Clt's mission is to conserve and forever care for the lands and waters of the south puget sound and chehalis basin watersheds.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 207 volunteers and 12 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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 $1.8M a year · 54% 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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $8.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.0 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
$529K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$30.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$911K
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$30.1M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20.1M
FY2021$21.0M
FY2022$21.2M
FY2023$22.9M
FY2024$26.6M
FY2025$30.1M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1994.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $1.1M Management & general 23% · $387K Fundraising 9% · $156K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$93,143Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Fellow
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Winter’s $93K as Executive Director is at the 22nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Winter$93,143$96,058$98,114$91,041$85,645$83,485

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

Conserves and restores land and habitats, protecting thousands of acres and planting native species with community and tribal partners.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

In 2025, capitol land trust (CLT) updated the 5-YR strategic plan which will drive forward our ongoing commitment to local land conservation and stewardship. We conserved four new properties that contributed to our total of more than 6,700 acres and nearly 20 miles of marine shoreline now permenantly protected across the south puget…

$1.1Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$387K
Fundraisingcol D$156K
Owns and owesPt X
$30.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$428K
Total assetsLn 16$30.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$529K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$753K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$222K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$166K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$271K
SavingsLn 2$157K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$428K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.9M
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$30.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$529K
Net assetsLn 32$30.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 6207
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$363K$428K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.5M$8.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.1M$20.9M
Total assetsLn 16$27.2M$30.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$583K$529K
Net assetsLn 32$26.6M$30.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$62K$41K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$603K$323K$202K$79K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$9K$7K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$77K$37K$30K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$34K$18K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$8K$1K$206
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$265K$232K$27K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$553$204$349
Office expensesLn 13$65K$29K$9K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$788$141
OccupancyLn 16$36K$30K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$18K$9K$6K$3K
InterestLn 20$12K$9K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$18K$6K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$356K$326K$28K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$4K$4K$40
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$387K$156K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.7M$1.7M$3.0M$30.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.8M$1.4M$3.4M$26.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$1.3M$1.8M$22.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$2.6M$631K$21.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$911K$823K$21.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$1.3M$1.3M$20.1M 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 $4,687,405 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,637,659$4,577,644
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $153,217$107,372
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,557$2,389
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,818,433$4,687,405
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $783,982$876,851
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $611,175$811,849
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,395,157$1,688,700
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,423,276$2,998,705
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,687,405 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$486,406
VIII-1e Government grants$753,481
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,337,757
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$221,910
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,577,644
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $273,080$273,080
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$165,708−$165,708
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,389$2,389
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,389 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $107,372$4,687,405
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,688,700 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,283 · Management $41,031 · Fundraising $15,231$118,545
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $323,392 · Management $201,540 · Fundraising $78,566$603,498
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,629 · Management $6,924 · Fundraising $2,166$17,719
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,341 · Management $29,961 · Fundraising $9,375$76,677
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,599 · Management $18,495 · Fundraising $8,318$60,412
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,421 · Management $1,148 · Fundraising $206$9,775
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $232,377 · Management $27,438 · Fundraising $4,913$264,728
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $204 · Management $349$553
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,979 · Management $9,375 · Fundraising $26,317$64,671
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,785 · Management $788 · Fundraising $141$6,714
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,342 · Management $3,143 · Fundraising $2,661$36,146
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,196 · Management $5,782 · Fundraising $2,557$17,535
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,514 · Management $3,530$12,044
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,620$8,620
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,571 · Management $5,847 · Fundraising $3,312$26,730
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $325,780 · Management $28,250 · Fundraising $2,342$356,372
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,235 · Management $3,686 · Fundraising $40$7,961
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,145,268 · Management $387,287 · Fundraising $156,145$1,688,700
Part X · Balance sheet $30,600,171 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $209,807$271,138
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $152,867$156,528
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $245,315$409,785
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,360$12,713
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,057,755$20,895,235
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $7,500,379$8,852,123
X-15 Other assets$2,649
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,182,483$30,600,171
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $82,439$93,162
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $350,000$280,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $583,228$529,352
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,401,512$6,649,104
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $21,197,743$23,421,715
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $26,599,255$30,070,819
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,182,483$30,600,171
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $30,070,819 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,687,405
XI-2 Total expenses$1,688,700
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,998,705
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$26,599,255
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$472,858
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$30,070,819

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