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Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Las Cruces, NM501(c)(3)EIN 84-2294981Revenue $803K in FY2022

On file with the IRSnuestra-tierra.org418 W Griggs Ave, 88005-2606 · Las Cruces, NMTax-exempt since Aug 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Nuestra Tierra Conservation project's (ntcp) core mission is to ensure that historically and deliberately excluded communities have access to the outdoors and that our people, history and values are authentically reflected in public land and Conservation management decision making.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$167K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $136K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$167K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$803K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$688K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$917K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$803K
FY2022▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$343K
FY2021$934K
FY2022$803K
FY2023$767K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$688K
FY2022▲ +84%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$688K
FY2023$955K
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$917K
FY2022▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$826K
FY2022$917K
FY2023$998K
FY2024$971K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $380K Management & general 56% · $388K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $167K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Angel Pena
Executive Dir.
$83,422Pt VII · Sec A
Angel Pena
Executive Dir.
$83,422Pt VII · Sec A
Norma Chaires-Hartell
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adrian Angulo
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Benny Jasso
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Benny Jasso
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Angel Pena$113,900$106,424$83,422$70,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects excluded communities with outdoor spaces and ensures their voices shape public land decisions.

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4 programs · $569K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The monumental shift coalition is endorsing the monument campaigns that genuinely represent and honor lands and places sacred to the communities which they belong to. Through community-led advocacy, organizing, and storytelling, our coalition supports and furthers the creation of new national monuments that meet those principles.

$243Kprogram expense
02

The monumental shift coalition is endorsing the monument campaigns that genuinely represent and honor lands and places sacred to the communities which they belong to. Through community-led advocacy, organizing, and storytelling, our coalition supports and furthers the creation of new national monuments that meet those principles.

$186Kprogram expense
03

The outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E initiative (ofi) seeks to create a national equity fund that will ensure long-term investments in programs to serve all youth with opportunities to explore the great outdoors. Built on the heels of outdoor equity funds in new mexico, california and colorado, ofi seeks to introduce the outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E act.

$70Kprogram expense
04

The outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E initiative (ofi) seeks to create a national equity fund that will ensure long-term investments in programs to serve all youth with opportunities to explore the great outdoors. Built on the heels of outdoor equity funds in new mexico, california and colorado, ofi seeks to introduce the outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E act.

$70Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Rivian FoundationFY2025$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$803K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$803K
Money outPt IX
$688K
Ln 25
Programscol B$380K
Managementcol C$388K
Owns and owesPt X
$917K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$922K
Total assetsLn 16$966K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$803K
Total revenueLn 12$803K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$922K
Total assetsLn 16$966K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
Net assetsLn 32$917K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.2M−$27K$971K 990 PDF
FY2023 $767K$955K−$189K$998K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $803K$688K$116K$917K 990 PDF
FY2021 $934K$373K$561K$826K 990 PDF
FY2020 $343K$123K$221K$266K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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