Heritage Lands envisions a world where Tribal and Indigenous communities are connected to their homelands to the fullest extent posible politically, economically, educationally, socially, culturally, and spiritually.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$34K 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
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$34K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$225K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$200K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$48K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$225K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$194K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$189K
FY2025$225K
Net assets
$48K
FY2025▲ +103%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$59K
FY2023$38K
FY2024$23K
FY2025$48K

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 Apr 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% · $200K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $34K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$33,568Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Gazing Wolf’s $34K as Executive Director is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022
Kathleen Van Vlack—$37,186$29,909
Joseph Gazing Wolf$33,568——
Jessica Yaquinto—$28,877$27,074
Joseph Wolf—$2,738—

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

Heritage Lands Collective is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Evergreen, CO, formed in 2017.

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1 program · $200K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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$200Kprogram 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 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$225K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$223K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$200K
Ln 25
Programscol B$200K
Owns and owesPt X
$48K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$223K
Government grantsLn 1e$201K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$225K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$48K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$0$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$18K
Net assetsLn 32$0$48K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$34K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$52K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$296$296
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$66K$66K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$541$541
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$35$35
Total functional expensesLn 25$200K$200K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $225K$200K$24K$48K 990 PDF
FY2024 $189K$23K 990 PDF
FY2023 $140K$38K 990 PDF
FY2022 $194K$59K 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 $224,894 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$223,013
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$1,881
I-12 Total revenue$224,894
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$75,998
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$124,492
I-18 Total expenses$200,490
I-19 Revenue less expenses$24,404
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $224,894 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$201,385
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,628
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$223,013
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,881$1,881
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,881$224,894
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $200,490 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,568$33,568
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,920$26,920
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,510$15,510
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $51,831$51,831
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $296$296
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $65,987$65,987
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $541$541
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,802$5,802
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35$35
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $200,490 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$200,490
Part X · Balance sheet $65,218 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$65,218
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$65,218
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$17,502
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$17,502
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$47,716
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$65,218
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $47,716 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$224,894
XI-2 Total expenses$200,490
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,404
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$23,312
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$47,716

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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