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Tadpole Land & Trail Conservancy

EIN 86-2359742 · Palmyra, VA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceGood81 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Holding tracts of land to preserve and protect natural ecosystems for future generations and facilitating access to that land for educational and recreational purposes in a manner that promotes preservation of the natural environment

Income
$-7,933
Spending
$42,527
Spent on programs
99%
Reserves
26.5 months of spending
Employees
0
Volunteers
30

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

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, 2025, 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 25

    6 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (5)
  1. $39,146 spent. Tadpole Land & Trail Conservancy completed the building of an entrance to Ballenger Creek Nature Preserve.
  2. $2,019 spent. Tadpole Land & Trail Conservancy began the process of putting the 199 1/4 acre Crutchfield-Diggs Nature Preserve under Conservation Easement by applying to the Virginia Outdoor Foundation, hiring an appraiser and assessing the need for a new survey.
  3. $673 spent. Tadpole Land and Trail Conservancy paid real estate taxes on Crutchfield-Diggs Nature Preserve, preserving a 199 acres, more or less, of mature hardwood ecosystem, a pristine aquatic ecosystem on its way to the Chesapeake Bay, and providing habitat for birds and mammals.
  4. $246 spent. Tadpole Land and Trail Conservancy paid real estate taxes on Ballenger Creek Nature Preserve, preserving a 30 acre mature hardwood ecosystem, a pristine aquatic ecosystem on its way to the Chesapeake Bay, and allowing the 42 acres of recently clearcut land to return to native hardwoods, providing habitat for birds and mammals amid encroaching development.
  5. $86 spent. Tadpole Land and Trail Conservancy contracted for the part-time services of two persons @ $22/hr + travel expenses, one to help with grant writing, improving TL&TC presence on its website & Social Media and general administration and program management, working primarily from her home in Waynesboro, not to exceed 575 hours annually, to begin in January 2026 and the other to use her connections in Fluvanna to recruit & organize volunteers for the initial trail building, not to exceed 365 hours annually, to begin in March 2026.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2022.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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