Nonprofit · EIN 54-1437054
PUBLIC LANDS FOUNDATION
Also known as CONSERVATION & PROTECTION OF PUBLIC
Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22207
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $146,708 | $143,960 | $2,748 | $431,347 | $0 | $431,347 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $61,833 | $111,189 | -$49,356 | $412,050 | $560 | $411,490 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $120,644
- of which government grants
- $54,273
- Membership dues
- $13,336
- Program service revenue
- $5,234
- Investment income
- $20,830
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $9,212
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,528
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $9,314
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $513
- Accounting fees
- $17,726
- Travel
- $2,445
- Depreciation
- $1,465
- Program services (functional)
- $105,148
- Management and general (functional)
- $38,781
- Fundraising (functional)
- $31
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $412,050
- Total assets, end of year
- $431,347
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $431,347
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $419
- Publicly traded securities
- $389,251
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $431,347
- Gross receipts
- $216,466
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 44
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Allen | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Dean Bibles | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Ray Brady | Secretary & VP of DC Affairs Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Jim Currivan | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Kim Harb | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Jeff Holdren | State Representative Midwest & Eastern States | 4 | $0 |
| Eric Janes | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| John Kwiatkowski | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Bill Lamb | State Representative UT Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Bill LeBarron | State Representative WY Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Dave Mari | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Beau McClure | VP of Operations/AZ Rep. Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Mat Millenbach | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Jack Placchi | State Representative CO Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Tim O'Brien | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Jo Rugwell | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Don Simpson | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Chuck Hunt | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Maggie Wyatt | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Thomas Zale | State Representative CA | 4 | $0 |
| Peter Bierbach | State Representative MT Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Mark Davis | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Scott MacPherson | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| John Ruhs | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Paul Summers | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Meg Jensen | State Representative AK Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Nancy Haug | State Representative ID Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Mike Haske | State Representative OR & WA Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Ed Roberson | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Marwa Mahmoud | Student Congress Rep Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Allen | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Dean Bibles | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Ray Brady | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Jim Currivan | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Kim Harb | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Jeff Holdren | State Representative Eastern States | 4 | $0 |
| Eric Janes | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| John Kwiatkowski | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Bill Lamb | State Representative UT Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Bill LeBarron | State Representative WY Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Dave Mari | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Beau McClure | VP of Operations/AZ Rep. Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Mat Millenbach | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Bob Moore | State Representative CO Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Tim O'Brien | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Mary Jo Rugwell | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Don Simpson | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| George Stone | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Maggie Wyatt | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Thomas Zale | State Representative CA | 4 | $0 |
| Peter Bierbach | State Representative MT Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Mark Davis | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Johanna Munson | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| John Ruhs | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Paul Summers | Director at Large Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Meg Jensen | State Representative AK Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Nancy Haug | State Representative ID Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Mike Haske | State Representative OR & WA Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 7226, ARLINGTON, VA 22207-0226
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Beau McClure, PO Box 7226, Arlington, VA 22207
- Signed the 990
- Beau McClure, VP Dir of Operations
- Phone
- (702) 586-1547
- Website
- www.publicland.org
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Mission
Advocate for professional management of public lands.
Program accomplishments
- Advocated for effective management of 245 million acres of public land administered by BLM for the publics benefit and enjoyment. Produced quarterly issues of newsletter The Public Lands Monitor with a distribution to about 1000 recipients. We work year round on advocacy-outreach activities. We pursue this advocacy mission by remaining current on public land issues and polcies, preparing Position Statements, and communicating our concerns and recommendations to the BLM, Congress, stakeholder interest groups and the general public. We testify before Congress and submit written testimony on budget, legislation and policy matters affecting the BLM and the public lands. Our Priority Advocacy issues include Rebuilding the BLM, Public Land Access, Public Land Recreation, Special Areas Management an Renewable EnergyExpenses $12,862
- Educated members on land issues and provided information to members on related issues. Held quarterly conference calls with Board members and an annual meeting for members to network and share views on BLM issues. This years annual meeting theme was Recreation and National Landscape Conservation System Management. The annual meeting had a range of local experts that discussed recreation, partnerships and permits. The general message was the importance of developing partnership efforts between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), State recreation agencies, recreation stakeholder interest groups, and public land users to address ever-increasing recreation demands on the public lands. The importance of developing strong relationships with local communities and the value of Friends organizations to support the work of BLM in management of National Conservation Areas and Monuments was also addressedExpenses $7,779
- Awarded two $ 5000 scholarships to deserving junior, senior or master-level college students pursuing degrees in natural resources management or public land policy related fields. These scholarships assist the students in successfully completing their studies and encourage them to seriously consider future employment with the BLM or other federal land management agencies. This scholarship allows a shadow opportunity with a BLM Manager.Expenses $11,071
- Student Congress Fourteen volunteers spent hundreds of hours over a two-year period developing, organizing and implementing the sixth biennial John Freemuth Student Congress in Las Vegas, NV in October 2024. Twenty-three college and graduate students from throughout the United States participated in the Congress.Expenses $73,436
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
- 54-1437054
- 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
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C013)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $431,347
- Income (IRS master file)
- $216,466
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $146,708 | $143,960 | $431,347 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $61,833 | $111,189 | $412,050 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $175,182 | $222,392 | $430,275 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $341,486 | $145,756 | $571,237 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 54-1437054).
Questions about PUBLIC LANDS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of PUBLIC LANDS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PUBLIC LANDS FOUNDATION is 54-1437054.
- Is PUBLIC LANDS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to PUBLIC LANDS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PUBLIC LANDS FOUNDATION 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 PUBLIC LANDS FOUNDATION 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 PUBLIC LANDS FOUNDATION 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 PUBLIC LANDS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Beau McClure.
- Who are the officers and directors of PUBLIC LANDS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 30 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does PUBLIC LANDS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $146,708, expenses of $143,960 and total assets of $431,347 at year end.
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