Di is at the 22nd 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
Ross Noland$39,600$39,600$44,217$35,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects land near Buffalo National River by acquiring easements to conserve water, wildlife, and scenic views.

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1 program · $62K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Acquisition and management of land or easements, including land purchases, baseline documentation, and monitoring.

$62Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2024–2024
The Nature ConservancyVA · FY2024$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$107K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$62K
Ln 25
Programscol B$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$623K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K
Total assetsLn 16$623K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$83K
Government grantsLn 1e$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Total revenueLn 12$107K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$162K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$162K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$239K
Other assetsLn 15$221K
Total assetsLn 16$623K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$623K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K$162K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$205K$239K
Total assetsLn 16$577K$623K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$577K$623K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$389$389
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$293$293
Total functional expensesLn 25$62K$62K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $107K$62K$46K$623K 990 PDF
FY2023 $90K$56K$35K$577K 990 PDF
FY2022 $135K$49K$85K$543K 990 PDF
FY2021 $145K$54K$90K$458K 990 PDF
FY2020 $74K$48K$25K$360K 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
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Part I · Summary $107,476 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $66,915$82,750
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,535$24,726
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $90,450$107,476
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $42,974$42,834
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,512$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,253$8,825
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $55,739$61,659
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,711$45,817
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $107,476 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$31,028
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,722
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$82,750
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $71 · Excluded from tax $24,655$24,726
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $71 · Excluded from tax $24,655$107,476
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $61,659 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,724$39,724
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,110$3,110
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,835$1,835
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,225$2,225
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $389$389
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,083$4,083
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $293$293
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $61,659 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$61,659
Part X · Balance sheet $623,214 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $141,288$162,450
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $204,777$239,431
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $231,332$221,333
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $577,397$623,214
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $577,397$623,214
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $577,397$623,214
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $623,214 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$107,476
XI-2 Total expenses$61,659
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,817
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$577,397
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$623,214

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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