Old Dominion Land Conservancy
Old Dominion Land Conservancy reported $36.0 million in revenue and $36.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.39 went to program services, $0.59 to management and general costs and $0.02 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $99,477 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 22% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $37MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $36MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.4% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.3% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $99,477 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.27% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.9 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 7 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseRecorded twelve (12) new conservation easements on 1,846.29 acres with appraised fair market values totaling $35,490,000. At year end a total of 152 easements were held totaling 22,930.36 acres
Continued to work with the state of virginia and the county of loudoun on the donation of 12.37 acres of a state park in loudoun county
Granted two (2) scholarships to a student attending:dickinson collegemountain gateway community college
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $99,477 | $0 | $0 | $99,477 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Old Dominion Land Conservancy (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $162K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b7 · 6 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- 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 2Yes
- 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 54
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Of every $100 Old Dominion Land Conservancy spent in 2025, $99.39 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Old Dominion Land Conservancy's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Old Dominion Land Conservancy reported that 99.4% of its $36.8 million in expenses went to program services, 0.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Old Dominion Land Conservancy pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Old Dominion Land Conservancy reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $99,477, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Old Dominion Land Conservancy get its money?
Of $36.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 99.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Old Dominion Land Conservancy a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 54-1897302 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612659349300801 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512979349300146 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412689349301801 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313109349300121 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233199349306663 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133199349301968 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003219349311170 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 54-1897302: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.