Nonprofit · EIN 27-2321488
ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY INC
Tax-exempt · JASPER, GA 30143
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,278,458 | $3,082,763 | -$1,804,305 | $128,691,163 | $4,150,762 | $124,540,401 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,763,485 | $2,828,334 | -$64,849 | $128,138,019 | $1,027,147 | $127,110,872 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $16,439,975 | $3,016,420 | $13,423,555 | $127,053,367 | $462,441 | $126,590,926 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $51,986
- Program service revenue
- $245,264
- Investment income
- $946,168
- Net rental income
- $24,360
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $838,400
- Other revenue
- $35,040
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $21,150
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $325,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $574,105
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,439,723
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $45,985
- Depreciation
- $108,251
- Program services (functional)
- $2,481,319
- Management and general (functional)
- $601,444
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $128,138,019
- Total assets, end of year
- $128,691,163
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,150,762
- Net assets, end of year
- $124,540,401
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,305,035
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,480,214
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $124,540,401
- Gross receipts
- $1,278,458
- Employees
- 9
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT KELLER PHD | CEO (NON-VOT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $325,000 | $219,214 |
| AMBERLE GODFREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY HAMMOND | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP LANDRUM III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH SKALSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT KELLER PHD | CEO (NON-VOT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $331,167 | $217,214 |
| AMBERLE GODFREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY HAMMOND | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP LANDRUM III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH SKALSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT KELLER | CEO (NON-VOT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $294,000 | $199,000 |
| AMBERLE GODFREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY HAMMOND | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP LANDRUM III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH SKALSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 80 S MAIN ST, JASPER, GA 30143-1700
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROBERT KELLER PHD, 80 SOUTH MAIN ST, JASPER, GA 30143
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT KELLER PHD, CEO (NON-VOTING)
- Phone
- (706) 273-9173
- Return prepared by
- TOMKIEWICZ WRIGHT LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY IS TO PROVIDE 21ST CENTURY SOLUTIONS AND SOUND SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION OF CRITICAL NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE FACE OF A CHANGING CLIMATE, FOCUSING ON THE SOUTHEASTHERN UNITED STATES WITH SPECIFIC UTILIZATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS IN LAND CONSERVATION, ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES, CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND CONSERVANCY BIOLOGY.
Program accomplishments
- CONSERVANCY WAS GRANTED ONE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ("CE") TO PERMANENTLY PRESERVE 85 ACRES OF SIGNIFICANT HABITAT. CONSERVANCY CONDUCTED MONITORING OF ITS CE PROPERTIES TO INSPECT AND DOCUMENT CONDITION OF PROPERTIES, TAKING MEASURES AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE LANDOWNER COMPLIANCE WITH CE REQUIREMENTS. CONSERVANCY CONDUCTED STEWARDSHIP AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF ITS FEE-OWNED PROPERTIES. IN TOTAL, CONSERVANCY'S LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR OVER 500 PROPERTIES TOTALING 121,000 ACRES IN 13 STATES.Expenses $1,975,653
- COMPLIMENTING ITS LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM, THE CONSERVANCY CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ITS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROGRAM TO ENHANCE NATURAL PROVISIONING, REGULATING,CULTURAL, AND SUPPORTING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES DERIVED FROM THE WIDE DIVERSITY OF ECOSYSTEMS EXISTING AMONG THE CONSERVANCY'S PRESERVED LAND HOLDINGS. THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE INTERCONNECTING LIVING AND NON-LIVING COMPONENTS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANS, SUCH AS THOSE INVOLVING ENERGY PRODUCTION, BIOLOGICAL DECOMPOSITION, AND OUTDOOR AESTHETIC RECREATION. DURING 2025, THE CONSERVANCY CONDUCTED PROGRAM PLANNING, FACILITY REHABILITATION,AND COMMENCED PROGRAM OPERATIONS.Expenses $455,724
- THE CONSERVANCY CONDUCTED ITS COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PROGRAM BY SEEKING OUT AND RESPONDING BY VARIOUS MEANS TO NEEDS EXPRESSED BY PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM AIDS IN DIRECTLY CONNECTING THE LOCAL POPULACE TO THE CONSERVANCY, WITH THE OBJECTIVE TO BRING AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE AND RELEVANCE OF ITS LAND CONSERVATION MISSION AND BROADEN LOCAL SUPPORT FOR LAND CONSERVATION IN GENERAL.Expenses $49,942 · grants $21,150
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-2321488
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C34)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $128,691,163
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,278,458
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,278,458 | $3,082,763 | $128,691,163 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,763,485 | $2,828,334 | $128,138,019 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $16,439,975 | $3,016,420 | $127,053,367 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $387,698 | $2,696,913 | $113,704,448 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-2321488).
Questions about ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY INC
- What is the EIN of ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY INC is 27-2321488.
- Is ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROBERT KELLER PHD.
- Who are the officers and directors of ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $325,000 (ROBERT KELLER PHD, CEO (NON-VOT).
- How much revenue does ATLANTIC COAST CONSERVANCY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,278,458, expenses of $3,082,763 and total assets of $128,691,163 at year end.
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