Greenlands Reserve
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE GREENLANDS RESERVE PERFORMS FOUR PUBLIC BENEFIT ACTIVITIES: PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT, SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION
- Income
- $5,416
- Spending
- $8,018
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 75
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
0 of 7Reports no 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.
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 (1)
- $5,985 spent. One of our missions is to protect conservation easements in perpetuity. In pursuit of this mission we hold and monitor 33,437 acres of land protected under conservation easements. We currently hold 241 conservation easements. We monitor these easements annually. Monitoring includes on-site inspections, review of Google Earth overhead imagery and other spatial data, and contact with current property owners to assure that land under easements is in compliance with the conservation easement deeds and conservation purposes are not diminished. We conduct ongoing reviews of changing ecological and social conditions which may impact the quality of our easement lands. We also keep in contact with current conservation easement property owners, particularly related to questions they may have regarding acceptable activities under the conservation easement deeds. We review all activities to make certain they comply with conservation deeds and enhance (or do not diminish) conservation purposes set forward in the deeds. We organized and sponsored monthly public forums to educate and collaborate on forest health issues. Participants include state and county officials, U.S. Forest Service personnel, Colorado State Forest Service personnel, the public at large, academics, timber industry representatives, and other stakeholders. We participated in other public events. We participated as non-profit members of the Colorado Bark Beetle Cooperative. We created and maintain a website to educate on forest health and wildfire issues. We publish a monthly electronic newsletter to educate about 500 interested parties on forest health issues. We have created a Facebook page. We have expanded our volunteer forest monitoring of the Straight Creek Watershed to now include all of Summit County. We have over 200 monitoring plots throughout Summit County. This year we also monitored over 150 temporary plots designated by the U.S. Forest Service. We work in partnership with the Forest Service, state and local governments, and local non-profits. Partners and stakeholders include the Town of Dillon, Summit County government, the U.S. Forest Service, the Colorado State Forest Service, Friends of the Dillon Ranger District (a non-profit), and several watershed groups. We have expanded our forest restoration monitoring work in Straight Creek to monitor for long-term impacts of climate and localized variations in soil types on regeneration patterns. The purpose of our ongoing forest projects is to reduce wildfire danger, foster a more diverse forest, protect watersheds, and study forest conservation methods. We created and maintain two websites: www.greenlandsreserve.org and www.foresthealthtaskforce.org to inform and educate on conservation and forest health issues. In 2024, the organization's total program expenses were $16,929, which includes $8,911 in additional officer-paid expenses that directly supported our mission. These unreimbursed officer expenses made a positive impact across key initiatives: $6,779 for conservation easement monitoring, $1,553 for forest health projects, $337 for public forums, and $242 for program-related technology. Per IRS rules, these officer-paid expenses are not reported as contribution revenue or expense on Form 990.
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 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 2024.
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 October 1999.
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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