Table: Funding Sources and Typical Restrictions

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 6A. Fiscal Health, includes five elements. This module addresses Practice 6A3: Assess the nature and variability of revenue and seek to diversify funding sources.

Revenue generated from activities inconsistent with a nonprofit’s tax-exempt purpose may give rise to tax obligations. This document outlines ways to minimize that risk and outlined the typical sources of taxable income for nonprofits, along with common pitfalls and questions.

Find current federal conservation program funding opportunities that might be the right match for your next conservation project. Opportunities are organized by focus and deadline and include funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and other sources.

This publication provides tools, tips, exercises and case studies to help land trusts successfully solicit money from individuals, who generally provide the most plentiful, accessible and flexible funding, especially those people from the community connected to the benefits the land trust provides.

This guidance covers Practice 5C: Fundraising Plan.