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The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: CORPORATION
Environment · ARLINGTON, VA · EIN 52-1388917

Money Out (latest fiscal year)

990 · FY ending 2024-12-31
Largest (approx.)
Total spending
$356.2M
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Grants paid
$47.9M
Lobbying
$750K
Program services
$331.2M

Professional fundraisers (Sch G Part I)

Firm / PersonActivityStateGrossRetainedNet to org
Niles Sorensen ConsultingProfessional fundraisingNC$0$30K-$30K

Top contractors (990 Part VII §B)

ContractorServiceStateCompensation
Robert Piper LoggingForestry - logging and hauling—$1.2M
Kalmia Construction CO INCConstruction services—$1.0M
HURT & Proffitt INCBoundary survey—$274K
F&W Forestry ServicesForest management—$251K
KORN Ferry (us)Recruiting services—$233K

Lobbying — 501(h) Election (Sch C Part II-A)

Total lobbying expenditures$750K
Direct lobbying$750K
Grassroots lobbying$0
501(h) lobbying ceiling$6.0M
Lobbying nontaxable amount$1.0M
Grassroots ceiling$1.5M
Total exempt-purpose expenditures$356.2M

Grants Made (Top 50 by amount)

10,000 grants · $3.0B total
RecipientStateIRC sectionCash grantPurpose
BRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUST
EIN 311721762
AK501C3$18.8MCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
LONGWOOD GARDENS INC
EIN 510110625
PA501C3$10.2MCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
HOOPA VALLEY INDIAN TRIBE
EIN 941477040
CAGOVERNMENT UNIT$8.2MCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
US FISH & WILDLIFE
EIN 530201504
COGOVERNMENT UNIT$6.8MCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRO
EIN 516000279
DEGOVERNMENT UNIT$5.8MCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF ATLANTA
EIN 586000511
GAGOVERNMENT UNIT$5.0MCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
EIN 586000511
GAGOVERNMENT UNIT$4.0MCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES THE DIVISION OF PARKS AN
EIN 840644739
COGOVERNMENT UNIT$3.8MCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON STATE OF COLORADO
EIN 846000774
COGOVERNMENT UNIT$2.9MCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PRESERVATION VIRGINIA
EIN 540568800
VA501C3$2.3MCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MAINSPRING CONSERVATION TRUST INC
EIN 562142199
NC501C3$2.0MCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT