Capital Region Land Conservancy Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL AND HISTORIC LAND AND WATER RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA'S CAPITAL REGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
- Income
- $5.7 million
- Spending
- $3.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 3.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 78%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 106
- Highest pay
- $113,524, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 35% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 69% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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, 2024, 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 (3)
- $3.5 million spent. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 2024: IN 2024 CAPITAL REGION LAND CONSERVANCY, INC. ("THE CONSERVANCY") RECORDED SIX CONSERVATION EASEMENTS SOLELY HELD BY THE CONSERVANCY, TWO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CO-HELD BY THE CONSERVANCY, AND ACQUIRED SIX PROPERTIES UNDER OWNERSHIP PROTECTING A TOTAL OF 1,437.15 ACRES. THE EASEMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1) 6.56-ACRE EASEMENT IN RICHMOND CITY ALONG POCOSHOCK CREEK; 2) 2.9-ACRE EASEMENT IN RICHMOND CITY ADJOINING AFORMENTIONED EASEMENT; 3) 15.91-ACRE EASEMENT IN POWHATAN COUNTY TO SUSTAIN A WORKING FARM OPERATION; 4) 568-ACRE EASEMENT IN NEW KENT COUNTY PARTLY FUNDED BY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GRANT TO PROTECT WORKING FARMLAND AND MORE THAN 2.5 MILES ALONG THE PAMUNKEY RIVER; 5) 258.81-ACRE EASEMENT IN HANOVER COUNTY WITH PRIME FARMLAND ONCE PART OF PATRICK HENRY'S SCOTCHTOWN; AND 6) 310.75-ACRE EASEMENT IN NEW KENT COUNTY ALONG THE PAMUNKEY RIVER WITH IMPORTANT FOREST CONSERVATION VALUES. THE CO-HELD EASEMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1) 55.36-ACRE EASEMENT IN POWHATAN COUNTY LOCATED ALONG SOLOMONS CREEK CO-HELD WITH THE MONACAN SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT; AND 2) 42.88-ACRE EASEMENT CO-HELD WITH THE HENRICOPOLIS SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT ADJOINING EASEMENT ASSIGNED TO THE CONSERVANCY IN 2023. THE LAND ACQUISITIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1) PURCHASE OF 4.472 ACRES IN CITY OF RICHMOND ALONG THE JAMES RIVER FOR 1/4 MILE THAT PRESERVES PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE RICHMOND SLAVE TRAIL AND ANCARROW'S ACCESS TRAIL 2) PURCHASE OF 44.9 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY ON NEW MARKET ROAD AND ADJOINING LAND ALREADY OWNED BY CRLC KNOWN AS FOUR MILE CREEK FARM. THE PROPERTY IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CORE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD AND THE RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK LEGISLATIVE BOUNDARY; 3) PURCHASE OF 31.29 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY ALSO WITHIN THE CORE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD AND THE RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK LEGISLATIVE BOUNDARY LYING ALONG FOUR MILE CREEK BETWEEN CRLC-OWNED LANDS AT FOUR MILE CREEK FARM AND VARINA LANDLAB; 4) PURCHASE OF 6.25 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY ON BRADBURY ROAD AND ALONG SWEENEY CREEK ADJOINING CRLC-OWNED LAND AT LONG BRIDGE ROAD; 5) RECEIPT OF DONATION OF 23.9 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY WITHIN THE CORE BATTLEFIELD OF SEVEN PINES AND FAIR OAKS STATION; AND 6) RECEIPT OF DONATION OF 65.17 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY AT NEW MARKET AND DORAN ROADS CONTAINING PRIME FARMLAND AND APPROXIMATELY 0.9 MILES ALONG THE VIRGINIA CAPITAL TRAIL. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ON 41.02 ACRES AT ITS LITTLE MALVERN HILL TRACT. THE CONSERVANCY SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD THE PROPERTY THROUGH AN OPEN MARKET TRANSACTION. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ON 3.65 ACRES AT ITS CAMPBELL'S BRIDGE MILLS TRACT IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED THE PROPERTY TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO TRANSFERRED TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED TO THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION IN 2023, AN ADDITIONAL 34.645 ACRES OF LAND AND ISLANDS IN THE APPOMATTOX RIVER. THE CONSERVANCY TRANSFERRED 0.664 ACRES IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG TO FRIENDS OF THE LOWER APPOMATTOX RIVER, WHICH IMMEDIATELY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION THAT WILL EXTEND THE APPOMATTOX RIVER TRAIL. THE CONSERVANCY RECEIVED RENEWAL OF ITS FULL ACCREDITATION BY THE LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION, AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM OF THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO MAINTAINED ACCREDITATION BY THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND EARNED THE GUIDESTAR PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY FOR 2024. IN 2024, THE CONSERVANCY WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE SILVER GOVERNOR'S ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR ITS WORK TO PROTECT THE NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD AND THE HASKINS TRACT. THE CONSERVANCY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PARKER C. AGELASTO, WAS RECOGNIZED BY VIRGINIA BUISNESS MAGAZINE AS ONE OF "100 PEOPLE TO MEET IN 2025." THE CONSERVANCY SPONSORED THE VIRGINIA'S UNITED LAND TRUSTS'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THE CONSERVANCY COORDINATED SIX GUIDED NATURE HIKES OF THEIR CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROPERTIES WITH A TOTAL OF 121 ATTENDEES; COORDINATED TWO VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES AT PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE CONSERVANCY CONTRIBUTING A TOTAL OF 180 VOLUNTEER HOURS; PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS MEETINGS OF THE RVAGREEN 2050 ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP, LOWER CHICKAHOMINY WATERSHED COLLABORATIVE AND VIRGINIA CONSERVATION NETWORK WORKGROUPS; STAFF ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA'S UNITED LAND TRUSTS CONFERENCE HELD IN APRIL; INCREASED TO 2,340 FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK, 1,737 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM, 327 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER AND 259 FOLLOWERS ON LINKEDIN; SHARED ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS WITH 2,770 SUBSCRIBERS VIA 34 EMAIL NEWSLETTERS; RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 523 DONORS INCLUDING 230 NEW MEMBERS; RENEWAL RATE IN EXCESS OF 56%; AND GARNERED MORE THAN 102 PRESS MENTIONS DISCUSSING CRLC'S CONSERVATION WORK AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAND CONSERVATION AND WATER QUALITY IN SUCH PUBLICATIONS AS THE RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, RICHMOND FREE PRESS, RICHMOND MAGAZINE, HENRICO CITIZEN, AXIOS, RICHMOND BIZSENSE, MECHANICSVILLE LOCAL, POWHATAN TODAY, VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL NEWSLETTERS, AS WELL AS VIRGINIA PUBLIC MEDIA/NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, CBS6, NBC12, ABC8, AND OTHER LOCAL TELEVISION BROADCASTS. THE CONSERVANCY FACILITATED EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY ON THE URGENCY OF ENSURING THAT ALL VIRGINIANS HAVE DAILY ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS. MAINTAINED A MODERN, USER-FRIENDLY CRLC WEBSITE WITH 3 BLOG POSTS; STAFF PARTICIPATED IN 22 COMMUNITY GATHERINGS INCLUDING SERVING AS GUEST SPEAKERS; TABLED AT 12 COMMUNITY EVENTS; AND EDUCATED NUMEROUS LANDOWNERS IN PRESERVING THEIR PROPERTY. AT ITS VARINA LANDLAB CONSERVATION AREA, THE CONSERVANCY MANAGED 4 MILES OF TRAILS AND INSTALLED THE SITE-SPECIFIC WORK OF ART INSTALLATION "REPURPOSE: A MIDPOINT" BY ARTIST, REECE CAMP CARTER. THE CONSERVANCY HOSTED STUDENT VISITS FROM CLAS
- FORM 990, PART III LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE CONSERVANCY OWNS TEN FEE-SIMPLE PROPERTIES ON 12/31/24. THESE PROPERTIES CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. APPROXIMATELY 6 FORESTED ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY KNOWN AS THE COWAN ISLANDS COMPRISED OF 3 ISLANDS IN THE SCENIC APPOMATTOX RIVER THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM NEARBY PARKS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND DINWIDDIE COUNTY AND INTEGRAL TO THE APPOMATTOX RIVER TRAIL MASTER PLAN. 2. 44.75 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY ON LONG BRIDGE ROAD KNOWN AS THE LONG BRIDGE ROAD AND BRADBURY ROAD TRACT. THE CONSERVANCY PURCHASED 38.5 ACRES IN 2020 AND GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THESE 38.5 ACRES TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES IN 2021.THE CONSERVANCY PURCHASED ANOTHER 6.25 ACRES IN 2024 AND IS WORKING TO RECORD A CONSERVATION EASEMENT WITH DHR ON IT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC THEMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISE OF A REGIONAL STONEWARE POTTERY INDUSTRY AND CHANGES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION FROM THE ANTEBELLUM PERIOD THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR, RECONSTRUCTION AND INTO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. 