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Nonprofit · EIN 35-2434953

HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC

Tax-exempt · KANSAS CITY, MO 64132

Financials

$496K$779K2023$932K$606K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$931,526$605,521$326,005$831,883$116,154$715,729
December 31, 2023990$495,714$778,654-$282,940$548,189$158,465$389,724
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$928,231
of which government grants
$718,973
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,195
Other revenue
$1,100

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$136,905
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$79,380
Other salaries and wages
$228,738
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$341,357
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$2,392
Accounting fees
$44,457
Occupancy
$40,695
Travel
$3,501
Depreciation
$563
Program services (functional)
$434,064
Management and general (functional)
$128,642
Fundraising (functional)
$42,815

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$548,189
Total assets, end of year
$831,883
Total liabilities, end of year
$116,154
Net assets, end of year
$715,729
Land, buildings and equipment
$494,946
Net assets without donor restrictions
$607,118
Net assets with donor restrictions
$108,611
Gross receipts
$931,526
Employees
8
Volunteers
161
Year formed
2012
State of legal domicile
MO

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LOGAN HELEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$79,380
REGAN TOKOSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
SAM BENNETTTREASURER
Trustee or director
2$0
LINDSAY VAUGHNSECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0
VICTORIA FRANKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
PATRICE GONZALEZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
IAN FANNIN-HUGHESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JENNIFER LINDSAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ALANA HENRYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MARJORIE MACGREGORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
SCOTT SCHULTEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
GERALD SHECHTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JARED COLEMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ROBERTA VOGEL-LEUTUNGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
BILL BLESSINGPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROMAN DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Logan HeleyExecutive Director
Officer
40$68,140$3,000
Bill BlessingPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Sam BennettTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Regan TokosSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Victoria FrankBoard Member 3.1.23-4.30.23
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Patrice GonzalezBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sarah HemmeBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Diana JohnsonBoard Member 3.1.23-3.31.23
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Alana HenryBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Marjorie MacGregorBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Scott SchulteBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Gerald ShechterBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Lindsay VaughnBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Roberta Vogel-LeutungBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
9106 CHESTNUT AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64132-2635
In care of
% LOGAN HELEY
Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
4750 Troost, Kansas City MO 64110
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LOGAN HELEY, 9106 CHESTNUT AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64132
Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
Dennis B Tilson, 4304 W 66 St, Prairie Village KS 66208
Signed the 990
LOGAN HELEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(816) 945-8505
Return prepared by
MARR AND COMPANY PC

Mission

THE HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO PROTECT, CONNECT, AND RESTORE THE BLUE RIVER WATERSHED AND ITS URBAN GREENSPACES FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF ALL.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • CONSERVATION AND POLICY: HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE (HCA) ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION MILESTONES BY SECURING LAND AND ENSURING LONG-TERM PROTECTION OF NATURAL AREAS.SECURED THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST CONSERVATION EASEMENT (28.4 ACRES) FROM THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MO, AT THE MUNICIPAL FARM CONSERVATION SITE IN SEPTEMBER 2024, ENSURING ITS PERMANENT PROTECTION. HCA NOW SERVES AS THE MONITOR FOR THIS EASEMENT.ACQUIRED 98 ACRES OF LAND IN THE FLOODPLAIN ALONG THE BLUE RIVER, ESTABLISHING THE BLUE RIVER NATURE PRESERVE, TO PROTECT AND RESTORE VITAL WILDLIFE HABITAT AND WATER QUALITY. THIS ACQUISITION QUADRUPLED HCA'S LAND HOLDINGS.ADVANCED THE UPDATE OF THE BLUE RIVER REPORT CARD BY HAVING SIX TEAMS GRADE 14 WATERSHED HEALTH INDICATORS. THE FINAL REPORT IS EXPECTED IN 2025.CONTINUED RESTORATION EFFORTS AT THE 40-ACRE HEARTLAND OVERLOOK PRESERVE, REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES AND PLANTING/SEEDING NATIVES ON 8.2 ACRES. THIS WORK INFORMS HCA'S LEAD ROLE IN A FUTURE $5 MILLION ARPA RIPARIAN RESTORATION GRANT.WORKED TO SECURE A $2.7 MILLION CONTRACT UNDER A SEPARATE MDNR ARPA STORMWATER GRANT AWARDED TO THE CITY OF KCMO TO RESTORE 140 ACRES OF THE BLUE RIVER RIPARIAN ZONE.
    Expenses $213,397 · grants $72,520
  • EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: HCA'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS CONNECTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO THE BLUE RIVER AND ITS GREEN SPACES THROUGH GUIDED EXPERIENCES AND VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP.THE BLUE RIVER NATURE GUIDE (BRING) PROGRAM HOSTED 12 GUIDED NATURE EXPERIENCES (HIKING, KAYAKING, YOGA) AT FIVE LOCATIONS, SERVING 289 PARTICIPANTS.TRAINED 11 GREEN GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS TO HELP PROTECT THE WATERSHED.THE SECOND ANNUAL BLUE RIVER DISCOVERY DAYS FESTIVAL AT MINOR PARK WELCOMED OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS.HOSTED 28 VOLUNTEER WORKDAY EVENTS (INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, TRASH CLEANUP) THAT ENGAGED 161 VOLUNTEERS.153 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN MLK DAY NATURE WALKS.PROVIDED 31 CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING CAREER TRAINING SESSIONS TO SUPPORT CORNERSTONES OF CARE'S BUILD TRYBE CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.
    Expenses $153,068 · grants $48,755
  • ALLIANCE SERVICES: HCA COORDINATED PARTNER EFFORTS, MANAGED COMMUNICATION, AND FACILITATED COLLABORATION TO ACHIEVE REGIONAL CONSERVATION GOALS. AS THE EPA BLUE RIVER AMBASSADOR, HCA CONVENED SIX URBAN WATERS FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP US EPA STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS WITH 102 PARTICIPANTS, FACILITATING COORDINATION AMONG FIFTEEN GOVERNMENTAL AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS.MANAGED THE "RENEW THE BLUE" JOINT PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN, WHICH INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS THROUGH 27 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, WEB NEWSLETTERS ATTRACTING 30,332 READERS, AND SPECIAL EVENT NOTICES WITH 23,591 VIEWS.COLLABORATED WITH PARTNERS ON DEVELOPING AND SUBMITTING PROPOSALS FOR SIGNIFICANT RESTORATION FUNDING, INCLUDING SUPPORTING MARC'S APPLICATION FOR A $200 MILLION EPA CLIMATE POLLUTION REDUCTION FUND GRANT.
    Expenses $67,599 · grants $15,630

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
35-2434953
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
2013
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C30)
Assets (IRS master file)
$831,883
Income (IRS master file)
$931,526

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$931,526$605,521$831,883XML
990December 2023$495,714$778,654$548,189XML
990December 2022$895,557$622,394$690,378IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2014
Officer: Dennis B Tilson
December 31, 2014≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 35-2434953).

Questions about HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC

What is the EIN of HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC is 35-2434953.
Is HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
Are donations to HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE 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 HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC 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 HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC 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 HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LOGAN HELEY.
Who are the officers and directors of HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $79,380 (LOGAN HELEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $931,526, expenses of $605,521 and total assets of $831,883 at year end.

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