Land Core is building the missing infrastructure and market-based incentives that will make the rapid adoption and scalability of soil health possible.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K 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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FY2022 · 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $244K a year · 45% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $52K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$620K
+115% vs prior year
Spent
$246K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$493K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$620K
FY2022▲ +115%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$620K
FY2023$700K
FY2024$583K
Expenses
$246K
FY2022▲ +66%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$148K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$393K
Net assets
$493K
FY2022▲ +314%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$22K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$493K
FY2023$735K
FY2024$925K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2019.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $198K Management & general 13% · $32K Fundraising 6% · $15K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$85,029Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$33,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aria McLauchlan’s $98K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aria McLauchlan$97,500$97,500$85,029$70,168$66,914
Harley Cross$38,000$38,000$33,000——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Building infrastructure and incentives to make soil health adoption rapid and scalable.

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3 programs · $198K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Risk Modeling including research and the convening of a cross-sector working group to build an actuarially-sound, predictive model of the risk-mitigating benefits of soil health practices, designed as a tool to inform lenders and insurers to incentivize soil health practice adoption.

$93Kprogram expense
02

Policy development and recommendations that encourage economic incentives for producers and improvement of public soil health infrastructure at the federal level.

$82Kprogram expense
03

Education including research and education on behalf of soil health and land use issues. This included educating farmers about soil health policy, lawmakers about the importance of soil health, and the broader public about the necessity of soil health.

$23Kprogram 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 3 funders$52K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$620K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$517K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$246K
Ln 25
Programscol B$198K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$493K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$375K
Total assetsLn 16$529K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$517K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$620K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$375K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$375K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$529K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$493K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K$375K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$158K$529K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$119K$493K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$98K$12K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$1K$870
Accounting feesLn 11c$950$950
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13$13
Office expensesLn 13$1K$297$1K
Information technologyLn 14$749$749
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$217$217
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$796$796
InsuranceLn 23$2K$112$2K$15
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K$208
All other expensesLn 24e$105K$87K$12K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$246K$198K$32K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $583K$393K$190K$925K 990 PDF
FY2023 $700K$427K$273K$735K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $620K$246K$374K$493K 990 PDF
FY2021 $289K$148K$141K$119K 990 PDF
FY2020 $71K−$22K 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 $620,177 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $269,184$516,993
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,500$100,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $198$2,684
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $288,882$620,177
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $75,536$126,730
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $72,580$119,652
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $148,116$246,382
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $140,766$373,795
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $620,177 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$516,993
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$516,993
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $100,500$100,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,684$2,684
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $103,184$620,177
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $246,382 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,622 · Management $11,904 · Fundraising $8,503$118,029
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,613 · Management $1,218 · Fundraising $870$8,701
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $950$950
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13$13
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $297 · Management $1,171$1,468
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $749$749
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,688$2,688
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $217$217
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,296$1,296
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $796$796
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $112 · Management $2,228 · Fundraising $15$2,355
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,015 · Management $208$4,223
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $86,889 · Management $11,933 · Fundraising $6,075$104,897
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $198,466 · Management $32,453 · Fundraising $15,463$246,382
Part X · Balance sheet $529,470 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,115$374,683
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $102,500$151,957
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$44
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,582$2,786
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $158,197$529,470
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $39,069$36,577
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,099$36,577
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $119,098$492,893
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $119,098$492,893
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $158,197$529,470
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $492,893 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$620,177
XI-2 Total expenses$246,382
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$373,795
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$119,098
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$492,893

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