Nonprofit · EIN 04-3611220
SUSSEX LAND FOUNDATION INC
Also known as SUSSEX COUNTY LAND TRUST
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · LEWES, DE 19958
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $974,175 | $450,381 | $523,794 | $9,765,993 | $1,145,073 | $8,620,920 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $818,340 | $262,853 | $555,487 | $8,149,003 | $0 | $8,149,003 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,340,288 | $293,118 | $1,047,170 | $7,593,516 | $0 | $7,593,516 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $836,743
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $104,368
- Net rental income
- $19,726
- Net income from fundraising events
- $13,188
- Tax-exempt bond proceeds
- $4,608
- Other revenue
- $33,064
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $86,539
- Other salaries and wages
- $11,564
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $98,103
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $44,424
- Occupancy
- $8,924
- Travel
- $8,732
- Depreciation
- $55,019
- Program services (functional)
- $264,855
- Management and general (functional)
- $185,526
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,149,003
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,765,993
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,145,073
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,620,920
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,015,110
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,620,920
- Gross receipts
- $979,433
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA BLUHM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $86,539 |
| C RUSSEL MCCABE | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JASON KING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| COUNCILMAN JOHN L RIELEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| COUNCILWOMAN JANE GRUENEBAUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JUDY SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| HAL CARMEAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KELLY R STEVENSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MACKENZIE PEET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DENNIS N FORNEY | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| TRISHA NEWCOMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RING LARDNER | CHAIR Officer | 7.5 | $0 |
| MIKE DICKENSON | VICE CHAIR Officer | 4 | $0 |
| BLAKE CAREY | TREASURER Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CASEY KENTON | SECRETARY Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA BLUHM | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 0 | $792 |
| RING LARDNER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 7.5 | $0 |
| MIKE DICKINSON | VICE CHAIRMA Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| BLAKE CAREY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CASEY C KENTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HEIDI JA GILMORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| HAROLD CARMEAN II | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JASON KING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| C RUSSELL MCCABE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| MACKENZIE PEET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| COUNCILMAN JOHN L RIELEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| COUNCILMAN MARK G SCHAEFFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JUDY SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| KELLY R STEVENSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK CHURA | EXCECUTIVE D Officer | 15 | $76,122 |
| HEIDI GILMORE | CHAIRWOMEN Trustee or director, Officer | 7.5 | $0 |
| MIKE NALLY | VICE CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BLAKE CAREY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CASEY C KENTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DICKINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JASON KING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RING LARDNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| C RUSSELL MCCABE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| JOHN L RIELEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MARK SCHAEFFER SR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JUDY SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RON VICKERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 372, LEWES, DE 19958-0372
- In care of
- % WENDY O BAKER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SARA BLUHM, PO BOX 372, LEWES, DE 19958
- Signed the 990
- SARA BLUHM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (302) 519-6767
- Website
- SCLANDTRUST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKS & COMPANY PA
Mission
CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROTECTING NATURAL, CULTURAL, AGRICULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THROUGH LAND PRESERVATION, STERWARDSHIP AND EDUCATION
Program accomplishments
- SUSSEX COUNTY LAND TRUST WORKS TO PRESERVE AND STEWARD SUSSEX COUNTY'S NATURAL, AGRICULTURAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES. IN 2025, THE LAND TRUST ADVANCED LAND CONSERVATION AND ACQUISITION PROJECTS, MANAGED AND IMPROVED CONSERVED PROPERTIES AND PUBLIC PRESERVES, SUPPORTED THE STEWARDSHIP OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND EXPANDED COMMUNITY EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO STRENGTHENED ITS CAPACITY FOR LONG-TERM CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP BY HIRING ITS FIRST FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.Expenses $264,855
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3611220
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C34)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,765,993
- Income (IRS master file)
- $979,433
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2011
- Posted by the IRS
- February 22, 2012
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2011
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $974,175 | $450,381 | $9,765,993 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $818,340 | $262,853 | $8,149,003 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,340,288 | $293,118 | $7,593,516 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,454,208 | $186,409 | $6,546,346 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3611220).
Questions about SUSSEX LAND FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of SUSSEX LAND FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUSSEX LAND FOUNDATION INC is 04-3611220.
- Is SUSSEX LAND FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2011 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2011.
- Are donations to SUSSEX LAND FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUSSEX LAND FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SUSSEX LAND FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SUSSEX LAND FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SUSSEX LAND FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SARA BLUHM.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUSSEX LAND FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $86,539 (SARA BLUHM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SUSSEX LAND FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $974,175, expenses of $450,381 and total assets of $9,765,993 at year end.
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