The Conservation Fund A Nonprofit Corporation

Arlington, VA
Tax-exempt since July 1985
EIN: 52-1388917

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification / Natural Resources Conservation and Protection (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel

Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Revenue

$327M (2023)

Expenses

$309M (2023)

Total Assets

$874M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$413M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$327,435,060

Expenses

$309,335,935

Net Income

$18,099,125

Net Assets

$461,237,998

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$100,781,658	30.8%
Program Services	$221,213,725	67.6%
Investment Income	$2,550,863	0.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$216,312	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$2,672,502	0.8%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,350,744	1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$35,000	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$23,216,350	7.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$874,252,941
Total Liabilities	$413,014,943
Net Assets	$461,237,998

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lawrence A Selzer (Ceo & President)	$701,287	$0	$88,737
Dean H Cannon (Evp & General Counsel)	$456,223	$0	$32,522
John S Gilbert (Evp & Cfo)	$446,741	$0	$53,160
Mark W Elsbree (Svp Conservation Acquisitions)	$312,548	$0	$60,815
Matthew S Sexton (Svp Conservation Acquisitions)	$310,205	$0	$48,940
Blaine T Phillips Jr (Svp Conservation Acquisitions)	$304,599	$0	$58,315
Evan H Smith (Svp Conservation Ventures)	$303,875	$0	$37,423
Kelly M Reed (Svp Government Relations)	$300,101	$0	$40,238
Monica A Garrison (Svp & Treasurer)	$288,221	$0	$58,898
Elizabeth Palmer (Vp Of Human Resources)	$283,922	$0	$43,077
Brian J Dangler (Svp & Director Of Working Forest Fund)	$283,075	$0	$56,893
Erik J Meyers (Vp Climate And Water Sustainability)	$265,953	$0	$34,075
Christopher D Bell (Deputy General Counsel)	$262,732	$0	$23,882
Margaret A Mccants (Board Sec & Con Acq Direct)	$158,944	$0	$25,353
Daniel Tishman (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Paul E Hagen (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Julie G Barker (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gregory A Beard (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David P Bozeman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ingrid C Burke (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Todd C Carter (Director)	$0	$0	$0
J Storey Charbonnet (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles A Cherington (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kimberlee R Cornett (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Luis A De La Garza (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Aug. 1, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$302,251,881

Expenses

$304,598,275

Net Income

-$2,346,394

Net Assets

$443,418,619

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$73,198,695	24.2%
Program Services	$232,848,848	77.0%
Investment Income	$660,418	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$329,608	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$4,785,688
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,093,736	1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$62,760	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$20,775,289	6.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$858,023,270
Total Liabilities	$414,604,651
Net Assets	$443,418,619

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lawrence A Selzer (Ceo & President)	$667,710	$0	$92,689
Dean H Cannon (Evp & General Counsel)	$434,829	$0	$32,182
John S Gilbert (Evp & Cfo)	$416,576	$0	$49,507
Matthew S Sexton (Svp Conservation Acquisitions)	$294,900	$0	$45,169
Mark W Elsbree (Svp Conservation Acquisitions)	$293,938	$0	$56,244
Blaine T Phillips Jr (Svp Conservation Acquisitions)	$289,443	$0	$58,115
Evan H Smith (Svp Conservation Ventures)	$284,239	$0	$35,945
Kelly M Reed (Svp Government Relations)	$267,974	$0	$35,557
Brian J Dangler (Svp & Director Of Working Forest Fnd)	$261,554	$0	$53,142
Monica A Garrison (Vp & Treasurer)	$257,536	$0	$50,098
Erik J Meyers (Vp Climate And Water Sustainability)	$254,652	$0	$33,590
Elizabeth Palmer (Vp Of Human Resources)	$253,638	$0	$39,278
Christopher D Bell (Deputy General Counsel & Asst Sec)	$248,565	$0	$22,837
Margaret A Mccants (Board Sec & Con Acq Director)	$151,634	$0	$25,483
Jay Winthrop (Chair (Thru 07/2022))	$0	$0	$0
Daniel Tishman (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Jay F Wagley (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Paul E Hagen (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Julie G Barker (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gregory A Beard (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David P Bozeman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ingrid C Burke (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Todd C Carter (Director)	$0	$0	$0
J Storey Charbonnet (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles A Cherington (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Oct. 4, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$264,390,893

Expenses

$253,839,788

Net Income

$10,551,105

Net Assets

$440,049,424

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$87,587,936	33.1%
Program Services	$170,893,153	64.6%
Investment Income	$1,168,840	0.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$134,041	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$719,306	0.3%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,887,617	1.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,725,480	2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$20,000	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$17,505,405	6.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$888,983,666
Total Liabilities	$448,934,242
Net Assets	$440,049,424

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lawrence A Selzer (Ceo & President)	$617,034	$0	$89,376
Dean H Cannon (Evp & General Counsel)	$390,984	$0	$30,624
John S Gilbert (Evp & Cfo)	$381,597	$0	$46,094
Matthew S Sexton (Svp Conservation Acquisition)	$277,496	$0	$42,180
Mark W Elsbree (Svp Conservation Acquisition)	$273,772	$0	$53,482
Blaine T Phillips Jr (Svp Conservation Acquisition)	$268,882	$0	$56,646
Evan H Smith (Svp Conservation Ventures)	$262,496	$0	$34,114
Kelly M Reed (Svp Conservation Ventures)	$251,649	$0	$29,283
Erik Meyers (Vp Climate And Water Sustainability)	$248,445	$0	$32,471
Paul F Hurt (Deputy General Counsel & Asst Sec)	$247,595	$0	$44,322
Monica A Garrison (Vp & Treasurer)	$240,925	$0	$46,560
Elizabeth Engle (Deputy General Counsel & Asst Sec)	$235,463	$0	$45,824
Christopher D Bell (Deputy General Counsel & Asst Sec)	$234,252	$0	$17,806
Margaret A Mccants (Board Sec & Con Acq Director)	$146,507	$0	$24,414
Richard Erdmann Ending 0421 (Fmr Senior Counselor)	$105,105	$0	$0
Jay Winthrop (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Jay F Wagley (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Julie G Barker (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gregory A Beard (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David P Bozeman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ingrid Burke (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Todd C Carter (Director)	$0	$0	$0
J Storey Charbonnet (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles A Cherington (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kimberlee R Cornett (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Sept. 19, 2022

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This audit found:

Material weakness in internal controls • Significant deficiency in internal controls

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$262,539,242

Expenses

$263,787,470

Net Income

-$1,248,228

Net Assets

$429,498,318

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$80,995,756	30.9%
Program Services	$179,378,713	68.3%
Investment Income	$1,275,136	0.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$49,222	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$840,415	0.3%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,341,806	2.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$16,686,401	6.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$898,244,134
Total Liabilities	$468,745,816
Net Assets	$429,498,318

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lawrence A Selzer (Ceo & President)	$885,996	$0	$89,796
Dean H Cannon (Evp & General Counsel)	$388,484	$0	$30,214
John S Gilbert (Evp & Cfo)	$375,789	$0	$52,107
Matthew S Sexton (Svp Conservation Acquistion)	$273,171	$0	$43,231
Mark W Elsbree (Svp Conservation Acquisition)	$268,267	$0	$54,195
Blaine T Phillips Jr (Svp Conservation Acquistion)	$265,228	$0	$57,236
Eric M Kostegan (Evp For Investment)	$262,352	$0	$10,337
Evan H Smith (Svp Conservation Ventures)	$259,351	$0	$34,107
Paul F Hurt (Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary)	$249,793	$0	$42,365
Erik Meyers (Vp Climate And Water Sustainability)	$248,810	$0	$29,772
Kelly M Reed (Svp Government Relations)	$245,055	$0	$30,432
Monica A Garrison (Vp & Treasurer)	$236,873	$0	$45,727
Elizabeth Engle (Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary)	$231,929	$0	$46,211
Richard Erdmann (Senior Counselor)	$144,988	$0	$37,696
Margaret A Mccants (Board Sec & Con Acq Director)	$144,304	$0	$24,372
Jay Winthrop (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Jay F Wagley (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Julie G Barker (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gregory A Beard (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Bonnie Thru 1120 (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David P Bozeman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ingrid Burke (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Todd C Carter (Director)	$0	$0	$0
J Storey Charbonnet (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles A Cherington (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Oct. 8, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$221,481,591

