Utah Open Lands Conservation Association
Also known as Utah Open Lands
Utah Open Lands Conservation Association reported $11.4 million in revenue and $937,401 in expenses for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.81 went to program services, $11.12 to management and general costs and $7.07 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $119,165 (Executive Director). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 241% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $937KFor 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 April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.8% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.1% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.1% | 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 | 95.2% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.5% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $119,165 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 12.71% | 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 | 288.6 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 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 expenseLAND CONSERVATION: From community backed protection campaigns to critical habitat for species of greatest concern, Utah Open Lands crafted conservation easements to ensure land protection on incredible resource lands, community open spaces and lands of ecological significance. Ongoing negotiations include land that surrounds the Great Salt Lake and the wetlands that sustain the Lake, landscapes that buffer our national defense at Camp Williams as well as provide community trails, open space and agricultural lands and lands adjacent to stunning landscapes that capture state, international and…
STEWARDSHIP: Utah Open Lands has continued to expand its stewardship responsibilities by monitoring every property it has protected. As new lands are acquired and permanently conserved, they are incorporated into the organization's perpetual stewardship and monitoring program. Through regular site visits and documentation, stewardship staff verify compliance with conservation easements and track the condition and direction of each property's conservation values over time, ensuring that the purposes of protection are upheld year after year. Utah Open Lands has also continued collaborative work…
EDUCATION and OUTREACH: Conservation education at Utah Open Lands ranges from seminars we host for those professionals who deal with conservation easements to restoration and management plan lessons we have learned from monitoring and enforcing our conservation easements. The organization routinely presented at Rotary clubs, league of Women Voter Forums, practitioner seminars, city councils and University Classes. In particular, Utah Open Lands presented at three University of Utah Law classes as well as providing lectures the League of Women Voters and several town halls. Utah Open Lands was…
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 Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $97,949 | $0 | $21,216 | $119,165 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Utah Open Lands Conservation Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $90,504 (Part IX, line 5).
5 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–1b15 · 15 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 59
- Volunteers Part I, line 620
Private foundation grants it received
21 private foundations reported grants to Utah Open Lands Conservation Association totaling $97,689 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 Utah Open Lands Conservation Association's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Utah Open Lands Conservation Association, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Utah Open Lands Conservation Association's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, Utah Open Lands Conservation Association reported that 81.8% of its $937,401 in expenses went to program services, 11.1% to management and general and 7.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Utah Open Lands Conservation Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Utah Open Lands Conservation Association reported for one person in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 was $119,165, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Utah Open Lands Conservation Association get its money?
Of $11.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, 95.2% came from contributions and grants (including 2.5% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Utah Open Lands Conservation Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 87-0480542 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 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 April 30, 2025, object 202610649349301061 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, object 202500719349301120 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023, object 202420229349301247 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2022, object 202300549349300245 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2021, object 202200739349300635 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 87-0480542: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.