3. 13.19 ACRES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND KNOWN AS WARWICK ROAD THAT IS PLANNED AS A FUTURE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND PROPERTY PLANNED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND WITH CRLC HOLDING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT UPON ITS TRANSFER. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 2.2 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND 2,367 FEET ALONG GRINDALL CREEK. AS A FUTURE PARK, THE PROPERTY WILL SERVE MORE THAN 2,000 RESIDENTS WITHIN A 10-MINUTE WALK OF THEIR HOME. 4. 353 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY KNOWN AS THE VARINA LANDLAB, DONATED TO CRLC LAND HOLDINGS INC - THE CONSERVANCY'S DISREGARDED ENTITY - FOR ITS HISTORIC RESOURCES AND WATER QUALITY BENEFITS, THE ACQUISITION OF WHICH ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF THE DONATION OF THE PROPERTY IT WAS PREVIOUSLY PROTECTED WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY THE CONSERVANCY. 5. 104.29 ACRES, CONSISTING OF THREE CONTIGUOUS PARCELS, IN HENRICO COUNTY ON NEW MARKET AND KINGSLAND ROADS KNOWN AS FOUR MILE CREEK FARM. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 36.3 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND, 5,314 FEET ALONG FOUR MILE CREEK, 2,097 FEET ALONG AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, AND IS WITHIN THE CORE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD AND THE CONGRESSIONAL BOUNDARY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK. 28.1 ACRES WERE GIFTED TO THE CONSERVANCY IN 2022. THE CONSERVANCY PURCHASED ANOTHER 76.19 ACRES OF ADJOINING LAND IN 2024. 6. 37.56 ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, 0.934 ACRES IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS, AND 1.858 ACRES IN CITY OF PETERSBURG PURCHASED BY THE CONSERVANCY FOR FUTURE PUBLIC PARKS AND EXTENSION OF THE APPOMATTOX RIVER TRAIL. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION ON THE LAND IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN 2022. IN 2023, THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION ON 34.645 ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND THE ISLANDS IN THE APPOMATTOX RIVER LOCATED WITHIN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 3.5 ACRES OF THE LAND IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES IN 2024. 0.664 ACRES WERE TRANSFERRED TO FRIENDS OF THE LOWER APPOMATTOX RIVER AND PROTECTED BY A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN 2024. SUBSEQUENTLY, ALL BUT THE 0.934 ACRES IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS WAS TRANSFERRED TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY FOR A FUTURE PARK WITH TRAILS AND WATER ACCESS POINTS. 7. 3.46 ACRES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND KNOWN AS ROGERS WOODS THAT IS INTENDED AS A FUTURE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND PROPERTY PLANNED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND FOR INCLUSION IN THE JAMES RIVER PARK SYSTEM WITH THE CONSERVANCY AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION CO-HOLDING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT UPON ITS TRANSFER. 8. 49.09 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY OFF NEW MARKET ROAD KNOWN AS THE HASKINS TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 2,300 FEET ALONG AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF FOUR MILE CREEK, APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET OF WELL-PRESERVED CIVIL WAR EARTHWORKS, AND IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CORE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ON THE HASKINS TRACT IN 2023. 9. 4.472 ACRES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND ALONG 1/4 MILE OF THE JAMES RIVER THAT PRESERVES PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE RICHMOND SLAVE TRAIL AND ANCARROW'S ACCESS TRAIL AND PLANNED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND FOR INCLUSION IN THE JAMES RIVER PARK SYSTEM WITH THE CONSERVANCY AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION CO-HOLDING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT UPON ITS TRANSFER. 