Expenses

$218,541,676

Net Income

$2,939,915

Net Assets

$447,451,033

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$56,756,417	25.6%
Program Services	$161,613,592	73.0%
Investment Income	$2,795,793	1.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$311,789	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$4,000	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,464,679	2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$15,266,796	7.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$939,058,111
Total Liabilities	$491,607,078
Net Assets	$447,451,033

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lawrence A Selzer (Ceo & President)	$584,369	$0	$122,048
Dean H Cannon (Evp & General Counsel)	$370,050	$0	$54,544
John S Gilbert (Evp & Cfo)	$354,109	$0	$66,080
Robert D Murphy (Svp Marketing & Communicat)	$259,399	$0	$79,582
Matthew S Sexton (Svp Conservation Acquistio)	$258,351	$0	$78,349
Jodi R O'day (Vp Deputy General Counsel)	$252,823	$0	$75,006
Mark W Elsbree (Svp Conservation Acquisiti)	$250,051	$0	$76,975
Blaine T Phillips Jr (Svp Conservation Acquistio)	$248,949	$0	$69,456
Evan H Smith (Svp Conservation Ventures)	$244,794	$0	$51,027
Erik Meyers (Vp Climate And Water Susta)	$240,877	$0	$53,410
Paul F Hurt (Deputy General Counsel & A)	$239,726	$0	$84,769
Joseph Hankins (Vp & State Director)	$225,756	$0	$75,459
Richard Erdmann (Senior Counselor)	$209,436	$0	$85,721
Patrick F Noonan (President Emeritus)	$198,056	$0	$48,634
Monica A Garrison (Vp & Treasurer)	$190,947	$0	$31,608
Margaret A Mccants (Board Sec & Con Acq Director)	$137,982	$0	$25,679
Michael Leonard Thru 72419 (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Jay Winthrop (Co Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Jay F Wagley (Co Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Kay K Arnold Thru 72419 (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Julie G Barker (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gregory A Beard (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Bonnie (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ingrid Burke As Of 72319 (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Todd J Carter (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Sept. 9, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$209,741,782

Expenses

$194,860,723

Net Income

$14,881,059

Net Assets

$442,837,953

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$85,774,067	40.9%
Program Services	$121,211,403	57.8%
Investment Income	$2,742,319	1.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$13,993	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,511,492	3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$13,920,473	7.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$787,856,621
Total Liabilities	$345,018,668
Net Assets	$442,837,953

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lawrence A Selzer (Ceo & President)	$565,528	$0	$64,714
Dean H Cannon (Evp & General Counsel)	$356,750	$0	$29,842
John S Gilbert (Evp & Cfo)	$269,358	$0	$27,779
Robert D Murphy (Svp Marketing & Communications)	$253,208	$0	$55,256
Richard Erdmann (Evp)	$249,603	$0	$49,899
Matthew S Sexton (Svp Conservation Acquistion)	$243,868	$0	$51,226
Blaine T Phillips Jr (Svp Conservation Acquistion)	$243,058	$0	$53,876
Mark W Elsbree (Svp Conservation Acquisition)	$240,368	$0	$53,266
Jodi R O'day (Vp Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary)	$239,475	$0	$32,067
Evan H Smith (Svp Conservation Ventures)	$234,649	$0	$34,145
Erik Meyers (Vp Climate And Water Sustainability)	$231,895	$0	$31,263
Paul F Hurt (Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary)	$229,430	$0	$48,790
Joseph Hankins (Vp)	$215,890	$0	$30,941
Michele J Sager (Vp Resourceful Communities)	$196,080	$0	$30,071
Patrick F Noonan (Chairman Emeritus)	$195,389	$0	$48,996
Kelly M Reed (Vp Government Relations)	$193,570	$0	$27,651
Christopher R Kelly (California Program Director)	$190,183	$0	$48,116
Brian J Dangler (Vp Director Working Forest Fund)	$190,108	$0	$46,755
Elizabeth G Engle (Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary)	$188,308	$0	$47,773
Michael Ford (Nevada And Southwest Director)	$187,175	$0	$0
Brian J Vinci (Director, Freshwater Institute)	$180,070	$0	$27,714
Roberta Zwier (Director, Mitigation Solutions)	$178,875	$0	$17,577
Thomas R Duffus (Svp Conservation Acquistion)	$173,808	$0	$46,755
Alisa E Borland (Vp Development)	$173,308	$0	$46,851
Jena C Meredith (Vp Business Partnerships)	$160,383	$0	$45,039
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Filed on Oct. 1, 2019

