Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,082,083
- Total expenses
- $3,570,515
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,894,020
- Grants paid
- $842,316
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $188,063
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,773,848
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $746,121
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $8,027,727
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,431,326
- Management and general expenses
- $1,984,039
- Fundraising expenses
- $155,150
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,431,326
Program services were 40.1% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,575,997
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,318,023
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$4,855
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3 · Investment income
total $188,063 · excluded $188,063
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $842,316 · program services $842,316
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $388,582 · program services $11,122 · management and general $373,753 · fundraising $3,707
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $534,789 · program services $15,844 · management and general $512,436 · fundraising $6,509
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $28,882 · management and general $28,882
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $62,547 · program services $1,774 · management and general $60,773
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11a · Fees: management
total $46,475 · management and general $46,475
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11b · Fees: legal
total $34,699 · management and general $34,699
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $151,787 · management and general $151,787
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,060,130 · program services $464,299 · management and general $465,831 · fundraising $130,000
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $177 · management and general $99 · fundraising $78
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13 · Office expenses
total $12,165 · program services $881 · management and general $11,283 · fundraising $1
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14 · Information technology
total $57,212 · program services $5 · management and general $55,168 · fundraising $2,039
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16 · Occupancy
total $24,223 · program services $9,543 · management and general $14,329 · fundraising $351
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17 · Travel
total $123,870 · program services $56,346 · management and general $56,602 · fundraising $10,922
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $73,713 · program services $29,196 · management and general $43,444 · fundraising $1,073
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $37,519 · management and general $37,519
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23 · Insurance
total $4,217 · management and general $4,217
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24a · Other expenses: WRITE OFFS
total $50,000 · management and general $50,000
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24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT
total $28,956 · management and general $28,956
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24c · Other expenses: LICENSES & FEES
total $3,008 · management and general $3,008
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24d · Other expenses: PROF. DEVELOPMENT
total $2,365 · management and general $2,365
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24e · All other expenses
total $2,883 · management and general $2,413 · fundraising $470
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $627,953 · end of year $1,245,888
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $7,045,062
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $5,777,207 · end of year $268,895
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $15,860 · end of year $26,691
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$222,565
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$40,286
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $163,248 · end of year $182,279
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $5,033
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $68,288 · end of year $545,527
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18 · Grants payable
end of year $200,594
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,065,980 · end of year $5,862,727
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $450,000 · end of year $2,165,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE FOUNDATION FOR AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CHARTERED BY CONGRESS. ITS MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) BY ENCOURAGING, ACCEPTING AND MANAGING PRIVATE DONATIONS TO BENEFIT BLM PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. AS THE OFFICIAL CHARITABLE PARTNER OF THE BLM, THE FOUNDATION SERVES AS A CONVENER, PARTNER AND FUNDRAISER CATALYST TO HELP ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS TODAY, AND FOR THE FUTURE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE PART III, LINE 1
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AS THE OFFICIAL CHARITABLE PARTNER OF THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM), THE FOUNDATIONFOR AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS SERVES AS A CONVENER, PARTNER, AND FUNDRAISING CATALYST TO HELP ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS TODAY, AND FOR THE FUTURE.FOUNDED IN 2022, WE WORK HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE BLM, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND PARTNERS TO INCREASE SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS AND INSPIRE MORE PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH THE OUTDOORS. EACH UNIQUE AND TRULY SPECIAL SCENIC RIVER, WILDERNESS AREA, MONUMENT, HISTORIC TRAIL, CONSERVATION AREA, AND WORKING LAND HOLDS A STORY OF ITS OWN.
Expenses $1,431,326 · Grants $842,316
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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Laurel SayerLAUREL SAYER
BOARD CHAIR (FROM 07/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Steve BullockSTEVE BULLOCK
CHAIR, THEN DIR. (TRANS @ 07/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Maite ArceMAITE ARCE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Stacy LeedsSTACY LEEDS
TREAS., THEN DIR. (TRANS @ 11/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Kirk DuppsKIRK DUPPS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Scott GwilliamSCOTT GWILLIAM
DIRECTOR (FROM 07/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jessica TurnerJESSICA TURNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Paul ViganoPAUL VIGANO
DIRECTOR (FROM 07/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Val ColeVAL COLE
DIRECTOR (FROM 07/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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I Ling ThompsonI LING THOMPSON
CEO
- Total calculated
- $333,327
- From this org
- $315,495
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,832
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $297,944
- Bonus
- $17,551
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,832
- Filer's total
- $333,327
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Paula NeiraPAULA NEIRA
TREAS, VP FINANCE & OPS (FROM 10/24)
- Total calculated
- $55,256
- From this org
- $55,243
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13
- Hours/week
- 40
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David ZhangDAVID ZHANG
CHIEF DEV. OFFICER (FROM 05/24)
- Total calculated
- $152,443
- From this org
- $152,336
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $107
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,336
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $107
- Filer's total
- $152,443
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED SIGNING BONUSES: I LING THOMPSON $17,551 DAVID ZHANG $10,000 PAULA NEIRA $10,000
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
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$345,594
HIGH SCHOOL STEAM EDUCATION
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CITY OF BOISE
$200,000
IMPROVE REC FACILITIES
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COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICE
$88,784
NATIVE SEED BANK RESEARCH
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FRIENDS OF THE SAN PEDRO RIVER
$79,764
IMPROVING VISITOR CENTER
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EAGLE COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
$78,174
VIRTUAL CATTLE FENCING
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NEW MEXICO WILDERNESS ALLIANCE
$35,000
WALKING TRAIL CONSTRUCTION
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$15,000
MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL CONSTRUCTION
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 3 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523079349300517
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