Three Rivers Land Tr
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To build reciprocal relationships to land through conservation, recreation, and education.
- Income
- $416,594
- Spending
- $287,769
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 37.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 80
- Highest pay
- $47,218, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 37.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 64% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $196,688 spent. Stewardship: Conduct annual monitoring of all easement properties and address any potential violations. Maintain trails, parking areas, and other features of fee properties. In 2025, we increased the hours of our stewardship assistant, now our stewardship director, to increase our capacity to build and maintain trails and preserves. Invasive Japanese stilt grass and other invasive plant species received significant management during the year, and all easement and fee properties were monitored. Around 80 volunteers volunteered with us during 2025, assisting with a wide range of stewardship tasks.
- $26,419 spent. Restoration and Ecological Management: Combat invasive plants and restore wetlands. In 2025, work was done to combat invasive milfoil in Shapleigh Pond. In collaboration with volunteers, we planted hundreds of native shrubs and trees at the Sanford Community Forest to improve the health of the forest and attract wildlife, and installed the first of 8 bat houses near the wetlands.
- $6,751 spent. Recreation and Education: Promote interest in and connection to the land through educational programs and recreational programs, including maintaining lands and trails for educational and recreational use. In 2025, we completed construction on a 2000 ft. wheelchair accessible trail at the Sanford Community Forest. We also created a mile-long loop trail at the Marjorie Dunnells Chadbourne Preserve in Shapleigh.
- $4,094 spent. Conservation: Protect land that benefits local communities from development through purchase or conservation easement. In 2025, we accepted a fee donation of 80 acres. The property is located in the Walnut Hill region of Shapleigh, which has been designated a focus area of statewide ecological significance due to the presence of rare and endangered plants, animals, and habitats.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2001.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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