Nonprofit · EIN 31-1313236
TECUMSEH LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · YELLOW SPGS, OH 45387
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $816,342 | $517,535 | $298,807 | $2,670,267 | $13,351 | $2,656,916 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $596,128 | $421,189 | $174,939 | $2,338,545 | $14,985 | $2,323,560 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $397,811
- Membership dues
- $148,138
- Program service revenue
- $192,835
- Investment income
- $169,745
- Net income from fundraising events
- $55,338
- Other revenue
- $55,951
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $197,896
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $224,072
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,480
- Occupancy
- $15,686
- Travel
- $1,786
- Depreciation
- $6,300
- Program services (functional)
- $347,995
- Management and general (functional)
- $106,351
- Fundraising (functional)
- $63,189
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,338,545
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,670,267
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,351
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,656,916
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $66,500
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,722,348
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,143,718
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,513,198
- Gross receipts
- $837,156
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELE R BURNS | Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 45 | $78,314 | $2,081 |
| SANDRA KALFAS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $5 | $0 |
| MATTHEW BIRDSALL | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BAUTISTA | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BERGE | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| EVELYN LAMERS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MILLER | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BETTY ROSS | Trustees Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN TRAYLOR | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HUNTER | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY LEWIS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI ZAKEL | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY FORS | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID NEUHARDT | Secretary Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE CROMPTON | President Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELE R BURNS | Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 45 | $64,674 | $2,480 |
| DAVID NEUHARDT | Secretary Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE CROMPTON | President Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE ANDERSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW BIRDSALL | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BAUTISTA | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BERGE | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM FRANTZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EVELYN LAMERS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA KALFAS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINN HARSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN YOUNG | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MILLER | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BETTY ROSS | Trustees Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN TRAYLOR | Trustee Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 417, YELLOW SPGS, OH 45387-0417
- In care of
- % MICHELE BURNS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Michele R Burns, PO Box 417, Yellow Springs, OH 45387
- Signed the 990
- MICHELE BURNS, Executive Director
- Phone
- (937) 767-9490
- Website
- TECUMSEHLANDTRUST.ORG
Mission
Tecumseh Land Preservation Association is a nonprofit environmental conservation organization serving Clark & Greene counties of Ohio. We preserve agricultural land, natural areas & water resources.
Program accomplishments
- Tecumseh Land Preservation Associations core purpose is land preservation in Clark, Greene, Champaign counties and surrounding areas. In 2024, we placed conservation easements on 11 properties for a total of 1,080 acres. 5 easements were donated, 4 easements funded with state and federal funding sources and 1 easement funded with H2Ohio funding. Tecumseh Land Pres Assoc continues to be the grant administrator for several H2Ohio wetland restoration projects. Also, in 2024, the organization assumed responsility for 6 conservation easements previously held by other entities.Expenses $235,140 · revenue $192,835
- Stewardship - Once a conservation easement is placed on the land, Tecumseh Land Pres Assoc must ensure all requirements of the easement are being complied with into perpertuity. Properties and landowners are visited annually for this purpose. In 2024, all properties were visited at least once. Stewardship also includes legal defense of the conservation easement, if necessary. The stewardship revenue comes from donations to the dedicated stewardship fund.Expenses $103,529 · revenue $62,000
- A focus of the Tecumseh Land Preservation Association is educating landowners of their options for protecting, preserving and increasing conservation values of their lands. We accomplish this through mailing information about programs. We also host activities to present the benefits of conservation easements and conservation practices on their land.Expenses $9,326
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 | Not 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
- 31-1313236
- 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
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,670,267
- Income (IRS master file)
- $837,156
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $816,342 | $517,535 | $2,670,267 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $596,128 | $421,189 | $2,338,545 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $592,505 | $287,890 | $2,053,253 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 31-1313236).
Questions about TECUMSEH LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of TECUMSEH LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TECUMSEH LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION is 31-1313236.
- Is TECUMSEH LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to TECUMSEH LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TECUMSEH LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION 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 TECUMSEH LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TECUMSEH LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of TECUMSEH LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Michele R Burns.
- Who are the officers and directors of TECUMSEH LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $78,314 (MICHELE R BURNS, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does TECUMSEH LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $816,342, expenses of $517,535 and total assets of $2,670,267 at year end.
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