Iowa · Nonprofit
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY (Iowa) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $144,298 to it, the largest being Walton Family Foundation Inc ($101,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2026
- $1.4M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $144k
- Net assets
- $2.0M
What Soil and Water Conservation Society does
Mission
To foster the science and art of natural resource conservation. Our work targets conservation of soil, water and related natural resources on working land-the land used to produce food, fiber, and other services that improve the quality of life people experience in rural and urban communities. We work to discover, develop, implement, and constantly improve ways to use land that sustains its productive capacity and enhances the environment at the same time.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Programs
Public affairsthe board of directors of the Soil and Water Conservation Society oversees and is responsible for the management of the affairs and funds of the society and provides leadership to identify and address soil, water, and related natural resource issues. They represent regional and at large interests of the society and its chapters, and provide direct points of contact for members and chapter officers to communicate their interests to the society.
$356,665 spent45% of program spendingMember services and conferencesthe society develops and delivers soil and water conservation programs to inform and educate members and enhance their professional capacity. It hosts forums that provide the opportunity for members to share knowledge, develop and improve technical skills, and interact with national and international science and policy experts. These activities occur at scales ranging from international conferences to small field location meetings.
$308,177 spent$579,385 earned by the program39% of program spendingPublicationsthe Soil and Water Conservation Society publishes the journal of soil and water conservation six times per year. It features peer-reviewed scientific publications by university and agency research scientists and contributed articles on conservation policy, practice and opinion related to the fields of soil and water conservation. The society also maintains a website and publishes mission related books and pamphlets for educational purposes.
$127,635 spent$15,613 earned by the program16% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2026 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $792,477.
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 2025 to 2026, from $2.0M to $2.6M (+28%).
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: 2022 7% · 2024 46% · 2025 27% · 2026 30%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
35% of SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 10 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
Clare Lindahl
CEO
Board chair
Ellen Gilinsky
Board chair
As listed on its FY2026 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 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $5k → $4k.
2 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 12% 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 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY’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
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 70% of grant income and the top three 89%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2020 86% · 2021 100% · 2022 97% · 2023 99% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY draws 92% of its grant income from funders outside Iowa, across 5 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $17k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY is better cushioned than half of the 23 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 23 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2026
Government funding SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $3.2M on record — $3.2M federal, $980 state.
- Department of Agriculture$3.2M
- Environmental Protection Agency$4k
- Subscriptions$900
- Dues$80
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY
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 Iowa
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
61% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY?
- SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY (Iowa) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $144,298 to it, the largest being Walton Family Foundation Inc ($101,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $144,298 in grants to SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY?
- Walton Family Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $101,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Iowa. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2017–2026), and the filings of 7 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing