Indiana · Nonprofit
RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC
RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC (Indiana) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,869,533 to it, the largest being Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($1,110,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 51% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $890k
- Funders on record
- 17
- Grants received
- $2.9M
- Net assets
- $5.2M
What Red-Tail Land Conservancy Inc does
Mission
Red-tail land conservancy preserves, protects, and restores natural areas and farm land in east central indiana while increasing awareness of our natural heritage.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Red-tail land conservancy protects 43 properties, totaling 2,921 acres, of natural areas in six counties in east central indiana: delaware, henry, madison, randolph, tipton, and wayne counties. This includes conservation easements and nature preserves, 11 of which are open to the public. In pursuit of its mission, red-tail land conservancy protects vulnerable forests, prairie, wetlands, and waterways from urban encroachment, conversion to working lands, and the effects of climate change. Once protected by red-tail, these wildlife habitats undergo restoration and stewardship to improve or maintain ecological health. This includes eradicating invasive weeds, planting beneficial trees, and reintroducing rare and endangered species. Red-tail land conservancy offers opportunities for community engagement in its mission by holding volunteer events to assist with land stewardship. Red-tail also offers options to help landowners achieve their conservation vision. These free consultations are conversations that cover options such as a conservation easement or land donation to red-tail. They additionally include resources and information from governmental and other nonprofit conservation…
$258,471 spent$21,420 earned by the program97% of program spendingCommunity outreach programsred-tail land conservancy offers community outreach programs to help participants engage with nature. These programs are offered for people of all ages and backgrounds. Guided hikes, educational programs, and public presentation are offered throughout our 5 county service area at free or minimal cost. The indiana master naturalist program brings together natural resource specialists and adult learners to foster an understanding of indiana's ecosystems. Additionally, participants learn how to teach others about the natural world and share personal experiences with a variety of audiences. Wildlife warriors is a nature club for kids ages 10-15 that explores wildlife, plants, and conservation with natural resource specialists. Each program includes hands-on learning, nature play, and opportunities to take part in conservation work. Beyond learning, wildlife warriors is a place where kids who love nature can find friends with similar interests.
$7,563 spent$7,877 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $266,034.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $4.1M to $5.0M (+22%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 8% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
85% of RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Julie Borgmann
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2017 and FY2018 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 7 funders, grant income fell $461k → $392k.
8 of 17 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 51% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 39% of grant income and the top three 72%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
51% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 79% · 2018 38% · 2019 52% · 2020 41% · 2021 45% · 2022 36% · 2023 51% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
56% of RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 71% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
51% of RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $1.4M that is directly attributable, 90% of it comes from Indiana funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 4,264 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,264 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
47%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- McVey Memorial Forest Trust · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC?
- RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC (Indiana) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,869,533 to it, the largest being Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($1,110,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 51% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC have?
- IRS filings report 17 organizations giving $2,869,533 in grants to RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC?
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,110,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 17 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing