Chiricahua Land Conservancy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE CHIRICAHUA LAND CONSERVANCY CLC IS TO CONSERVE HEALTHY DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS WITHIN THE UPPER SAN SIMON VALLEY AND SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
- Income
- $61,450
- Spending
- $20,314
- Reserves
- 94.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (3)
- $8,557 spent. ACQUIRING AND STEWARDING LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS: ONE OF OUR PRIMARY AIMS IS TO ACQUIRE ECOLOGICALLY AND SOCIALLY IMPORTANT LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TO PROTECT IN PERPETUITY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT. CLC ACQUIRED ITS FIRST CONSERVATION PROPERTY IN 2024 VIA DONATION FROM THE OWNER, AND WE EXPECT TO ACQUIRE THROUGH DONATION AND PURCHASE SEVERAL ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN 2026. IN 2025 WE SPENT FUNDS ON "DUE DILIGENCE" (TITLE RESEARCH, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION COSTS, LEGAL FEES, ETC.) FOR THESE POTENTIAL ACQUISITIONS AND FOR STEWARDSHIP OF OUR EXISTING PROPERTY.
- $4,730 spent. COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION: OUR MISSION IS TO WORK WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS WHO WANT TO CONSERVE THEIR LANDS LONG-TERM TO PROVIDE OPEN SPACE, SOIL AND WATER PROTECTION, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. WE ALSO COOPERATE WITH OTHER NONPROFITS, LIKE THE FRIENDS OF CAVE CREEK CANYON (FOCCC), TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2025, WE COMPLETED A WEB RE-DESIGN, UPDATED AND RE-PRINTED OUR POSTCARD FLYER, PRODUCED A NEW CONSERVATION EASEMENT BROCHURE, STAFFED TABLES AT A HERITAGE DAYS EVENT IN RODEO AND THE FOCCC GARDEN PARTY IN PORTAL, CO-SPONSORED SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ON OUR NEW PRESERVE, AND MET WITH DOZENS OF LANDOWNERS TO DISCUSS HOW WE CAN HELP THEM MEET THEIR CONSERVATION GOALS FOR THEIR PROPERTIES.
- $2,295 spent. BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY: BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC WAS A MAJOR FOCUS IN 2025. AS A NEW LAND TRUST ESTABLISHED IN 2021 WITH NO STAFF AND AN ALL-VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE INVESTED IN TRAINING SEMINARS SPONSORED BY THE NONPROFIT LAND TRUST ALLIANCE.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 March 2022.
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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