Kachemak Heritage Land Trust
“Protect the lands and waters of the Kachemak Bay region.”
28 conservation easements held, 78 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Land trust in the Kachemak Bay area of Alaska. Conservation easements and land acquisitions adjacent to federal lands including Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park and national forests.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “Kachemak Heritage Land Trust (khlt) is a nationally accredited non-profit organization formed in 1989 for the purpose of conserving the natural heritage of the kenai peninsula for future generations.” as filed.
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Land
$460K, 49% of spendingKachemak Heritage Land Trust proactively contacts landowners in priority areas to gauge interest in conservation projects. In addition, KHLT responds to and evaluates opportunities presented for conservation.
Read it as they filed it
LAND: Kachemak Heritage Land Trust proactively contacts landowners in priority areas to gauge interest in conservation projects. In addition, KHLT responds to and evaluates opportunities presented for conservation. KHLT works with partners to foster conservation projects, holds conservation easements and owns land for conservation purposes. KHLT is responsible for permanent preservation of land, which requires highly trained staff and sufficient funds to succeed, including defense of conservation easements when necessary.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Stewardship
$210K, 22% of spendingOnce KHLT preserves land through conservation easement or by outright ownership, KHLT becomes perpetually responsible to ensure the conservation purposes for protecting the property are followed.
Read it as they filed it
Stewardship: Once KHLT preserves land through conservation easement or by outright ownership, KHLT becomes perpetually responsible to ensure the conservation purposes for protecting the property are followed. This perpetual responsibility requires highly trained staff with proper equipment and the funds needed to sustain this work, including the funds necessary to defend the conservation values in court if needed. KHLT at least annually monitors property under its care and addresses violations of the conservation restrictions when necessary.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Community Outreach
$60K, 6% of spendingKhlt conducts community outreach through multiple means, including social media, our website, public speaking engagements, one-on-one conversations and at community meetings.
Read it as they filed it
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: KHLT CONDUCTS COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH MULTIPLE MEANS, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR WEBSITE, PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS AND AT COMMUNITY MEETINGS. KHLT PROVIDES OUR KENAI PENINSULA COMMUNITY WITH INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO CONSERVATION TOOLS DESIGNED TO MEET THEIR NEEDS, AS WELL AS INCLUDES COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN OUR STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES IN PERMANENTLY CARING FOR LAND FOR WHICH WE ARE RESPONSIBLE. MUCH OF OUR WORK IS DONE IN DEEP PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENTAL BODIES AND AGENCIES, INCLUDING OUR BABY SALMON LIVE HERE SIGN OUTREACH PROGRAM, OUR KING MAKER PROGRAM WHERE WE AWARD GOOD SALMON STEWARDS, AND OUR FISH NEED LAND TOO PROGRAM CO-HOSTED BY KACHEMAK BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
78 cents of every dollar goes to the work
Read it as a snapshot, not a scorecard. Splits move year to year with grants and campaigns, and healthy shops live all across this range.
$729,757 programs, $88,376 management, $121,315 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The people
Who does the work
Took the helm from Marie McCarty, who drew $118,929 in the final year on file.
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust? Claim this page.
Those 26 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust is holding your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Find your way inThe filings
15 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,162,153 |
| 2011 | $480,747 |
| 2012 | $247,473 |
| 2013 | $287,801 |
| 2014 | $383,088 |
| 2015 | $416,510 |
| 2016 | $549,335 |
| 2017 | $492,496 |
| 2018 | $906,172 |
| 2019 | $1,462,219 |
| 2020 | $857,977 |
| 2021 | $741,898 |
| 2022 | $2,714,895 |
| 2023 | $912,535 |
| 2024 | $2,674,139 |
From $1.2M in 2010 to $2.7M in FY24, with no missed filing in 15 years. 2022, at $2.7M, stands well above the other years on file.
Their ground
The land they hold
As filed on Schedule D of the FY2024 return. An easement is a permanent deed restriction the trust must monitor and defend.
The Kachemak Heritage Land Trust is not on our editors’ record for a threatened place yet. See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
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Ways in
How to help
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
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