Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO GUARANTEE ALL AMERICANS QUALITY PLACES TO HUNT AND FISH.
- Income
- $11.5 million
- Spending
- $9.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 4.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 45
- Volunteers
- 28
- Highest pay
- $325,748, chief exec.
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: 75 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (animals, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 20% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 41% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (animals, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2528 of 28 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 (2)
- $7.5 million spent. THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP (TRCP) WORKS TO GUARANTEE ALL AMERICANS QUALITY PLACES TO HUNT AND FISH. FOUNDED IN 2002, THE TRCP IS THE LARGEST COALITION OF CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY, UNITING AND AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN BY CONVENING HUNTING AND FISHING GROUPS, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND OUTDOOR BUSINESSES TO A COMMON PURPOSE. TODAY, THE ORGANIZATION'S PARTNER NETWORK INCLUDES OVER 100 NONPROFITS AND BUSINESSES ALL UNITED AROUND THE CONSERVATION LEGACY OF FORMER-PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.
- IN PURSUIT OF ITS WORK, THE TRCP HAS EARNED A STRONG REPUTATION FOR PROVIDING NONPARTISAN EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY AT BOTH THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL TO STRENGTHEN BROAD-BASED CONSERVATION EFFORTS, PROTECTING WILDLIFE AND FISH HABITAT, AND ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE NATION'S LANDS AND WATERS. THE TRCP HAS FOUR POLICY CENTERS: PUBLIC LANDS, PRIVATE LANDS, MARINE FISHERIES, AND WATER RESOURCES. PRIORITIES FOR EACH POLICY CENTER ARE AS FOLLOWS: PUBLIC LANDS: TO CONSERVE PUBLIC LANDS, THE TRCP SUPPORTS MANAGEMENT THAT BALANCES DEVELOPMENT WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE NEEDS INCLUDING THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION AND CONSERVATION OF MIGRATION CORRIDORS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION PLANS, INTEGRATING THE BACKCOUNTRY CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT APPROACH INTO MANAGEMENT PLAN REVISIONS, DEFENDING PUBLIC LANDS FROM SALE OR TRANSFER, AND IMPROVING ACCESS BY MODERNIZING AGENCY DATA AND OPENING LANDLOCKED PUBLIC LANDS. PRIVATE LANDS: TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF PRIVATELY-OWNED AGRICULTURE OR FOREST LANDS, THE TRCP ADVOCATES FOR AN EXPANDED CONSERVATION TITLE IN THE FARM BILL, STRONG IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKING LANDS CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, AND FEDERAL FUNDING AND ACTION TO CURB THE SPREAD OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE. MARINE FISHERIES: TO PROTECT SALTWATER FISHERIES, THE TRCP ADVOCATES FOR MODERNIZING FISHERIES MANAGEMENT APPROACHES REGIONALLY AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, RESTORING COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS, AND PROMOTING ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF FORAGE FISH. WATER RESOURCES: TO CONSERVE HEALTHY WATERWAYS AND HABITAT, THE TRCP DEFENDS AND MAINTAINS FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR STREAMS AND WETLANDS THAT PROMOTE DROUGHT RESILIENCY AND ADVANCE NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS. IN PURSUIT OF ITS WORK, THE TRCP HAS EARNED A STRONG REPUTATION FOR PROVIDING NONPARTISAN EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY AT BOTH THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL TO STRENGTHEN BROAD-BASED CONSERVATION EFFORTS, PROTECTING WILDLIFE AND FISH HABITAT, AND ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE NATION'S LANDS AND WATERS. THE TRCP HAS FOUR POLICY CENTERS: PUBLIC LANDS, PRIVATE LANDS, MARINE FISHERIES, AND WATER RESOURCES. PRIORITIES FOR EACH POLICY CENTER ARE AS FOLLOWS: PUBLIC LANDS: TO CONSERVE PUBLIC LANDS, THE TRCP SUPPORTS MANAGEMENT THAT BALANCES DEVELOPMENT WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE NEEDS INCLUDING THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION AND CONSERVATION OF MIGRATION CORRIDORS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION PLANS, INTEGRATING THE BACKCOUNTRY CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT APPROACH INTO MANAGEMENT PLAN REVISIONS, DEFENDING PUBLIC LANDS FROM SALE OR TRANSFER, AND IMPROVING ACCESS BY MODERNIZING AGENCY DATA AND OPENING LANDLOCKED PUBLIC LANDS. PRIVATE LANDS: TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF PRIVATELY-OWNED AGRICULTURE OR FOREST LANDS, THE TRCP ADVOCATES FOR AN EXPANDED CONSERVATION TITLE IN THE FARM BILL, STRONG IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKING LANDS CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, AND FEDERAL FUNDING AND ACTION TO CURB THE SPREAD OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE. MARINE FISHERIES: TO PROTECT SALTWATER FISHERIES, THE TRCP ADVOCATES FOR MODERNIZING FISHERIES MANAGEMENT APPROACHES REGIONALLY AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, RESTORING COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS, AND PROMOTING ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF FORAGE FISH. WATER RESOURCES: TO CONSERVE HEALTHY WATERWAYS AND HABITAT, THE TRCP DEFENDS AND MAINTAINS FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR STREAMS AND WETLANDS THAT PROMOTE DROUGHT RESILIENCY AND ADVANCE NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS.
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 February 2003.
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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