501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 148 volunteers and 8 employees.
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 $510K a year · 36% 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$146K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $160K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$476K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$17.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$864K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$645K
FY2021$789K
FY2022$863K
FY2023$936K
FY2024$954K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$17.5M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.7M
FY2021$16.1M
FY2022$16.2M
FY2023$16.2M
FY2024$16.9M
FY2025$17.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1992.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.0M Management & general 10% · $117K Fundraising 5% · $59K

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; $146K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$146,393Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jake Jones’s $146K as Executive Di is at the 62nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2020
Jake Jones$146,393$146,624$115,399—
Noel Durant———$83,192

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

Protects and stewards open lands for vistas, recreation, wildlife, and ranching.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The preservation of open space through land acquisition and easements: a major multiyear project to support a federal land exchange and accept a conservation easement on MT emmons closed on august 29, 2024.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Staff monitored and maintained 72 conservation easements and fee owned parcels across 6500 acres. The land trust improved trail conditions supported wildlife habitats, cattle ranching and recreational access for the public.

Pt IX · col B
03

The crested butte land trust successfully advanced the organization's long term conservation strategy with several new fee acquisition and conservation easement project going under contract and closing in FY26.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$350K
Investment incomeLn 3$83K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$117K
Fundraisingcol D$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$17.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$18.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$476K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$64K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$350K
Investment incomeLn 3$83K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.9M
Other assetsLn 15$143K
Total assetsLn 16$18.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$476K
Net assetsLn 32$17.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6148
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.8M$14.9M
Total assetsLn 16$17.1M$18.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$228K$476K
Net assetsLn 32$16.9M$17.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$457K$402K$32K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$76K$67K$5K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$29K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$35K$31K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$30K$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$126K$111K$9K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$9K$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$19K$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$28K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$560
InterestLn 20$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$10K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$263K$258K$4K$691
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$15K$1K$837
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$117K$59K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.2M$469K$17.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$954K$596K$16.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$936K$418K$16.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$863K$660K$16.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $864K$789K$75K$16.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$645K$845K$13.7M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,677,941 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,078,234$1,199,511
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $355,053$349,565
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70,428$83,086
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,197$45,779
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,549,912$1,677,941
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $506,290$566,491
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $447,827$642,486
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $954,117$1,208,977
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $595,795$468,964
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $1,677,941 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,199,511
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$64,350
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,199,511
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $349,565$349,565
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $83,086$83,086
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $45,779$45,779
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $395,344 · Excluded from tax $83,086$1,677,941
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,208,977 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $402,318 · Management $32,003 · Fundraising $22,859$457,180
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $67,298 · Management $5,353 · Fundraising $3,824$76,475
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,896 · Management $2,298 · Fundraising $1,642$32,836
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $30,925 · Management $2,460 · Fundraising $1,757$35,142
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $29,976 · Management $2,384 · Fundraising $1,703$34,063
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $110,921 · Management $8,823 · Fundraising $6,302$126,046
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,178 · Management $5,507 · Fundraising $5,711$20,396
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,203 · Management $11,522 · Fundraising $11,949$42,674
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,139 · Management $2,238 · Fundraising $1,599$31,976
IX-17 TravelManagement $9,244$9,244
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,103 · Management $560$4,663
IX-20 InterestPrograms $19,517$19,517
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $21,425$21,425
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,838 · Management $8,050$17,888
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $257,759 · Management $4,262 · Fundraising $691$262,712
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,731 · Management $1,172 · Fundraising $837$16,740
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,032,802 · Management $117,301 · Fundraising $58,874$1,208,977
Part X · Balance sheet $17,971,963 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $999,210$1,228,646
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,275,978$1,614,653
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,710$6,724
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $52,005$54,929
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,783,158$14,924,233
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,689$142,778
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,127,000$17,971,963
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,692$20,660
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $202,491$330,357
X-25 Other liabilities$125,278
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $228,183$476,295
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,175,544$17,398,768
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $723,273$96,900
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,898,817$17,495,668
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,127,000$17,971,963
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,495,668 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,677,941
XI-2 Total expenses$1,208,977
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$468,964
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,898,817
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$127,887
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,495,668

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