Nonprofit · EIN 42-1104058
BUR OAK LAND TRUST
Tax-exempt · IOWA CITY, IA 52244
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $791,175 | $838,144 | -$46,969 | $4,039,690 | $153,136 | $3,886,554 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $931,208 | $833,987 | $97,221 | $3,952,032 | $99,821 | $3,852,211 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $733,345
- of which government grants
- $223,009
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $24,531
- Net income from fundraising events
- $25,685
- Other revenue
- $33,299
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $76,261
- Other salaries and wages
- $369,459
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $506,827
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $750
- Accounting fees
- $14,695
- Occupancy
- $50,943
- Travel
- $22,089
- Depreciation
- $32,100
- Program services (functional)
- $605,566
- Management and general (functional)
- $175,760
- Fundraising (functional)
- $56,818
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,952,032
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,039,690
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $153,136
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,886,554
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,903,615
- Publicly traded securities
- $910,052
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,546,647
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $339,907
- Gross receipts
- $799,905
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- IA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $70,000 | $6,262 |
| JOHN VAN RYBROEK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE FAIRLIE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM PETERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HAILEY EKLUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN JOHANNESEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN DEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS LAMANTIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE FACHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS JENSEN TERMED 725 | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| JOE HOLLAND TERMED 725 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| KEN LOWDER TERMED 1225 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ MAAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE REILLY TERMED 725 | PAST TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| JACK MORAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERRI MEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| TANNER KROB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $69,300 | $7,884 |
| CHRIS JENSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE REILLY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ MAAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE FAIRLIE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK MORAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN LOWDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY WEBER TERMED 724 | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DON HODSON TERMED 724 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE HOLLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BLAIR TERMED 1124 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE DECKER TERMED 524 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE FACHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS LAMANTIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM PETERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN VAN RYBROEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2523, IOWA CITY, IA 52244-2523
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JASON TAYLOR, PO BOX 2523, IOWA CITY, IA 52244
- Signed the 990
- JASON TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (319) 338-7030
- Return prepared by
- FORGE FINANCIAL & MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Mission
ADVANCING BIODIVERSITY IN EASTERN IOWA BY PROTECTING RESILIENT LANDSCAPES AND CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE.
Program accomplishments
- PROPERTY STEWARDSHIP: BUR OAK LAND TRUST OWNS AND MANAGES 13 LOCAL NATURAL AREAS IN IOWA'S JOHNSON, MUSCATINE AND POWESHIEK COUNTIES, TOTALING 594 ACRES. THE TRUST ALSO HOLDS 17 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, TOTALING 391 ACRES FROM PRIVATE LANDOWNERS WHO WISH TO PROTECT THEIR LAND FROM DEVELOPMENT IN PERPETUITY. THE TRUST HAS A CONSERVATION DIRECTOR AND A STEWARDSHIP DIRECTOR WHO DEVELOP MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR EACH PROPERTY IN COLLABORATION WITH AMERICORPS MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS.Expenses $605,566
- LAND CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT: PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR FEE-OWNED PROPERTIES INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION OF NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE SPECIES FOUND ON THE PROPERTIES, CONTROL OF INVASIVE SPECIES, AND UNIQUE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED, THREATENED, AND SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN. REDUCTION OF INVASIVE SPECIES WILL ALLOW FOR THE REESTABLISHMENT OF A MORE RESILIENT NATIVE ECOSYSTEM. IN 2025, APPROXIMATELY 15,000 HOURS OF ACTIVE LAND MANAGEMENT OCCURRED ON THE TRUST'S FEE-OWNED PROPERTIES, WITH A FOCUS ON HABITAT RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT. MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PRESCRIBED FIRE, TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT AND CANOPY REDUCTION, MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES, NATIVE SEED HARVESTING AND SEED SPREADING, AND NATIVE SHRUB AND TREE PLANTING.
- PUBLIC AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT: BUR OAK LAND TRUST STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND AMERICORPS MEMBERS PRESENTED TO DIVERSE COMMUNITY GROUPS PROMOTING LAND CONSERVATION AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE TRUST HOSTED IN-PERSON AND ONLINE EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH EVENTS. THE TRUST MAINTAINS A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE THROUGH NUMEROUS PLATFORMS, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL CONTENT AND PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES.
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
- 42-1104058
- 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
- 1978
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,039,690
- Income (IRS master file)
- $799,905
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $797,712 | $758,611 | $3,743,172 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,259,053 | $692,455 | $3,641,899 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about BUR OAK LAND TRUST
- What is the EIN of BUR OAK LAND TRUST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BUR OAK LAND TRUST is 42-1104058.
- Is BUR OAK LAND TRUST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
- Are donations to BUR OAK LAND TRUST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BUR OAK LAND TRUST 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 BUR OAK LAND TRUST 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 BUR OAK LAND TRUST 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 BUR OAK LAND TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JASON TAYLOR.
- Who are the officers and directors of BUR OAK LAND TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $70,000 (JASON TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does BUR OAK LAND TRUST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $791,175, expenses of $838,144 and total assets of $4,039,690 at year end.
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