Western Reserve Land Conservancy

Moreland Hills, Ohio - EIN 34-1571233 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Western Reserve Land Conservancy reported $32,032,869 in revenue and $23,782,888 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $8,249,981 for the year. Program services took $22,493,945 of expenses, or 94.6%. The organization closed the year with $35,075,782 in net assets - about 17.7 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$32,032,869

Up 9.7% from $29,203,574 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$23,782,888

Revenue minus expenses: $8,249,981 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
94.6%

$22,493,945 of $23,782,888 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$35,075,782

Total assets $38,660,220 minus total liabilities $3,584,438.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$449,811

Richard Cochran, President &, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
65 Employees

Plus 65 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$22,493,945 (94.6%)
Fundraising$737,608 (3.1%)
Management and General$551,335 (2.3%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.03 - $737,608 in fundraising expenses divided by $21,931,954 in total contributions.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$21,931,954
Fundraising Events$236,059
Government Grants$4,738,968
All Other Contributions$16,956,927
Program Service Revenue$7,089,701
Investment Income$1,035,664
Other Revenue$1,975,550
Total Revenue (All Sources)$32,032,869

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

17.7 Months

of reserves - $35,075,782 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $1,981,907 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$38,660,220
Total Liabilities$3,584,438
Liabilities as Share of Assets9.3%
Net Assets$35,075,782

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Richard Cochran - President &$449,8111.89%
Stella Dilik - Chief Dev Of$290,1321.22%
Alex Czayka - Chief Conser$228,7320.96%
Robert Owen - General Coun$185,3030.78%
Lisa Owens - CFO$148,4630.62%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

32 voting members, 32 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Richard CochranPresident &
Stella DilikChief Dev Of
Alex CzaykaChief Conser
Robert OwenGeneral Coun
Lisa OwensCFO
Briggs VikkiSecretary
Connor KevinTrustee
Corr MarkTrustee
Ganske LyleTrustee
Grimm Hill ChristineTrustee
Guren ZacharyTrustee
Hartwell SamTreasurer Pr
Hice BrookeTrustee
Holland J JeffreyTrustee
Holloway RubenTrustee
Hyde RichardTrustee
Jeschelnig RichardTrustee
Juliano ElizabethTrustee
Leavenworth KathyTrustee
Leech JohnTrustee
Leon RicardoTrustee
Liebhardt TomTrustee
Mayo DavidTrustee
McMillan SandyTrustee
McKenna LauraVice Chair
Menesse TaniaTrustee
Moore HalleyTrustee
Mulligan WilliamTrustee
Nordell Ellen W JonesTrustee
Reddy RadhikaTrustee
Rubin NancyTreasurer
Ryan TimVice Chair
Schneider MitchellTrustee
Spira JamesVice Chair
Strein StefanTrustee
Visconsi JulieTrustee
White Craig OwenChair

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence32 voting / 32 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $0 in grants paid and filed no Schedule I for fiscal 2025. The page states that directly instead of leaving a blank grants section. Grantmaking organizations show a full recipient list in this section - recipient name, amount and stated purpose, as reported.

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$29,203,574-
Fiscal 2025$32,032,869+9.7%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed May 15, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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