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This audit found:

Significant deficiency in internal controls

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$235,347,905

Expenses

$274,566,587

Net Income

-$39,218,682

Net Assets

$466,534,815

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$125,150,650	53.2%
Program Services	$107,724,162	45.8%
Investment Income	$1,439,243	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,033,850	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$7,212,102	2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$11,035,918	4.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$730,421,186
Total Liabilities	$263,886,371
Net Assets	$466,534,815

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lawrence A Selzer (President & Ceo)	$555,840	$0	$59,112
Richard L Erdmann (Executive Vice President)	$324,269	$0	$59,112
David K Phillips Jr (Executive Vice President)	$319,013	$0	$49,352
Dean H Cannon (Executive Vp & General Cou)	$317,413	$0	$24,730
Robert Murphy (Senior Vice President)	$235,080	$0	$46,272
Jodi R O'day (Vice President)	$227,537	$0	$29,089
Matthew S Sexton (Senior Vp)	$227,356	$0	$45,382
Blaine T Phillips Jr (Senior Vice President)	$227,294	$0	$18,648
Mark W Elsbree (Senior Vice President)	$226,236	$0	$46,702
Erik J Meyers (Vice President)	$222,432	$0	$24,806
Paul F Hurt (Deputy General Counsel)	$221,341	$0	$19,148
Evan H Smith (Senior Vice President)	$208,751	$0	$42,852
Joseph A Hankins (Vice President)	$206,515	$0	$29,049
Patrick Noonan (Chairman Emeritus)	$190,497	$0	$43,512
Chris Kelly (Program Director)	$185,251	$0	$42,842
Michele J Sager (Vice President)	$185,127	$0	$25,949
Brian Dangler (Vice President)	$179,677	$0	$41,872
Steven T Summerfelt (Dir Aquasys Research)	$174,976	$0	$41,782
Elizabeth Engle (Deputy General Counsel)	$174,277	$0	$41,512
Thomas Duffus (Vice President)	$170,436	$0	$16,898
Kelly Reed (Vice President)	$167,934	$0	$20,276
Brian Vinci (Director Envir Eng Service)	$163,337	$0	$23,519
Michael R Cox (Controller)	$159,776	$0	$39,892
Alisa Borland (Vice President)	$156,877	$0	$40,992
Jena Meredith (Vice President)	$146,748	$0	$38,612
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Filed on May 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$215,547,604

Expenses

$217,822,398

Net Income

-$2,274,794

Net Assets

$544,829,303

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$96,181,366	44.6%
Program Services	$114,590,230	53.2%
Investment Income	$714,555	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$4,061,453	1.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,344,415	2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$12,405,629	5.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$700,420,213
Total Liabilities	$155,590,910
Net Assets	$544,829,303

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lawrence A Selzer (President & Ceo)	$526,440	$0	$45,542
Richard L Erdmann (Executive Vice President)	$381,344	$0	$46,292
David K Phillips Jr (Executive Vp And Cfo)	$321,671	$0	$38,382
Dean H Cannon (Executive Vp & General Counsel)	$285,932	$0	$22,630
Sydney S Macy (Senior Vice President)	$246,384	$0	$29,644
Robert Murphy (Senior Vp)	$236,284	$0	$35,302
Matthew S Sexton (Senior Vice President)	$233,660	$0	$33,692
Mark W Elsbree (Senior Vice President)	$230,452	$0	$33,692
Blaine T Phillips Jr (Senior Vice President)	$228,713	$0	$33,692
Paul F Hurt (Deputy General Counsel)	$226,984	$0	$32,277
Jodi R O'day (Vice President)	$222,032	$0	$26,004
Erik J Meyers (Vice President)	$214,948	$0	$24,319
Evan H Smith (Senior Vice President)	$205,740	$0	$31,882
Joseph A Hankins (Vice President)	$195,984	$0	$24,504
Chris Kelly (Program Director)	$194,984	$0	$31,872
Patrick Noonan (Chairman Emeritus)	$192,944	$0	$32,542
Michele J Sager (Vice President)	$178,248	$0	$22,327
Brian Dangler (Vice President)	$177,752	$0	$29,902
Michael Ford (State Director)	$175,100	$0	$0
Elizabeth Engle (Deputy General Counsel)	$174,160	$0	$30,542
Thomas Duffus (Vice President)	$170,132	$0	$22,115
Alisa Borland (Vice President)	$162,660	$0	$30,022
Kelly Reed (Vice President Of Govt Relations)	$158,269	$0	$20,000
Brian Vinci (Director Envir Eng Service)	$154,760	$0	$21,574
William Allen (Vice President)	$149,713	$0	$28,649
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Filed on May 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$215,096,466

