A land trust is only as good as the oversight behind it. Here is how Broad Water stays accountable — and how we fund protection that lasts forever.
A conservation easement is a forever promise — and the structures that keep that promise honest are as important as the land itself.
Broad Water Innovations is a qualified 501(c)(3) land trust, accountable to the public and to the agencies that approve our work. Every easement we hold is monitored, funded, and defensible — backed by national standards and independent oversight.
A dedicated stewardship endowment is established for the land we hold — capitalized to fund its care, not a promise to find the money later.
The principal is invested under an Interagency Review Team–approved policy and is never drawn down.
Annual earnings pay for monitoring, legal defense, and a catastrophic-event reserve — every year, in perpetuity.
Every easement is inspected on the ground and documented — every year, for the life of the easement.
Conservation-defense coverage stands behind every easement, so a legal challenge never threatens the land.
As a 501(c)(3), our Form 990 and governance are a matter of public record — available to anyone.
We are happy to share our filings, our stewardship policies, and how the endowment is managed. Just ask.