Nonprofit · EIN 84-2294981
NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT
Tax-exempt · LAS CRUCES, NM 88005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,158,890 | $1,185,757 | -$26,867 | $1,043,077 | $72,389 | $970,688 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $766,728 | $955,438 | -$188,710 | $1,084,127 | $86,572 | $997,555 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $1,078,206 | $693,501 | $384,705 | $1,240,653 | $54,388 | $1,186,265 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 (amended) | $919,377 | $385,366 | $534,011 | $802,759 | $1,199 | $801,560 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,123,465
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4,074
- Other revenue
- $31,351
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $120,927
- Other salaries and wages
- $345,999
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $534,887
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $52,221
- Occupancy
- $17,078
- Travel
- $104,198
- Program services (functional)
- $477,897
- Management and general (functional)
- $662,556
- Fundraising (functional)
- $45,304
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,084,127
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,043,077
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $72,389
- Net assets, end of year
- $970,688
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $336,775
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $859,205
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $111,483
- Gross receipts
- $1,158,890
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- NM
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGEL PENA | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $113,900 | $6,077 |
| RAYMOND TREJO | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED BERENICE ESTRADA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE MARIE JUANICO | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAN SENA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRYSTYNA GONZALEZ | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY CALMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELVIS CORDOVA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGEL PENA | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $106,424 | $11,304 |
| RAYMOND TREJO | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE MARIE JUANICO | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIAN ANGULO | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRYSTYNA JARA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGEL PENA | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $83,422 |
| RAYMOND TREJO | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| NORMA CHAIRES-HARTELL | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLENE MARIE JUANICO | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ADRIAN ANGULO | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KRYSTYNA GONZALEZ | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENNY JASSO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGEL PENA | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $70,000 |
| NORMA CHAIREZ HARTELL | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLENE MARIE JUANICO | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ADRIAN ANGULO | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KRYSTYNA GONZALEZ | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENNY JASSO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAYMOND TREJO | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 418 W GRIGGS AVE, LAS CRUCES, NM 88005-2606
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANGEL PENA, PO BOX 16172, LAS CRUCES, NM 880046172
- Signed the 990
- ANGEL PENA, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (915) 217-3688
- Website
- www.nuestra-tierra.org
- Return prepared by
- David Raff & Company
Mission
NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT'S CORE MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT HISTORICALLY AND DELIBERATELY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS AND THAT OUR PEOPLE, HISTORY AND VALUES ARE AUTHENTICALLY REFLECTED IN PUBLIC LAND AND CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING.
Program accomplishments
- OTHER PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE, 1) THE DAVID SOULES CONSERVATION MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, 2) PROMOTION OF AMERICA THE BEAUTIFIL COALITION THAT INCORPORATES A DIVERSE ASSEMBLY OF LEADERS COMMITTED TO PRESERVING US LANDSCAPES AND ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE, 3)PROTECTING NEW MEXICO'S CULTURAL RESOURCES, WILDLIFE, AND PUBLIC LANDS BY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT'S PUBLIC MEETING ON THE PROPOSAL OF OIL AND GAS LEASING RULES IN NEW MEXICO TO ADVOCATE FOR STRICTER REGULATIONS AND 4) STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LA MANCHA WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT WHICH AIMS TO RESTORE THE ECOLOGICAL RICHNESS OF THE RIO GRANDE (RIVER) AND PROTECT THIS SPACE AS A PLACE WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN COME TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE RIVER.Expenses $226,072
- THE NATIONAL MONUMENTS PROGRAMS PROMOTES MONUMENT CAMPAIGNS THAT REPRESENT AND HONOR LANDS AND PLACES SACRED TO THE COMMUNITIES WHICH THEY BELONG TO. THROUGH COMMUNITY-LED ADVOCACY, ORGANIZING, AND STORYTELLING, THE NATIONAL MONUMENTS PROGRAMS SUPPORT AND FURTHERS THE CREATION OF NEW NATIONAL MONUMENTS THAT MEET THOSE PRINCIPLES. NUESTRA TIERRA HAS SUCCESSFULLY PROTECTED THE CASTNER RANGE MONUMENT IN 2023 AND CONTINUES IN THE DESIGNATION OF FUTURE MONUMENTS, ALONGSIDE STANDARDIZING INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE PRACTICES ACROSS NATIONAL MONUMENT CAMPAIGNS IN OUR NATION.Expenses $137,313
- THE OUTDOOR F.U.T.U.R.E INITIATIVE (OFI) SEEKS TO CREATE A NATIONAL EQUITY FUND THAT WILL ENSURE LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS IN PROGRAMS TO SERVE ALL YOUTH WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THE GREAT OUTDOORS. BUILT ON THE HEELS OF OUTDOOR EQUITY FUNDS IN NEW MEXICO, CALIFORNIA AND COLORADO, OFI SEEKS TO INTRODUCE THE OUTDOOR F.U.T.U.R.E ACT. OFI OUTDOOR EQUITY EFFORTS ARE LED BY THE PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES IN RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.Expenses $114,512
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
- 84-2294981
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,043,077
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,158,890
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,158,890 | $1,185,757 | $1,043,077 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $766,728 | $955,438 | $1,084,127 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,078,206 | $693,501 | $1,240,653 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | $919,377 | $385,366 | $802,759 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 84-2294981).
Questions about NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT
- What is the EIN of NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT is 84-2294981.
- Is NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT 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 NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT 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 NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT 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 NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ANGEL PENA.
- Who are the officers and directors of NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,900 (ANGEL PENA, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,158,890, expenses of $1,185,757 and total assets of $1,043,077 at year end.
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