West Virginia · Nonprofit
THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC
THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC (West Virginia) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,046,621 to it, the largest being THE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ($593,565). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.1M
- Funders on record
- 29
- Grants received
- $2.0M
- Net assets
- $21M
What The West Virginia Land Trust Inc does
Mission
The wvlt protects "special places" in wv, which include lands that give wv its distinctive character and exhibit significant conservation values. Those values span a range of public benefits, including water quality protection, recreational opportunities, biological diversity, agricultural sites, and sites that protect cultural and historical resources. Wvlt also operates a significant outreach program that engages the public, agencies, and organizations in recognizing and enjoying the benefits of outdoor spaces that are available for public use.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Conservation of special places: wvlt protects land by acquiring properties in fee, through conservation easements, or by facilitating acquisitions (through negotiations or via loans) for other entities, including public agencies and other nonprofit organizations. Wvlt considers opportunities according to its conservation criteria and an assessment of properties' conservation values with an extensive process of due diligence. It acquires lands in fee through purchase (for which it raises funds), bargain sales, or donations. For conservation easements, wvlt works with voluntary landowners and evaluates properties according to its internal criteria and purposes as defined by the irs code. Easements may be acquired through purchase, bargain sales, or donations.
$250,768 spent28% of program spendingStewardship (property and easement maintenance): upon securing a conservation easement, the wvlt initiates an annual monitoring program to ensure that the covenants in the easement are adhered to and that the conservation values that have been recognized are protected in perpetuity. If there are violations of the easement, the wvlt will work with the owner to develop an action plan to mitigate any damages and if necessary, will legally defend the easement in court. When the land trust acquires property in fee, it determines the appropriate uses(s) for the land and elaborates a management plan that serves those uses. Those uses are developed with maximum public benefit in mind. On a preserve that is to be available to the public, those uses may include trail networks, streamside protection, or interactive services for educational purposes.
$328,890 spent37% of program spendingPublic education: as the only statewide land trust, the wvlt works to educate local groups and communities about the value of land conservation, both from an environmental and land use perspective. Strategies include development of web based materials, distribution of various printed materials, training and networking opportunities, educational workshops, presentation to civic organizations and attendance at community forums. Wvlt also hosts (alone or in partnerships) outings such as hikes, river floats, and other outdoor activities in order to encourage the public to enjoy the expanded portfolio of conserved lands around the state.
$313,751 spent35% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $893,409.
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 $16M to $20M (+21%).
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: 2017 52% · 2018 61% · 2019 64% · 2020 10% · 2021 57% · 2022 1% · 2023 7% · 2024 10%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
87% of THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST 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. 2 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
Brent Bailey
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $187k → $286k.
7 of 29 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 22% 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 THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST 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
THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 29% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
80% 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 THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 54% · 2019 34% · 2020 41% · 2021 64% · 2022 62% · 2023 56% — growing more concentrated.
“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
8% of THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 45% 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
THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC draws 79% of its grant income from funders outside West Virginia, across 12 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $445k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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
THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,186 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,186 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $3.0M on record.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$2.8M
- Department of Agriculture$192k
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 THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST 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 West Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 10 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC?
- THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC (West Virginia) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,046,621 to it, the largest being THE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ($593,565). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC have?
- IRS filings report 29 organizations giving $2,046,621 in grants to THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC, 13 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC?
- THE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION is the largest funder on record, with $593,565 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in West Virginia. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 29 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