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Compatible Lands Foundation

Claremore, OK · EIN 27-1693939 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Compatible Lands Foundation reported $24.6 million in revenue and $24.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $95.93 went to program services, $2.95 to management and general costs and $1.12 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.7% of the total. Government grants made up 93.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $223,211 (EXECUTIVE DI). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 172% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $24M

Program services$95.93 $23M
Management & general$2.95 $710K
Fundraising$1.12 $269K

For context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$2.57 $634K
Government grants$93.15 $23M
Program service revenue$0.41 $102K
Investment income$3.87 $952K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 371 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	95.9%	83.6%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	3.0%	10.5%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	1.1%	3.3%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.01	$0.03
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	95.7%	87.6%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	93.1%	4.8%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.4%	3.2%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$223,211	$293,532
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.93%	1.74%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	7
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	6.1	18.8
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	8 of 8	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$23M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $102K

Acquisition of easements and land parcels around military installations and other properties with significant natural resources and conservation values

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
EXECUTIVE DI Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$192,711	$0	$30,500	$223,211

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Compatible Lands Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $193K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$25M	$24M	95.9%	$12M	$223,211
2023 ⓘ	$4.4M	$5.5M	83.6%	$11M	$214,047
2022 ⓘ	$9.0M	$7.2M	88.9%	$619K	$198,095
2021 ⓘ	$3.6M	$3.4M	79.6%	−$1.2M	$199,596
2020 (amended) ⓘ	$3.1M	$4.0M	83.1%	$11M	$200,093
2019 ⓘ	$9.1M	$8.8M	93.6%	$8.4M	$189,124

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 8 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 516
Volunteers Part I, line 68

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Compatible Lands Foundation totaling $26 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Compatible Lands Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Compatible Lands Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Compatible Lands Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Compatible Lands Foundation reported that 95.9% of its $24.0 million in expenses went to program services, 3.0% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Compatible Lands Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Compatible Lands Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $223,211, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Compatible Lands Foundation get its money?

Of $24.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 95.7% came from contributions and grants (including 93.1% from government grants) and 0.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Compatible Lands Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 27-1693939 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523189349303067 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433209349309178 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333189349305733 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223159349300637 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020 (amended), object 202242809349300839 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023179349308372 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 27-1693939: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.