Center for Natural Lands Management
Center for Natural Lands Management reported $28.6 million in revenue and $9.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $76.56 went to program services, $23.32 to management and general costs and $0.12 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 74.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $259,237 (CO-EXEC DIR & CFO). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 156% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.7MFor context, the median across 377 covered environment charities: $85.96 programs, $10.73 management, $3.31 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $29MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 76.6% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 23.3% | 10.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 3.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 74.0% | 87.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.1% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 19.2% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $259,237 | $290,146 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.68% | 1.73% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 406.2 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 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 expenseAs of september 30, 2025, the center for Natural Lands Management (cnlm) has permanently protected, through in-fee ownership and conservation easements, 75,547.65 acres of land and wetlands that provide associated habitat for at-risk species. Protection and stewardship were provided through patrolling, public education, control of non-native vegetation, biological monitoring, boundary security, habitat restoration, research, and other activites. Through this stewardship, cnlm protected approximately 177 federal or state listed or special-status species, including 28 mammal, 40 bird, 18…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO-EXEC DIR & CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $217,509 | $0 | $41,728 | $259,237 |
| CO-EXEC DIR & DIR OF CONSE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $233,016 | $0 | $23,512 | $256,528 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $166,408 | $0 | $52,229 | $218,637 |
| CORPORATE SECRETARY Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,163 | $0 | $19,946 | $166,109 |
| LAND ACQ. PROGRAM MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $126,574 | $0 | $12,841 | $139,415 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Center for Natural Lands Management (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $783K (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–1b9 · 9 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 553
- Volunteers Part I, line 6437
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Center for Natural Lands Management totaling $5,038 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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Of every $100 Center for Natural Lands Management spent in FY2025, $76.56 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Center for Natural Lands Management's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Center for Natural Lands Management reported that 76.6% of its $9.7 million in expenses went to program services, 23.3% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Center for Natural Lands Management pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Center for Natural Lands Management reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $259,237, for the role of CO-EXEC DIR & CFO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Center for Natural Lands Management get its money?
Of $28.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 74.0% came from contributions and grants (including 1.1% from government grants) and 19.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Center for Natural Lands Management a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 68-0233573 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 September 30, 2025, object 202622299349302052 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532269349301698 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422289349302247 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322279349302482 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242249349302704 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202122219349300242 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 68-0233573: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.