Totals
- Total revenue
- $15,487,164
- Total expenses
- $4,219,760
- Contributions and grants received
- $14,020,983
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $645,518
- Investment income
- $707,305
- Other revenue
- $113,358
- Total assets, end of year
- $73,310,965
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $519,080
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $72,791,885
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,207,995
- Management and general expenses
- $581,526
- Fundraising expenses
- $430,239
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,207,995
Program services were 76.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$967,358
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$13,053,625
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$11,020,013
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2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL TOURS & SEMINARS
total $629,783 · related or exempt $629,783
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2b · Program service revenue: AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE
total $15,735 · related or exempt $15,735
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3 · Investment income
total $302,557 · excluded $302,557
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5 · Royalties
total $10,557 · excluded $10,557
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6a · Gross rents
real property $40,068
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $40,068
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $40,068 · excluded $40,068
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,475,015 · other assets $80,458
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,076,875 · other assets $73,850
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $398,140 · other assets $6,608
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $404,748 · related or exempt $6,608 · excluded $398,140
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE
total $62,733 · related or exempt $62,733
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11e · Other revenue, total
$62,733
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $479,248 · program services $207,881 · management and general $183,298 · fundraising $88,069
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $921,353 · program services $817,229 · management and general $14,591 · fundraising $89,533
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $70,140 · program services $55,552 · management and general $6,506 · fundraising $8,082
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $70,855 · program services $60,116 · management and general $2,184 · fundraising $8,555
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $130,800 · program services $96,794 · management and general $17,524 · fundraising $16,482
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11b · Fees: legal
total $64,071 · management and general $64,071
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $83,106 · management and general $83,106
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $44,948 · management and general $44,948
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11g · Fees: other
total $81,028 · management and general $81,028
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13 · Office expenses
total $700,187 · program services $520,893 · management and general $11,014 · fundraising $168,280
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14 · Information technology
total $35,639 · program services $26,373 · management and general $4,775 · fundraising $4,491
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16 · Occupancy
total $46,738 · program services $44,869 · management and general $1,402 · fundraising $467
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17 · Travel
total $126,239 · program services $95,942 · management and general $15,148 · fundraising $15,149
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $28,436 · management and general $28,436
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20 · Interest
total $6,677 · program services $6,677
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $12,988 · program services $9,871 · management and general $1,558 · fundraising $1,559
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23 · Insurance
total $54,841 · program services $30,162 · management and general $21,937 · fundraising $2,742
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24a · Other expenses: SEMINARS
total $590,223 · program services $590,223
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24b · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE - SITES
total $391,590 · program services $391,590
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24c · Other expenses: MAGAZINE PUBLISHING
total $150,283 · program services $135,256 · fundraising $15,027
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24d · Other expenses: PROPERTY TAXES - SITES
total $118,567 · program services $118,567
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24e · All other expenses
total $11,803 · fundraising $11,803
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,129,106 · end of year $294,859
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,538,856 · end of year $497,550
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $644,867
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $215,692 · end of year $25,151
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$399,440
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$98,826
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $307,957 · end of year $300,614
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $9,895,666 · end of year $10,837,301
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $48,672,876 · end of year $60,710,623
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $191,231 · end of year $110,464
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $232,730 · end of year $2,400
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $153,691 · end of year $103,854
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $350,317 · end of year $302,362
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $58,116,292 · end of year $69,366,979
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,715,892 · end of year $3,424,906
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE AMERICA'S MOST IMPORTANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THE CONSERVANCY IDENTIFIES IMPORTANT ENDANGERED SITES, ACQUIRES THE PROPERTY BY PURCHASE, GIFT, OR BARGAIN SALE FROM DONORS, SECURES THE PROPERTY, STABILIZES THE CULTURAL RESOURCES AT THE SITE, MANAGES THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESERVE AS PART OF A LONG-TERM PLAN, AND EDUCATES THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND HOW TO PRESERVE WHAT REMAINS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE AMERICA'S MOST IMPORTANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES.
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ACQUISITION, CONSERVATION, AND MANAGEMENT: DURING THE YEAR ENDING JULY 31, 2025, THE CONSERVANCY COMPLETED THE ACQUISITION AND PROTECTION OF 11 ENDANGERED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, WHICH ARE NOW MANAGED AS ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESERVES. OVER 25 MORE SITES AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF ACQUISITION. IN TOTAL, THE CONSERVANCY HAS PROTECTED OVER 590 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE CONSERVANCY REGULARLY CONDUCTS STEWARDSHIP AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF EACH SITE.
Expenses $1,823,492
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EDUCATION: DURING THE YEAR ENDING JULY 31, 2025, THE CONSERVANCY PUBLISHED FOUR ISSUES OF "AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY" MAGAZINE, WHICH WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WITH A TOTAL DISTRIBUTION OF 20,600 COPIES PER ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONSERVANCY CONDUCTED 9 ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRAVEL SEMINARS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR WITH OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS.
Expenses $1,384,503 · Revenue $645,518
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Mark P MichelMARK P MICHEL
PRES/CEO--FO
- Total calculated
- $181,889
- From this org
- $164,653
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,236
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,653
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $12,686
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4,550
- Filer's total
- $181,889
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Tione JosephTIONE JOSEPH
CFO
- Total calculated
- $132,344
- From this org
- $116,612
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,732
- Hours/week
- 40
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Anne LoweANNE LOWE
PRES/CEO--FO
- Total calculated
- $127,846
- From this org
- $120,267
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,579
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jessica CrawfordJESSICA CRAWFORD
REGIONAL DIR
- Total calculated
- $119,610
- From this org
- $105,100
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,510
- Hours/week
- 40
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Cory D WilkinsCORY D WILKINS
PRESIDENT/CE
- Total calculated
- $111,955
- From this org
- $101,950
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,005
- Hours/week
- 40
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Betsy AlexanderBETSY ALEXANDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Shane DoyleSHANE DOYLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jim GallowayJIM GALLOWAY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert GelbROBERT GELB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jerry GoldenJERRY GOLDEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Leslie MassonLESLIE MASSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeffrey M MitchemJEFFREY M MITCHEM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bill ThompsonBILL THOMPSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Vin SteponaitisVIN STEPONAITIS
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202600769349300820
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