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AMERICAN LAND RESCUE FUND INC
SCHUYLERVILLE, NY · EIN 394617774 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE C34 · Environment · Micro (<$100K) · americanlandrescuefund.com
revenue
$66K
expenses
$11K
net assets
$55K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THREATENED NATURAL, AGRICULTURAL, FOREST, WETLAND, AND CULTURAL LANDS IN THE UNITED STATES BY PROVIDING RAPID-RESPONSE FUNDING TO ENABLE LOCAL CONSERVATION AND LAND TRUSTS TO ACQUIRE AND STEWARD THEM.

profile · synthesized from sources

Nonprofit organization defending threatened farmland, forests, wetlands, and wildlife habitats through legal action. Funds environmental attorneys to challenge industrial projects, particularly large-scale solar developments, that threaten ecologically sensitive areas. Focuses on preserving rural landscapes and biodiversity across the United States, with initial cases centered in New York State.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Fort Edward Solar Legal Challenge
Legal action against the Office of Renewable Energy Siting to block an 1,800-acre solar industrial complex on designated grassland habitat in Washington County, NY
GlenFARMLand Litigation Support
Funding and coordination of legal action challenging renewable energy siting decisions that threaten farmland and rural communities in New York
RAPID Act Legal Challenge
Challenging the legality of implementing regulations under the RAPID Act that bypass environmental review and local input
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Environmental Conservation Grantmaking 4 activities
    • Direct funding allocation for conservation and legal defense
      Allocates donations immediately to active conservation, legal defense, and land protection projects, ensuring rapid deployment of resources to ongoing efforts.
    • Funding legal representation for land defense cases
      Funds legal cases and representation to protect farms, forests, and open spaces, including covering legal costs such as case research, filings, and expert witnesses. Specifically funds the legal case GlenFARMLand Inc. v. Office of Renewable Energy Siting and others, and supports environmental law firms and attorneys in advancing land defense litigation.
    • Funding rapid-response land conservation grants
      Provides rapid-response funding to local conservation and land trusts to acquire and steward threatened natural, agricultural, forest, wetland, and cultural lands in the United States. Also provides grants specifically supporting preservation of farmland, forests, and pollinator ecosystems.
    • Supporting local land protection capacity
      Provides resources to small towns to support their efforts to protect local land, enhancing local capacity for land stewardship and defense.
  • Environmental Policy Advocacy & Litigation 1 activity
    • Conducting environmental assessments
      Funded an environmental assessment for the Fort Edward Solar project to inform legal and advocacy strategies.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Challenging renewable energy projects through litigation
      Files lawsuits against state agencies and entities, including the Office of Renewable Energy Siting, the Department of Public Service, and New York State, to challenge the legality of renewable energy project approvals and related regulatory actions, particularly concerning the Fort Edward Solar project and RAPID Act implementing regulations.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$66K
Contributions & grants$66K100%
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
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expenses
Total expenses$11K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
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balance sheet
Total assets$55K
Cash—
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Net assets$55K
1 years on record · 2025–2025
relationships · 7

Who they work with

  • Department of Environmental Conservation Government — State environmental agency whose designated wildlife habitat is threatened by the solar project.
  • Hudsonia Ltd. Partner — Conducted environmental assessment for Fort Edward Solar project funded by American Land Rescue Fund.
  • New York State Government — State government entity involved in the approval of the solar complex and subject of legal challenge.
  • ORES Government — Government body being challenged for approving a solar complex on designated grassland habitat.
  • Town of Glen, New York Partner — Co-plaintiff in lawsuits filed by American Land Rescue Fund.
  • local conservation and land trusts Partner — Local organizations that receive funding to acquire and steward threatened lands.
  • qualified environmental law firms Partner — Collaborates with and funds environmental law firms to advance land defense cases.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

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  • Legal Advocacy and Litigation for Land Protection
    methodology: legal-advocacy
    By funding and conducting legal advocacy and litigation, the organization prevents destructive development and protects agricultural, natural, and wild lands, because legal action is seen as an effective tool to challenge harmful government and corporate decisions and to uphold environmental protections.