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PLACER LAND TRUST

EIN 68-0223143 AUBURN, CA

Revenue 2023
$10,313,886
Expenses 2023
$2,279,980

Program services were 75.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
C340
Classification
1000
Street
922 LINCOLN WAY STE 200

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Placer Land Trust works with willing landowners and conservation partners to permanently protect and care for natural and agricultural lands in Placer County for current and future generations.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Land conservation in Placer County, to date over 21,000 acres preserved.

  • Land Conservation and Protection The primary mission of Placer Land Trust (PLT) is to protect agricultural and natural lands in the Placer County region for public benefit through the acquisition and stewardship of land and conservation easements. During this fiscal year, PLT successfully protected an additional 2,147 acres through two significant projects, increasing the total land protected to 21,076.5 acres. Highlights of the year include: Lincoln 1079 Ranch - A 581-acre organic almond and rice ranch that is now permanently protected as agricultural land and Lake Clementine & North Fork American River Preserve - Over 1,500 acres of critical river canyon habitat near Auburn formerly slated for residential development, which was conveyed to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to ensure permanent conservation. These accomplishments reflect PLTs commitment to safeguarding vital landscapes for the benefit of current and future generations.

    Expenses $74,071 · Grants $500,000 · Revenue $467,501

  • Placer Land Trust actively manages the properties it owns to ensure public benefits are preserved now and for future generations in perpetuity. When feasible we work to enhance the public value of these properties by restoring wildlife habitats, controlling non-native invasive species, reducing fuel loads, improving public access, and more. For example, we own vernal pool and wetland preserves in western Placer County, including Doty Ravine Preserve and Swainsons Grassland Preserves. On these properties we protect endangered species, manage invasive species, restore and enhance wetland and upland habitat, reduce fuel loads, and conduct educational tours. Additionally, we protect agricultural lands from urban sprawl, ensuring that viable, productive farmland remains available in perpetuity to support regional, community, and national food needs.

    Expenses $1,541,994 · Revenue $235,770

  • Community Engagement Placer Land Trust recognizes the significant health and quality-of-life benefits associated with time spent in nature. To promote outdoor access and engagement, in addition to acquisition and protection, we focus on creating opportunities for the public to enjoy our preserves. Key activities include (a) Building and Maintaining Trails - Trails are designed and maintained for hiking, running, mountain biking, and horseback riding; (b) Volunteer-Led Hikes and Tours - Docents guide recreational and educational hikes and tours to encourage public connection with nature; (c) Collaborative Partnerships - We work with various partners including recreational and outdoor education organizations to provide diverse public experiences; (d) Land Stewardship Activities - Community members participate in activities such as invasive species removal (e.g., Scotch broom clearing), tree planting, fuel reduction, and trail maintenance. Our outreach efforts, led primarily by volunteers with staff and board oversight, are inclusive and designed to engage people of all ages. We emphasize reaching traditionally underserved populations to ensure equitable access to nature and its benefits.

    Expenses $96,064

As filed on the 2023 return.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • CHRISTINE PIEPER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • FRED YEAGER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LOREN CLARK

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RICH FERRERIA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROBERT GILLIOM

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JIM HAAGEN-SMIT

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CATHY JOHNSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BARBARA BRENNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ACHINI BANDARA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DOUG HOUSTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JEFF DARLINGTON

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $158,859
    From this org
    $154,232
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,627
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,871
    Bonus
    $2,724
    Other
    $4,637
    Deferred
    $4,627
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $158,859

  • KATE NITTA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $10,313,886
    Expenses
    $2,279,980
    Contributions
    $9,172,525
    Grants paid
    $500,000
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $4,426,680
    Expenses
    $1,597,284
    Contributions
    $3,839,394
    Grants paid
    $0

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
    $3,868,231
    Expenses
    $1,673,535
    Assets (EOY)
    $90,375,925

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,012,681
    Expenses
    $1,384,643
    Assets (EOY)
    $91,360,177

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,408,590
    Expenses
    $1,284,591
    Assets (EOY)
    $84,453,858

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,295,712
    Expenses
    $1,148,778
    Assets (EOY)
    $82,226,607

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,390,871
    Expenses
    $1,161,888
    Assets (EOY)
    $74,712,692

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,779,591
    Expenses
    $928,717
    Assets (EOY)
    $70,608,382

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,243,999
    Expenses
    $1,002,723
    Assets (EOY)
    $68,986,961

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,241,075
    Expenses
    $961,575
    Assets (EOY)
    $69,480,313

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.

Grants made

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Grants received

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Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.