Expenses

$179,485,477

Net Income

$35,610,989

Net Assets

$547,104,097

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$124,075,769	57.7%
Program Services	$90,762,036	42.2%
Investment Income	$395,197	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$175,195
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$38,659	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,852,450	3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$8,599,165	4.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$717,760,621
Total Liabilities	$170,656,524
Net Assets	$547,104,097

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lawrence A Selzer (President & Ceo)	$480,674	$0	$55,266
Richard L Erdmann (Executive Vice President)	$369,848	$0	$54,856
David K Phillips Jr (Executive Vp And Cfo)	$312,232	$0	$44,386
Dean H Cannon (Senior Vp/General Counsel)	$251,615	$0	$16,125
Sydney S Macy (Senior Vice President)	$236,684	$0	$45,456
Matthew S Sexton (Senior Vice President)	$221,860	$0	$39,616
Paul F Hurt (Asst Secretary & Deputy Gc)	$220,384	$0	$39,348
Mark W Elsbree (Senior Vice President)	$220,352	$0	$41,956
Jodi R O'day (Vice President)	$214,732	$0	$26,782
Robert Murphy (Senior Vp)	$213,984	$0	$39,256
Blaine T Phillips Jr (Senior Vice President)	$210,252	$0	$39,496
Erik J Meyers (Vice President)	$198,848	$0	$25,127
Kris Hoellen (Senior Vice President)	$189,010	$0	$33,207
Chris Kelly (Program Director)	$187,784	$0	$38,066
Patrick Noonan (Chairman Emeritus)	$186,144	$0	$38,716
Joseph A Hankins (Vice President)	$186,032	$0	$26,727
Evan H Smith (Senior Vice President)	$181,854	$0	$41,727
Steven Summerfelt (Director Of Aquasys Resear)	$176,952	$0	$39,446
Michele J Sager (Vice President)	$162,484	$0	$37,546
Thomas Duffus (Vice President)	$161,532	$0	$15,480
Elizabeth Engle (Board Asst Secretary)	$160,040	$0	$36,216
Scott Ferguson (Program Director)	$159,284	$0	$39,086
Alisa Borland (Vice President)	$154,240	$0	$38,206
Brian Dangler (Vice President)	$153,843	$0	$36,724
William Holman (North Carolina Director)	$151,332	$0	$22,309
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Filed on May 14, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$242,612,995

Expenses

$203,085,080

Net Income

$39,527,915

Net Assets

$511,493,108

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$139,072,979	57.3%
Program Services	$102,675,391	42.3%
Investment Income	$385,047	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$410,099	0.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$69,479	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,749,044	2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$8,729,859	4.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$696,636,580
Total Liabilities	$185,143,472
Net Assets	$511,493,108

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lawrence A Selzer (President & Ceo)	$465,413	$0	$53,467
Richard L Erdmann (Executive Vp & Gen. Counse)	$358,048	$0	$54,167
David K Phillips Jr (Executive Vp And Cfo)	$302,073	$0	$42,497
Sydney S Macy (Senior Vice President)	$223,301	$0	$41,929
Paul F Hurt (Asst Secretary & Deputy Gc)	$212,384	$0	$38,057
Matthew S Sexton (Senior Vice President)	$211,340	$0	$37,927
Mark W Elsbree (Senior Vice President)	$209,960	$0	$39,907
Jodi R O'day (Vice President)	$206,932	$0	$25,529
Blaine T Phillips Jr (Senior Vice President)	$202,411	$0	$37,747
Robert Murphy (Senior Vp)	$195,584	$0	$19,221
Chris Kelly (Program Director)	$192,784	$0	$36,357
Erik J Meyers (Vice President)	$182,048	$0	$26,669
Joseph A Hankins (Vice President)	$179,132	$0	$24,589
Dean H Cannon (Senior Counsel)	$178,205	$0	$1,400
Patrick Noonan (Chairman Emeritus)	$178,144	$0	$36,967
Kris Hoellen (Vice President)	$176,060	$0	$31,235
Evan H Smith (Vice President)	$175,940	$0	$40,337
Steven Summerfelt (Director Of Aquasys Resear)	$171,152	$0	$37,867
Scott Ferguson (Program Director)	$156,684	$0	$37,417
Thomas Duffus (Vice President)	$151,952	$0	$14,850
Elizabeth Engle (Asst Secretary)	$150,540	$0	$24,223
Alisa Borland (Vice President)	$148,740	$0	$26,215
Michele J Sager (Vice President)	$147,284	$0	$34,617
Brian Vinci (Director Envir Eng Service)	$144,660	$0	$20,627
Michael R Cox (Controller)	$143,752	$0	$33,577
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Filed on May 14, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$144,568,453

