Center for Natural Lands Management
Donations deductibleCenter for Natural Lands Management's network
9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Sanchez Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alicia Guerra | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David Lee | Board Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Thoreau | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eric Cherniss | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michelle Lee | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Peter Prows | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rick Rayburn | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Moore | Board Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Clark | HR/Risk Manager | 2024 |
| David Brunner | President/Exec. Director | since 2018 |
| David Monroe | General Counsel | since 2018 |
| Deborah Rogers | Dir. of Conservation Science | since 2018 |
| Isabella Gelmi | Corporate secretary | since 2018 |
| Markus Spiegelberg | Regional Manager | 2021 |
| Melanie Barranco | Co-Exec Dir & CFO | since 2018 |
| Sarah Mueller | General Counsel | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Rogers | Co-Exec Dir & Dir of Conse | 40 | $233k | $24k | |
| Melanie Barranco | Co-Exec Dir & CFO | 40 | $218k | $42k | |
| Sarah Mueller | General Counsel | 40 | $166k | $52k | |
| Isabella Gelmi | Corporate Secretary | 40 | $146k | $20k | |
| Patrick Gardner | Land Acq. Program Manager | 40 | $127k | $13k | |
| Ken Sanchez | Board Chair | 0 | $0 | ||
| David Thoreau | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Susan Moore | Vice Chair and Secretary | 0 | $0 | ||
| David Lee | Board Treasurer | 0 | $0 | ||
| Alicia Guerra | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Lee | Board Secretary | 0 | $0 | ||
| Eric Cherniss | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Peter Prows | Board Vice Chair | 0 | $0 | ||
| Stephanie Parsons | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Jim Bartel | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Heather Thompson | CFO | 40 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Center for Natural Lands Management
- EIN
- 680233573
- Address
- 27258 Via Industria Ste B, Temecula, CA, 92590-3751
- State
- California
- Mission
- The mission of the center for natural lands management is (a) to conserve native species, their habitat and functioning ecosystems in perpetuity, (b) to own and/or manage lands in an ecologically beneficial manner consistent with local, state, and federal environmental laws and with science-based stewardship, (c) to promote the conservation values of such lands through education, (d) to... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C340 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1990
- Principal officer
- Heather Thomson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1995
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKen Sanchez
≥8years on the filingsDavid Thoreau
≥8years on the filingsRick Rayburn
≥8years on the filingsSusan Moore
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $329m
- Total liabilities
- $1.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $327.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $21.2m
- Program service revenue
- $5.5m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $5k
- Employees
- 53
- Volunteers
- 437
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $6.8m | $9.8m | Deficit $2.9m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Center For Natural Lands Management likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, active business entities (data.oregon.gov tckn-sxa6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Oregon
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 16 November 2015
- Registered agent
- Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)