Nonprofit · EIN 38-3467972
UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY
Tax-exempt · MARQUETTE, MI 49855
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $533,751 | $336,160 | $197,591 | $3,378,354 | $141,181 | $3,237,173 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $344,028 | $277,718 | $66,310 | $3,147,623 | $153,272 | $2,994,351 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $253,419 | $222,883 | $30,536 | $2,929,265 | $144,479 | $2,784,786 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $486,274
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $41,729
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $17,701
- Other revenue
- $5,748
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $64,829
- Other salaries and wages
- $102,145
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $195,539
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,040
- Accounting fees
- $4,923
- Occupancy
- $19,753
- Travel
- $4,432
- Depreciation
- $2,536
- Program services (functional)
- $204,705
- Management and general (functional)
- $121,876
- Fundraising (functional)
- $9,579
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,147,623
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,378,354
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $141,181
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,237,173
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,351,094
- Publicly traded securities
- $696,498
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $520,007
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,717,166
- Gross receipts
- $662,369
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMILY LEACH | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $35,962 |
| CLARE F FASTIGGI | INTERIM EXEC Officer | 40 | $28,867 |
| ADAM BERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KACEY COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARMEN GREENWOOD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LOGAN HAWLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM KAPP | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARC LABEAU | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LISA LONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARE MENDELSOHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAELEEN OSULLIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARE F FASTIGGI | INTERIM EXEC Officer | 40 | $20,508 |
| ADAM BERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KACEY COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK EHLERT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ROBB FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CARMEN GREENWOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOGAN HAWLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM KAPP | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARC LABEAU | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WINSTON LARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA LONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORA LOOPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAELEEN OSULLIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BROCK ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CRAIG WISEMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREA DENHAM | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 8 | $9,815 |
| ADAM BERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK EHLERT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBB FERGUSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM KAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC LABEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORA LOOPE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BROCK ROBINSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DREW WEESEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CRAIG WISEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GOFF LEWIS | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1907 PRESQUE ISLE AVE, MARQUETTE, MI 49855-1900
- In care of
- % EMILY LEACH
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARK EHLERT, N8873 KOSKI RD, MUNISING, MI 49862
- Signed the 990
- CLARE MENDELSOHN, DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (906) 225-8067
- Website
- UPLANDCONSERVANCY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ANDERSON TACKMAN & COMPANY PLC
Mission
UP LAND CONSERVANCY PROTECTS LAND IN MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA BY OWNING IT AS NATURE PRESERVES AND WORKING FOREST RESERVES, AND THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS(PERPETUAL, VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS THAT GUARD THE CONSERVATION VALUES OF THE PROPERTY)
Program accomplishments
- ACQUISITION OF NEW CONSERVATION LANDS, ALONG WITH THE MONITORING AND STEWARDSHIP OF PROPERTIES OWNED IN FEE AND PROTECTED THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. MONITORED 63 PROPERTIES ACROSS 12 COUNTIES VIA REMOTE AND IN- PERSON FIELD VISITS. PRIMARY STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES ON THESE PROPERTIES INCLUDE TRAIL BUILDING, MAINTENANCE, AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION WORK.Expenses $189,281
- EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. OFFERED EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY HIKES, WEBINARS, AND WORKSHOPS TO FOSTER A GREATER UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION, AND ENJOYMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. ALSO INITIATED RESEARCH AND CLASSROOM PROJECTS TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS.Expenses $15,424
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
- 38-3467972
- 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
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,378,354
- Income (IRS master file)
- $662,369
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $533,751 | $336,160 | $3,378,354 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $344,028 | $277,718 | $3,147,623 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $253,419 | $222,883 | $2,929,265 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $450,002 | $1,831,161 | $2,951,212 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 38-3467972).
Questions about UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY
- What is the EIN of UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY is 38-3467972.
- Is UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY 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 UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY 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 UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY 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 UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARK EHLERT.
- Who are the officers and directors of UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $35,962 (EMILY LEACH, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $533,751, expenses of $336,160 and total assets of $3,378,354 at year end.
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