Public Charity

NATURAL LAND INSTITUTE

NATURAL LAND INSTITUTE, of ROCKFORD, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.2M in revenue, $926K in expenses, $26.1M in total assets. 52 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 362478025 ROCKFORD, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.2M
Total Expenses$926K
Total Assets$26.1M
Grant Records52
Funding Total$4.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO CREATE AN ENDURING LEGACY OF NATURAL LAND IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOR PEOPLE, PLANTS AND ANIMALS

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$260,900
2024
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$118,292
2024
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$44,300
2024
For purposes as specified in a grant application, fund agreement or gift instrument.
$13,375
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000

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Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Adam Guarino
EXECUTIVE DI Alan Branhagen
TRUSTEE April Bieschke
SECRETARY Ashley Sarver
TRUSTEE David Schroepher
TRUSTEE Howard Knodle

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Top Grant Purposes

Acquisition of Rumage Farm to expand the Lost Flora Fen Preserve along Raccoon Creek (~346 acres plus ~11 acres NON grant)
$1,278,000 1 grant
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$722,035 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$406,000 9 grants
Acquisition and Restoration of the Rhodes Addition to Apple River Canyon Land & Water Reserve and INAI Site (149 acres)
$328,500 1 grant
Acquisition of White Wood Ridge (55 acres) adjacent to Mississippi Pallisades State Park
$274,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.2M $926K $26.1M
2024 $2.9M $867K $22.5M
2023 $1.5M $1.0M $20.1M
2022 $1.2M $1.1M $18.8M
2021 $4.7M $859K $19.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.7M to $4.2M (-11%), with total assets most recently reported at $26.1M.

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