THE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

C300

Classification

1000

Street

1655 FORT MYER DR STE 1300

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• SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION INC

  EIN 62-1586798

Mission and programs · 2025

• CONSERVATION REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIESTHE CONSERVATION FUND WAS FOUNDED ON A STRAIGHTFORWARD CONVICTION: CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH DEPEND ON AND REINFORCE EACH OTHER. FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, THE CONSERVATION FUND HAS SECURED AT-RISK LAND WITH HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE TO PROTECT IT FROM DEGRADATION, FRAGMENTATION, OR DEVELOPMENT, WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO PROTECT THE LAND'S LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY. TOP RANKED FOR EFFICIENCY AND MISSION EFFECTIVENESS, THE CONSERVATION FUND HAS CONSERVED OVER 9 MILLION ACRES ACROSS ALL 50 STATES INCLUDING WORKING FORESTS, FARMS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, RECREATION AREAS, HISTORIC LANDSCAPES, AND URBAN GREEN SPACES.THE CONSERVATION FUND MOVES QUICKLY AND WITH PURPOSE, DELIVERING LASTING CONSERVATION OUTCOMES FOR NATURE AND PEOPLE. ITS CORE CONSERVATION FUNCTION IS REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY: PURCHASING AT-RISK PROPERTIES AND HOLDING THEM FOR INTERIM PERIODS, PROVIDING THE TIME NEEDED FOR ITS PARTNERS TO SECURE FUNDING TO ACQUIRE, STEWARD, AND PERMANENTLY MANAGE THE PROPERTIES. THIS MODEL ENSURES THAT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN TIME TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SELLER WHEN A HIGH-CONSERVATION-VALUE PROPERTY GOES UP FOR SALE.FUNDING FOR THE CONSERVATION FUND'S REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS LARGELY COMES FROM ITS "REVOLVING FUND" OF CAPITAL, WHICH IS MADE UP OF CHARITABLE GIFTS, PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF DONATED SURPLUS LANDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS SOLD FOR CASH, AS WELL AS ACCUMULATED GAINS ON AND CAPITAL RETURNED FROM PAST REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. TARGETED PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENTS AND A GREEN BOND ALSO PROVIDE VALUABLE ACQUISITION CAPITAL. SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR DISPOSITIONS TO PARTNERS INCLUDE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING PROGRAMS AND PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS FROM FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS. ONCE A PROPERTY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE LONG-TERM HOLDER AND THE CONSERVATION FUND RECOUPS ITS INVESTMENT, CAPITAL IS RETURNED TO THE REVOLVING FUND FOR USE IN OTHER CONSERVATION PROJECTS.THE CONSERVATION FUND ALSO PROVIDES EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY SEEK TO ACQUIRE CONSERVATION LAND, AS WELL AS BRIDGE FINANCING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LAND TRUSTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROTECT CRITICAL NATURAL RESOURCES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE "CONSERVATION LOANS" HELP THE CONSERVATION FUND'S PARTNERS EXPAND CONSERVATION IMPACT NATIONWIDE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE LOAN PROGRAM HAS HELPED CONSERVE 167,130 ACRES THROUGH 422 LOANS IN 40 STATES. THE PORTFOLIO OF LOANS HAD A PRINCIPAL VALUE OF $7.0 MILLION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025.WORKING LANDS. KEEPING WORKING FORESTS AND FARMLAND INTACT AND IN PRODUCTION IS CRITICAL TO ECOSYSTEMS AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT DEPEND ON THEM. THE CONSERVATION FUND PURCHASES AT-RISK FORESTS AND FARMS