Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy reported $34.5 million in revenue and $14.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.89 went to program services, $5.54 to management and general costs and $5.57 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $295,662 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 230% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor 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
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $34MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.9% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.5% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.6% | 3.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.2% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $295,662 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.00% | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 93.8 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 19 of 19 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseFor the tax year ending june 30, 2025, 359 acres of land valued at $1,478,200 were acquired by purchase or donation for permanent protection and public use. Included in acquisitions during the tax year are the birch point, arcadia marsh addition, golden days loon, and wilcox-palmer-sha addition. The acquisitions bring the total land preserves protected to 10,980 acres, valued at historical cost of $36,138,870. Also, conservation easement development rights extinguished in the tax year ending june 30, 2025 totaled $2,038,000 as described in schedule d, part xiii. A total of 261 conservation…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $240,190 | $0 | $55,472 | $295,662 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,514 | $0 | $22,793 | $131,307 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,953 | $0 | $26,781 | $130,734 |
| SENIOR CHARITABLE GIVING SPECIALIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $105,680 | $0 | $22,617 | $128,297 |
| DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,889 | $0 | $16,106 | $119,995 |
| DIRECTOR OF LAND PROTECTIO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,919 | $0 | $6,978 | $119,897 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $252K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b19 · 19 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- 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 542
- Volunteers Part I, line 6300
Private foundation grants it received
30 private foundations reported grants to Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy totaling $1.0M 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.
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Every number above is copied from Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy spent in FY2025, $88.89 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy reported that 88.9% of its $14.8 million in expenses went to program services, 5.5% to management and general and 5.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $295,662, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy get its money?
Of $34.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 38-2994229 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202503219349305135 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202433029349300448 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333049349300648 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202202989349300315 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202113169349310956 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202033039349301548 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 38-2994229: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.