Expenses

$141,551,350

Net Income

$3,017,103

Net Assets

$471,965,193

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$80,794,204	55.9%
Program Services	$63,297,560	43.8%
Investment Income	$420,135	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$299,093
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$355,647	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,520,788	3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$8,713,138	6.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$605,182,934
Total Liabilities	$133,217,741
Net Assets	$471,965,193

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lawrence A Selzer (President & Ceo)	$439,347	$0	$74,446
Richard L Erdmann (Executive Vp & Gen. Counsel)	$337,790	$0	$46,786
David K Phillips Jr (Executive Vp And Cfo)	$282,634	$0	$41,846
Sydney S Macy (Senior Vice President)	$219,285	$0	$42,996
Jodi R O'day (Vice President)	$197,805	$0	$25,027
Paul F Hurt (Asst Secretary & Deputy Gc)	$194,955	$0	$37,077
Matthew S Sexton (Vice President)	$185,303	$0	$36,666
Mark W Elsbree (Vice President)	$182,963	$0	$42,126
Blaine T Phillips Jr (Vice President)	$182,855	$0	$36,426
Erik J Meyers (Vice President)	$170,477	$0	$26,187
Joseph A Hankins (Vice President)	$170,391	$0	$24,151
Chris Kelly (Program Director)	$167,935	$0	$35,887
Patrick Noonan (Chairman Emeritus)	$162,607	$0	$36,446
Steven Summerfelt (Director Of Aquasys Research)	$154,255	$0	$37,426
Kris Hoellen (Vice President)	$149,865	$0	$30,164
Evan H Smith (Vice President)	$148,343	$0	$39,266
Thomas Duffus (Vice President)	$139,640	$0	$14,790
Brian Vinci (Director Envir Eng Service)	$139,553	$0	$20,247
Alisa Borland (Vice President)	$139,522	$0	$22,247
Scott Ferguson (Program Director)	$139,087	$0	$36,987
Elizabeth Engle (Asst Secretary)	$138,426	$0	$19,907
Michael R Cox (Controller)	$131,029	$0	$33,186
Michele J Sager (Vice President)	$130,787	$0	$34,216
Margaret Mccants (Board Secretary)	$104,039	$0	$17,577
Kathryn Brown (Vice President)	$92,507	$0	$5,761
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Filed on May 12, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$179,382,974

Expenses

$137,594,148

Net Income

$41,788,826

Net Assets

$468,948,091

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$110,117,995	61.4%
Program Services	$68,564,534	38.2%
Investment Income	$544,198	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$156,247	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,056,787	3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$7,375,206	5.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$537,183,832
Total Liabilities	$68,235,741
Net Assets	$468,948,091

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$242,376,138

Expenses

$194,240,901

Net Income

$48,135,237

Net Assets

$427,159,264

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$118,988,923	49.1%
Program Services	$122,719,569	50.6%
Investment Income	$667,646	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,114,400	2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$7,599,560	3.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$494,874,180
Total Liabilities	$67,714,916
Net Assets	$427,159,264

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The Conservation Fund A Nonprofit Corporation

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Revenue $327M (2023)

Expenses $309M (2023)

Total Assets $874M (2023)

Total Liabilities $413M (2023)

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$327M (2023)

Expenses

$309M (2023)

Total Assets

$874M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$413M (2023)

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