AND PUTS PROTECTIONS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THESE LANDS ARE SUSTAINABLY MANAGED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS. THE CONSERVATION FUND'S WORKING FOREST PROGRAM CONSERVES LARGE INTACT FORESTS IN THE U.S. SO THEY REMAIN SUSTAINABLY MANAGED, PROVIDING JOBS, CLEAN WATER, CLEAN AIR, HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE AND OUTDOOR RECREATION, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE BENEFITS. THE WORKING FOREST FUND'S FOCUS IS ON LARGE FORESTS WITH HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE AND OFTEN SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FRAGMENTATION WHEN SOLD ON THE OPEN MARKET. CONSISTENT WITH THE CONSERVATION FUND'S OTHER REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES, THE WORKING FOREST PROGRAM ACTS AS AN INTERIM OWNER OF THESE FORESTS TO FACILITATE PERMANENT PROTECTION THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION AND SALE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS OR DIRECT SALES OF THE PROPERTIES TO PUBLIC AGENCIES OR OTHER CONSERVATION BUYERS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, TCF HAS DEPLOYED OVER $1 BILLION INTO 63 PROJECTS COVERING APPROXIMATELY 1,120,777 ACRES OF CRITICAL FORESTS IN THE U.S. APPROXIMATELY 780,212 ACRES HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO PERMANENT CONSERVATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025. THE REMAINING ACRES ARE BEING SUSTAINABLY MANAGED BY THE CONSERVATION FUND OR ITS PARTNERS AND ARE AWAITING PERMANENT PROTECTION THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS OR TRANSFERS TO PUBLIC AGENCIES OR OTHER CONSERVATION PARTNERS.THE CONSERVATION FUND'S FARMS FUND WORKS TO SECURE FARMLAND AT RISK OF DEVELOPMENT ON THE EDGE OF GROWING METROPOLITAN AREAS, MATCHING THAT LAND TO FARMERS WHO LEASE AND STEWARD IT UNTIL AN AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT CAN BE APPLIED, MAKING THE LAND MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE FARMERS TO BUY. THIS PATHWAY TO AFFORDABLE LAND OWNERSHIP FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICAN FARMERS HELPS MAKE COMMUNITIES HEALTHIER WITH ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD, CLEANER AIR AND WATER, AND IMPROVED CLIMATE RESILIENCE. THE FARMS FUND IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, NORTH CAROLINA, AND ARKANSAS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE PROGRAM DEPLOYED $21,947,316 MILLION TO SECURE LAND FOR 26 FARM BUSINESSES THAT WILL HELP PERMANENTLY PROTECT 1,829 ACRES OF AT-RISK FARMLAND.MITIGATION SOLUTIONS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEVELOPERS AND REGULATORY AGENCIES, THE CONSERVATION FUND COMPLETES CONSERVATION ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER PROJECTS TO OFFSET THE IMPACTS ON NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND HISTORIC RESOURCES FROM CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND PROVIDES ADVICE ON MITIGATION STRATEGIES BEFORE AND DURING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BUT SERVES AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN PROJECT DEVELOPERS AND REGULATORY AGENCIES TO HELP DEVELOP AND THEN IMPLEMENT MITIGATION PLANS. THE CONSERVATION FUND'S MITIGATION ACTIVITIES PROVIDE PRIVATE CAPITAL TO ACHIEVE CONSERVATION PRIORITIES, WITH MORE THAN $330 MILLION RECEIVED TO ACQUIRE LAND AND INTERESTS IN LAND, TO COMPLETE RESTORATION, AND/OR TO TAKE OTHER ACTIONS TO MITIGATE IMPACTS TO RESOURCES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE CONSERVATION FUND HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 380 CONSERVATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, CONSERVING OR RESTORING OVER 417,000 ACRES.