10. 23.9 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY WITHIN THE CORE BATTLEFIELD OF SEVEN PINES AND FAIR OAKS STATION KNOWN AS THE MEADOW ROAD/SEVEN PINES TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 1,228 FEET ALONG BROAD WATER CREEK AND APPROXIMATELY 4 ACRES OF FRESHWATER FORESTED/SHRUB WETLAND. 11. 65.17 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY AT NEW MARKET AND DORAN ROADS KNOWN AS THE DORAN ROAD TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 55.4 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND, 4.3 ACRES OF FRESHWATER FORESTED/SHRUB WETLAND, AND APPROXIMATELY 0.9 MILES ALONG THE VIRGINIA CAPITAL TRAIL. THE CONSERVANCY INTENDS TO RECORD A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY AND TRANSFER IT TO THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA AGRARIAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST. THE CONSERVANCY HOLDS TWENTY-TWO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON 12/31/24. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. 0.7099 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE JAMES RIVER PARK PRESERVING THE ICONIC VIEW OF DOWNTOWN RICHMOND FROM RICHMOND'S SOUTH SIDE. 2. 0.7099 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND ADJACENT TO THE ABOVE PROPERTY PRESERVING THE ICONIC VIEW OF DOWNTOWN RICHMOND FROM RICHMOND'S SOUTHSIDE. 3. 145.22 ACRE PROPERTY IN POWHATAN COUNTY KNOWN AS "NORWOOD" THAT IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND ADJACENT TO THE JAMES RIVER. 4. 180.84 ACRE PROPERTY IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY WITH ONE MILE OF FRONTAGE
- FORM 990, PART III LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE CONSERVANCY OWNS TEN FEE-SIMPLE PROPERTIES ON 12/31/24. THESE PROPERTIES CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. APPROXIMATELY 6 FORESTED ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY KNOWN AS THE COWAN ISLANDS COMPRISED OF 3 ISLANDS IN THE SCENIC APPOMATTOX RIVER THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM NEARBY PARKS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND DINWIDDIE COUNTY AND INTEGRAL TO THE APPOMATTOX RIVER TRAIL MASTER PLAN. 2. 44.75 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY ON LONG BRIDGE ROAD KNOWN AS THE LONG BRIDGE ROAD AND BRADBURY ROAD TRACT. THE CONSERVANCY PURCHASED 38.5 ACRES IN 2020 AND GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THESE 38.5 ACRES TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES IN 2021.THE CONSERVANCY PURCHASED ANOTHER 6.25 ACRES IN 2024 AND IS WORKING TO RECORD A CONSERVATION EASEMENT WITH DHR ON IT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC THEMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISE OF A REGIONAL STONEWARE POTTERY INDUSTRY AND CHANGES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION FROM THE ANTEBELLUM PERIOD THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR, RECONSTRUCTION AND INTO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. 3. 13.19 ACRES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND KNOWN AS WARWICK ROAD THAT IS PLANNED AS A FUTURE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND PROPERTY PLANNED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND WITH CRLC HOLDING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT UPON ITS TRANSFER. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 2.2 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND 2,367 FEET ALONG GRINDALL CREEK. AS A FUTURE PARK, THE PROPERTY WILL SERVE MORE THAN 2,000 RESIDENTS WITHIN A 10-MINUTE WALK OF THEIR HOME. 4. 353 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY KNOWN AS THE VARINA LANDLAB, DONATED TO CRLC LAND HOLDINGS INC - THE CONSERVANCY'S DISREGARDED ENTITY - FOR ITS HISTORIC RESOURCES AND WATER QUALITY BENEFITS, THE ACQUISITION OF WHICH ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF THE DONATION OF THE PROPERTY IT WAS PREVIOUSLY PROTECTED WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY THE CONSERVANCY. 5. 104.29 ACRES, CONSISTING OF THREE CONTIGUOUS PARCELS, IN HENRICO COUNTY ON NEW MARKET AND KINGSLAND ROADS KNOWN AS FOUR MILE CREEK FARM. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 36.3 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND, 5,314 FEET ALONG FOUR MILE CREEK, 2,097 FEET ALONG AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, AND IS WITHIN THE CORE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD AND THE CONGRESSIONAL BOUNDARY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK. 28.1 ACRES WERE GIFTED TO THE CONSERVANCY IN 2022. THE CONSERVANCY PURCHASED ANOTHER 76.19 ACRES OF ADJOINING LAND IN 2024. 