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PLA REPRESENTS A NETWORK OF NEARLY 150 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING MORE THAN 750 PUBLIC LAND SITES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. PLA BUILDS THE CAPACITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY, ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR NATION'S TREASURED LANDSCAPES AND HISTORIC PLACES. STRONG NONPROFIT PARTNERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THAT ONE DAY AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS ARE UNDERSTOOD AND APPRECIATED, PRESERVED AND CONSERVED, AND ENJOYED BY ALL. 12 12 9 100 0 533566 693872 853192 926398 25915 35146 0 1412673 1655416 79292 85737 0 583582 721289 0 109020 678295 747951 1341169 1554977 71504 100439 1094626 1216357 214325 235617 880301 980740 X THE PUBLIC LANDS ALLIANCE (PLA) CONNECTS, STRENGTHENS, AND REPRESENTS THE NONPROFIT PARTNERS OF AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS. FOUNDED IN 1977, PLA IS THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF NONPROFITS THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC LANDS, INCLUDING COOPERATING ASSOCIATIONS, FRIENDS GROUPS, TRAIL AND WATERSHED CONSERVANCIES, HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. PLA REPRESENTS A NETWORK OF NEARLY 150 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING MORE THAN 750 PUBLIC LAND SITES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. PLA BUILDS THE CAPACITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY, ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR NATION'S TREASURED LANDSCAPES AND HISTORIC PLACES. STRONG NONPROFIT PARTNERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THAT ONE DAY AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS ARE UNDERSTOOD AND APPRECIATED, PRESERVED AND CONSERVED, AND ENJOYED BY ALL. false false 948971 85737 926398 STRENGTHEN PLA OFFERS A VARIETY OF TRAINING, CONSULTATION, AND NETWORKING EXPERIENCES THAT ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF NONPROFIT PUBLIC LAND ORGANIZATIONS AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, CREATE IMPACT, AND ACHIEVE SHARED MISSIONS THAT BENEFIT PUBLIC LANDS AND THEIR USERS. PLA DELIVERS ITS PROGRAMS ONLINE AND AT FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW OFFERS CRITICAL EDUCATION, SHARED LEARNING, AND BEST PRACTICES TO MORE THAN 600 PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS FROM THE PUBLIC LANDS COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS. OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE PARTNERSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM, WEBINARS, AND AN ONLINE EDUCATION RESOURCE LIBRARY. PLA HAS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND CAPACITY BUILDING WITH REFUGE FRIENDS ORGANIZATIONS. 202521 CONNECT PLA PROVIDES CURRENT, RELEVANT, AND CUSTOMIZED COMMUNICATION WITH NONPROFIT MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, AGENCY PARTNERS,INDUSTRY BUSINESS PARTNERS, AND OTHER LIKE-MISSION ORGANIZATIONS. ITS ONLINE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES PLATFORM ENABLES GREATER NETWORKING BETWEEN NONPROFIT MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING THEM ADDRESS CURRENT CHALLENGES AND EXCHANGE IDEAS WITH THEIR PEERS. PLA PUBLISHES AN ELECTRONIC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER WITH A SUBSCRIPTION TO MORE THAN 3,500 COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THAT MATCH THE SPECIAL INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC LANDS PARTNER COMMUNITY. 181464 REPRESENT PLA SERVES AS A NONPARTISAN ADVOCATE FOR BETTER PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ON AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS, INCREASED FUNDING FOR PLACES AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF OUR MEMBERSHIP, AND INCREASED LEARNING AND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC LANDS VISITORS. PLA PROVIDES TIMELY, COMPREHENSIVE INPUT TO AGENCY LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THESE AND RELATED ISSUES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF NONPROFIT PUBLIC LANDS PARTNERS. PLA ALSO ENGAGES AND EDUCATES ITS NONPROFIT MEMBERS ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO THEIR SUCCESS, INVITING THEM TO BECOME BETTER AND STRONGER ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC LANDS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. 1332956 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 9 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA AL AR FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN VA WI WV X AMY MATTHEWS 3019469475 1835 7TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 CAROLINE WARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD PAGE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF GABRIEL VICE-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD COHEN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 THERESA MCMULLAN - INTERIM CEO & DIRECT 40.00 X 20672 0 0 REBECCA WANG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI DOYLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ARVIND MANOCHA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOANN VAN AKEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 IAN STAFFORD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AILEEN UTTERDYKE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAY FOOTE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH MEYER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN KISSLING - OUTGOING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SEVAG KAZANCI - OUTGOING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL PUSKAR - OUTGOING PRESIDENT AN 40.00 X 156489 0 15759 AMY MATTHEWS VICE PRESIDE 40.00 X 91251 0 14403 268412 30162 1 false true false 383633 310239 11476 693872 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 571353 571353 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 355045 355045 926398 35146 35146 1655416 926398 35146 X 85737 85737 245379 204057 41322 376027 300579 4849 70599 5152 4524 49 579 46205 38053 543 7609 48526 39864 3200 5462 20672 13437 5168 2067 18006 18006 196217 171241 18136 6840 109477 104636 1450 3391 65270 53522 5874 5874 26695 17600 7623 1472 279991 279748 243 4534 3718 409 407 8699 4041 4658 BOARD EXPENSES 10666 8746 961 959 CORPORATE FILING FEES 3956 125 534 3297 STORAGE RENTAL 1815 1489 162 164 AWARDS 1320 1320 633 519 57 57 1554977 1332956 113001 109020 32144 83659 893272 1042566 124888 44126 1517 1725 31957 35482 19649 10850 10848 8799 1094626 1216357 83604 74652 130721 160965 214325 235617 X 810018 862735 70283 118005 880301 980740 1094626 1216357 100439 X false true X true false X 205360 126384 482352 533566 693872 2041534 457664 728270 831750 853192 926398 3797274 663024 854654 1314102 1386758 1620270 5838808 5838808 880 3058 10194 25915 35146 75193 880 3058 10194 25915 35146 75193 663904 857712 1324296 1412673 1655416 5914001 0.98730 0.99210 0.01000 0.01000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1096 1096 1444861 1445957 219596 54899 142645 191259 202850 219596 756350 1134525 1224 1096 2320 35661 47815 50713 54899 189088 283632 1224 1096 2320 19649 10850 8799 8799 X 1659394 3978 3978 1655416 1655416 1558955 3978 3978 1554977 1554977 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN PLA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. PLA PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2023 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH PLA FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS PLA'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, PLA HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES. true FRIENDS OF STEWARD B MCKINNEY 733 OLD CLINTON ROAD WESTBROOK CT 06498 010809168 (C)(3) 5735 TRAIL GRANT FRIENDS OF TENNESSEE 1371C WILDLIFE DRIVE SPRINGVILLE TN 38256 352244433 (C)(3) 13532 NATURE EDUCATION FRIENDS OF HAKALUA FOREST NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE PO BOX 6065 HILO HI 96720 680634915 (C)(3) 7007 NATIVE WILDLIFE FRIENDS OF BALCONES CANYONLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE PO BOX 4678 LARGO VISTA TX 78645 010736021 (C)(3) 6920 NATIVE & TRAIL GRANT 4 X X false false false false false false false false false DANIEL PUSKAR - OUTGOING PRESIDENT AND CEO 151438 5051 6062 9697 172248 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE PUBLIC LANDS ALLIANCE (PLA) CONNECTS, STRENGTHENS, AND REPRESENTS THE NONPROFIT PARTNERS OF AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS. FOUNDED IN 1977, PLA IS THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF NONPROFITS THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC LANDS, INCLUDING COOPERATING ASSOCIATIONS, FRIENDS GROUPS, TRAIL AND WATERSHED CONSERVANCIES, HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. PLA REPRESENTS A NETWORK OF NEARLY 150 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING MORE THAN 750 PUBLIC LAND SITES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. PLA BUILDS THE CAPACITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY, ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR NATION'S TREASURED LANDSCAPES AND HISTORIC PLACES. STRONG NONPROFIT PARTNERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THAT ONE DAY AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS ARE UNDERSTOOD AND APPRECIATED, PRESERVED AND CONSERVED, AND ENJOYED BY ALL. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 100 VOLUNTEERS WHICH INCLUDED A TOTAL OF 15 VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A STRENGTHEN PLA OFFERS A VARIETY OF TRAINING, CONSULTATION, AND NETWORKING EXPERIENCES THAT ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF NONPROFIT PUBLIC LAND ORGANIZATIONS AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, CREATE IMPACT, AND ACHIEVE SHARED MISSIONS THAT BENEFIT PUBLIC LANDS AND THEIR USERS. PLA DELIVERS ITS PROGRAMS ONLINE AND AT FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW OFFERS CRITICAL EDUCATION, SHARED LEARNING, AND BEST PRACTICES TO MORE THAN 600 PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS FROM THE PUBLIC LANDS COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS. OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE PARTNERSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM, WEBINARS, AND AN ONLINE EDUCATION RESOURCE LIBRARY. PLA HAS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND CAPACITY BUILDING WITH REFUGE FRIENDS ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ALLIANCE'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. A FINAL DRAFT IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ALLIANCE REQUIRES ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT THE PRIMARY PLACE OF BUSINESS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G WEBINAR SPEAKERS/TRAINERS 1,300 0 0 EVENT COORDINATION & PLANNING 40,000 0 0 BRANDING - NWRS 36,250 0 0 OTHER 5,260 136 0 CEO EMPLOYEE SEARCH 0 18,000 0 CHARITABLE REGIS SERVICES 0 0 6,840 CONSERVATION LEGACY 62,032 0 0 NWRS PROGRAMMATIC 26,399 0 0 TOTAL 171,241 18,136 6,840