  Expenses $287,618,592 · Grants $5,836,862 · Revenue $203,951,588

• OTHER CONSERVATION SERVICESTHE CONSERVATION FUND'S COMMUNITIES-FOCUSED PROGRAMS ARE DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE ORGANIZATION'S DUAL MISSION BY INTEGRATING CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO BUILD VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. THESE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON IMPACT AREAS SUCH AS URBAN CONSERVATION, RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, WATER QUALITY/SUPPLY PROTECTION, AND AQUACULTURE. THIS PROGRAM AREA PROVIDES EXPERTISE TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ACHIEVE THE MULTIPLE BENEFITS GAINED BY INVESTING IN CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, AND COMMUNITY LIVABILITY. THE CONSERVATION FUND BRINGS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FLEXIBLE FUNDING TO PARTNERSHIPS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WHERE WE WORK TO CONSERVE NATURAL ASSETS, HELPING TO STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN JOB-CREATING AREAS THAT RELY ON FORESTRY, AGRICULTURE, NATURE AND RECREATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S URBAN CONSERVATION WORK ENHANCES URBAN SUSTAINABILITY AND LIVABILITY BY ADVANCING CREATION OF PARKS AND OTHER INITIATIVES.

  Expenses $17,396,324 · Grants $10,078,758 · Revenue $4,109,030

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $329,373,956

  Expenses

  $319,735,912

  Contributions

  $114,125,809

  Grants paid

  $15,915,620

• 2024

  Revenue

  $373,233,308

  Expenses

  $356,216,753

  Contributions

  $123,503,860

  Grants paid

  $52,790,311

• 2023

  Revenue

  $327,435,060

  Expenses

  $309,335,935

  Contributions

  $100,781,658

  Grants paid

  $54,584,204

• 2022

  Revenue

  $302,251,881

  Expenses

  $304,598,275

  Contributions

  $73,198,695

  Grants paid

  $36,361,367

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $264,390,893

  Expenses

  $253,839,788

  Assets (EOY)

  $888,983,666

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $262,539,242

  Expenses

  $263,787,470

  Assets (EOY)

  $898,244,134

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $221,481,591

  Expenses

  $218,541,676

  Assets (EOY)

  $939,058,111

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $209,741,782

  Expenses

  $194,860,723

  Assets (EOY)

  $787,856,621

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $235,347,905

  Expenses

  $274,566,587

  Assets (EOY)

  $730,421,186

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $215,547,604

  Expenses

  $217,822,398

  Assets (EOY)

  $700,420,213

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $215,096,466

  Expenses

  $179,485,477

  Assets (EOY)

  $717,760,621

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $242,612,995

  Expenses

  $203,085,080

  Assets (EOY)

  $696,636,580

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $144,568,453

  Expenses

  $141,551,350

  Assets (EOY)

  $605,182,934

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $137,594,148

  Assets (EOY)

  $537,183,832

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• BRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUST

  $18,800,000

  2022 · CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• LONGWOOD GARDENS INC

  $10,185,539

  2023 · CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• HOOPA VALLEY INDIAN TRIBE

  $8,155,000

  2023 · CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRO

  $5,820,000

  2023 · CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• CITY OF ATLANTA

  $5,000,000

  2024 · CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

  $4,000,000

  2022 · CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES THE DIVISION OF PARKS AN

  $3,801,500

  2023 · CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• COUNTY OF JEFFERSON STATE OF COLORADO

  $2,898,500

  2023 · CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• PRESERVATION VIRGINIA

  $2,330,342

  2022 · CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• MAINSPRING CONSERVATION TRUST INC

  $2,030,227

  2024 · CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $10,750,000

  2023 · GRANOGUE ESTATE PROJECT TO CONSERVE THE OPEN SPACE AND THE VITAL HABITATS SUPPORTED ON THE PROPERTY

• SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION INC

  $8,011,975

  2023 · CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $7,010,000

  2023 · ENVIRONMENTAL

• FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS

  $5,920,000

  2024 · CHARITABLE GIFT

• HOLDFAST TR

  $3,375,000

  2023 · PHILANTHROPY RELATED TO PROTECTING OUR PLANET FROM CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL SUPPORT

• HOLDFAST TR

  $3,100,000

  2022 · LAND CONSERVATION

• FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS

  $2,939,775

  2023 · CHARITABLE GIFT

• NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

  $2,591,810

  2022 · COASTAL HABITAT PROTECTION

• THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC

  $2,510,000

  2024 · ENVIRONMENT

• NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

  $2,473,705

  2023 · PROTECT ALASKA RIVERS FOR SOCKEYE SALMON SPAWNING

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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