6. 37.56 ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, 0.934 ACRES IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS, AND 1.858 ACRES IN CITY OF PETERSBURG PURCHASED BY THE CONSERVANCY FOR FUTURE PUBLIC PARKS AND EXTENSION OF THE APPOMATTOX RIVER TRAIL. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION ON THE LAND IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN 2022. IN 2023, THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION ON 34.645 ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND THE ISLANDS IN THE APPOMATTOX RIVER LOCATED WITHIN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 3.5 ACRES OF THE LAND IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES IN 2024. 0.664 ACRES WERE TRANSFERRED TO FRIENDS OF THE LOWER APPOMATTOX RIVER AND PROTECTED BY A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN 2024. SUBSEQUENTLY, ALL BUT THE 0.934 ACRES IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS WAS TRANSFERRED TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY FOR A FUTURE PARK WITH TRAILS AND WATER ACCESS POINTS. 7. 3.46 ACRES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND KNOWN AS ROGERS WOODS THAT IS INTENDED AS A FUTURE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND PROPERTY PLANNED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND FOR INCLUSION IN THE JAMES RIVER PARK SYSTEM WITH THE CONSERVANCY AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION CO-HOLDING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT UPON ITS TRANSFER. 8. 49.09 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY OFF NEW MARKET ROAD KNOWN AS THE HASKINS TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 2,300 FEET ALONG AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF FOUR MILE CREEK, APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET OF WELL-PRESERVED CIVIL WAR EARTHWORKS, AND IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CORE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ON THE HASKINS TRACT IN 2023. 9. 4.472 ACRES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND ALONG 1/4 MILE OF THE JAMES RIVER THAT PRESERVES PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE RICHMOND SLAVE TRAIL AND ANCARROW'S ACCESS TRAIL AND PLANNED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND FOR INCLUSION IN THE JAMES RIVER PARK SYSTEM WITH THE CONSERVANCY AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION CO-HOLDING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT UPON ITS TRANSFER. 10. 23.9 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY WITHIN THE CORE BATTLEFIELD OF SEVEN PINES AND FAIR OAKS STATION KNOWN AS THE MEADOW ROAD/SEVEN PINES TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 1,228 FEET ALONG BROAD WATER CREEK AND APPROXIMATELY 4 ACRES OF FRESHWATER FORESTED/SHRUB WETLAND. 11. 65.17 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY AT NEW MARKET AND DORAN ROADS KNOWN AS THE DORAN ROAD TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 55.4 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND, 4.3 ACRES OF FRESHWATER FORESTED/SHRUB WETLAND, AND APPROXIMATELY 0.9 MILES ALONG THE VIRGINIA CAPITAL TRAIL. THE CONSERVANCY INTENDS TO RECORD A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY AND TRANSFER IT TO THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA AGRARIAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST. THE CONSERVANCY HOLDS TWENTY-TWO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON 12/31/24. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. 0.7099 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE JAMES RIVER PARK PRESERVING THE ICONIC VIEW OF DOWNTOWN RICHMOND FROM RICHMOND'S SOUTH SIDE. 2. 0.7099 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND ADJACENT TO THE ABOVE PROPERTY PRESERVING THE ICONIC VIEW OF DOWNTOWN RICHMOND FROM RICHMOND'S SOUTHSIDE. 3. 145.22 ACRE PROPERTY IN POWHATAN COUNTY KNOWN AS "NORWOOD" THAT IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND ADJACENT TO THE JAMES RIVER. 4. 180.84 ACRE PROPERTY IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY WITH ONE MILE OF FRONTAGE
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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