Nassau Land Trust

What Nassau Land Trust does

Nassau Land Trust (NLT) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation headquartered in Garden City Park, New York, focused on conserving land and preserving Nassau County's natural and agricultural heritage. Founded in 2001 and operating with a staff of 11-50, the organization accepts donations of land and conservation easements from private landowners and facilitates their use of land conservation techniques. NLT works directly with landowners, communities, and local government to identify creative land-use solutions, and runs educational outreach programs targeting government officials, urban and rural planners, accountants, and real estate brokers to broaden awareness of land conservation tools. The organization also operates Crossroads Farm, a working agricultural property in the Village of Malverne that was preserved when Nassau County acquired the former Grossmann's Farm using 2006 Environmental Bond Act proceeds and is now in its tenth season under NLT stewardship via the Crossroads Farm Committee.

NLT's core product is not a technology platform but rather its land conservation facilitation services and stewardship of preserved properties. The organization maintains an affiliate relationship with the Peconic Land Trust, another regional New York land conservation organization. Its primary revenue model is donations and contributions, consistent with its 501(c)(3) status; NLT does not charge fees for conservation services. Go-to-market is community-led: NLT reaches out directly to landowners, engages local residents and nonprofit leaders through committees, and uses its website and educational programming as informational channels. No patents, proprietary technology, certifications, app products, or API integrations are present in the available data.

Operationally, NLT is governed by a board of directors that includes Founder and Chairman Emeritus Lloyd Zuckerberg, Chairperson MaryJean McCarthy, Treasurer Phil Rosen, Secretary Richard Braverman, Assistant Treasurer John Halsey, and trustees Harry Nicolaides, Melanie A. Tebbens, Alison Karmel, and Rick White. The organization reports no parent company, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no disclosed revenue, consistent with a small, donation-supported charitable nonprofit focused on a single regional geography.

Name

Nassau Land Trust

Legal name

Nassau Land Trust Inc

Website

https://nassaulandtrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nassau Land Trust is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) land conservation organization in Nassau County, NY that accepts donations of land and conservation easements from landowners and operates the Crossroads Farm working agricultural property in Malverne.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Conservation Services

akta.pro primary industry

Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Conservation Easements & Land Trust Services (AFAMAMAH)

Keywords

• Land conservation services
• Conservation easements
• Nonprofit land trust
• Agricultural land preservation
• Open space protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Garden City Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Land and Conservation Easement Donations: As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, NLT accepts donations of land and conservation easements from landowners. They facilitate land conservation transactions and work with landowners to create conservation outcomes without direct revenue generation from these services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nassau Land Trust is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation that conserves land and preserves Nassau County's heritage by accepting donations of land and conservation easements from private landowners. It facilitates land conservation transactions and works with landowners and communities to protect open lands, farms, and natural resources. It also operates Crossroads Farm in the Village of Malverne as a working agricultural property under its stewardship.

Product overview

Nassau Land Trust operates as a nonprofit land conservation organization offering land preservation services rather than a technology product company. Its primary offering is the Crossroads Farm, a working farm in Malverne, NY, which serves as a model of successful agricultural land conservation. The organization also provides land conservation facilitation services, including accepting donations of land and conservation easements, and offers educational programs about land conservation tools to government officials, planners, accountants, and real estate brokers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land and Conservation Easement Donation Services
• Crossroads Farm
• Land Conservation Education Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully returned Grossmann's Farm to active agriculture as a working farm for 10+ seasons

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Nassau CountycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Nassau County acquired Grossmann's Farm from the Grossmann family using proceeds from the 2006 Environmental Bond Act. NLT works with Nassau County and the Crossroads Farm Committee to operate the farm as a working farm in its tenth season.
• Peconic Land TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeconic Land Trust is a related land trust organization. NLT is described as an affiliate organization to Peconic Land Trust, suggesting a collaborative relationship between regional land conservation organizations in New York.
• Crossroads Farm CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Crossroads Farm Committee is comprised of a dedicated group of local residents, nonprofit leaders, and NLT Board members who work together to operate and manage the farm as a community resource.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Sierra Club: National grassroots environmental organization that advocates for open space protection. A thematically related nonprofit that influences land-use policy but does not directly hold conservation easements or operate land trusts.
• National Audubon Society: National environmental organization with New York chapters that protects bird habitat and natural areas, often through land acquisition and stewardship. A thematically related nonprofit that operates in adjacent conservation space rather than direct land trust competition.

Direct peers

• Group for the East End: Long Island-based environmental nonprofit focused on protecting open space, farmland, and water quality on the East End. Comparable in mission, regional scope, and nonprofit operating model.
• Westchester Land Trust: New York State-based regional land trust conserving farmland, open space, and natural resources in Westchester County. Operates a comparable nonprofit, donation-driven land conservation model and serves a similar suburban-against-development context.
• Peconic Land Trust: Long Island-based nonprofit land trust that operates as NLT's stated affiliate organization. It pursues an essentially identical mission of conserving farmland and natural lands in eastern Long Island, making it the closest comparable peer.
• North Shore Land Alliance: Long Island land trust focused on preserving open space and natural resources on the North Shore. Directly comparable in scale, nonprofit structure, and Long Island geographic focus.

Broad incumbents

• Trust for Public Land: National nonprofit that works with communities to protect land for public use, including conservation easements and park creation. A broad incumbent with comparable nonprofit land-conservation activities across many U.S. geographies.
• Open Space Institute: New York-based land conservation organization that protects open space across the Northeast, including Long Island. A larger, broader incumbent in the same nonprofit land conservation space.
• The Nature Conservancy: Global environmental nonprofit that acquires and manages conservation lands, including in New York. A broad incumbent in the same conservation space, though operating at vastly greater scale and geographic scope.

Regional players

• Scenic Hudson: Large New York-based land conservation organization protecting the Hudson River Valley. Operates in a different region of New York, but shares the same nonprofit land trust model and mission of preserving natural and agricultural landscapes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nassaulandtrust

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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