Central Oregon Landwatch

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Bend, OR501(c)(3)Since 1986EIN 93-0935170

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To defend and plan for Central oregons livable future

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$259K 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
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $483K a year · 28% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$259K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $956K
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$2.0M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$749K
FY2021$946K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +19%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$4.6M

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 1987.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.4M Management & general 7% · $113K Fundraising 14% · $240K

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; $259K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$158,525Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$100,425Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ben Gordon$158,525$143,383$135,348$123,000$115,517$50,000
Corie Harlan$100,425—————
Paul Dewey—————$89,579

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

Protecting and planning for Central Oregon's livable future.

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3 program services account for $1.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Rural Lands

LandWatch advocates for policies that promote the wise use of our rural lands and litigates against harmful land use decisions to uphold the land use laws that keep our region unique. In 2025, LandWatch reviewed 1,800+ rural land use and development applications and testified in 26 land use hearings and prevented more than 450 acres of…

$476Kprogram expense
02

Wild Lands & Water

LandWatch keeps landscapes intact and whole and protects our most precious resources and wild places. In 2025, LandWatch led the Bend to Suttle Lake Wildlife Passage Initiative to reach a critical fundraising milestone of $1 million and embark on engineering and design of four wildlife crossings, and scored major policy changes to…

$475Kprogram expense
03

Cities and Towns

To improve livability for all Central Oregon residents, LandWatch focuses on creating Complete Communities, with affordable housing, plentiful transit options, walkable neighborhoods, and nearby parks and open space. In 2025, we helped secure $10 million in state funding for affordable housing.

$373Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$240K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$273
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$237K
SavingsLn 2$160
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$238K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
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$48K$238K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$159K$132K$5K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$912K$758K$30K$124K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$52K$43K$2K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$128K$105K$4K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$87K$72K$3K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$27$1K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$0$32K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$36K$36K$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$122K$93K$27K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$6$1K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$34K$2K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$8K$317$9K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$42K$4K$7K
TravelLn 17$12K$10K$121$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$38K$14K$547$23K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$487$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$9K$488$215
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$113K$240K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.7M$297K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$1.5M$413K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$1.3M$955K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.2M$389K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$946K$539K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$749K$302K$1.0M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $2,011,009 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,926,896
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$29,076
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,926,896
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $75,334$75,334
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $273$273
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,655$5,655
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,851 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,851
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,851 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $81,262$2,011,009
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,714,282 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $132,479 · Management $4,566 · Fundraising $21,480$158,525
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $757,726 · Management $29,919 · Fundraising $124,428$912,073
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $43,027 · Management $1,755 · Fundraising $7,035$51,817
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $104,671 · Management $3,646 · Fundraising $19,756$128,073
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,104 · Management $2,861 · Fundraising $12,242$87,207
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $27 · Management $1,001 · Fundraising $0$1,028
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $31,806 · Fundraising $0$31,806
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $36,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$36,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $93,260 · Management $27,165 · Fundraising $1,523$121,948
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,054 · Management $6 · Fundraising $1,030$5,090
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,136 · Management $1,522 · Fundraising $11,108$46,766
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,511 · Management $317 · Fundraising $9,030$16,858
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,637 · Management $4,277 · Fundraising $7,319$53,233
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,247 · Management $121 · Fundraising $1,954$12,322
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,405 · Management $547 · Fundraising $22,646$37,598
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $487 · Management $3,401 · Fundraising $0$3,888
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,347 · Management $488 · Fundraising $215$10,050
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,361,118 · Management $113,398 · Fundraising $239,766$1,714,282
Part X · Balance sheet $4,567,582 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,014$237,435
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $160$160
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,790,535$4,329,987
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,845,040$4,567,582
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,823$7,868
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,010$7,868
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,798,002$4,539,686
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,028$20,028
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,838,030$4,559,714
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,845,040$4,567,582
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,559,714 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,011,009
XI-2 Total expenses$1,714,282
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$296,727
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,838,030
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$423,769
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,188
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,559,714

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