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Submit a Land Trust Alliance Membership Application

Locate the type of membership that best suits your organization and click on the corresponding Apply Now button to submit your application. 

Please be advised that the review process can take up to one (1) to two (2) weeks, and our staff will contact you if additional information or materials are needed to support your application. 

If you have questions about the application process, please contact the Membership team at membership@lta.org.

Membership Types

Land Trust Membership

  • As all or part of your mission, your organization works to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in the acquisition of land or conservation easements or by conducting stewardship of such land or easements.

  • Your organization is an active 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(3) organization, or a municipal/township land trust with an independent board overseeing the organization’s acquisition and stewardship.

  • Land trust membership applications must include a signed Board Adoption Resolution as a commitment to adopting the Land Trust Standards and Practices. For more information and advice on how to adopt these standards and practices as your land trust's guiding principles, click here. 

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Government Affiliate Membership

  • You are a local, municipal, regional or state government agency.

  • Your agency is not a land trust, conservancy or nonprofit that acquires or stewards land, or a government agency with an independent board that undertakes the acquisition and/or stewardship of land or easements or assists in the stewardship of lands or easements for other agencies.

  • Agree to the affiliate attestation and commit to the highest ethical standards as demonstrated by Land Trust Standards and Practices.

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Professional Affiliate Membership

  • You or your company or firm is a for-profit entity or a nonprofit consulting agency that supports conservation or assists land trusts.

  • You or your company or firm affirms that it is not a land trust, conservancy, state association or a local, municipal or state government agency that acquires or stewards land.

  • Agree to the affiliate attestation and commit to the highest ethical standards as demonstrated by Land Trust Standards and Practices.

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Nonprofit Affiliate Membership

  • Your organization is a 501 (c) nonprofit and can provide proof of its tax-exempt status with an IRS tax determination letter, Form 990 or letter of intent from the IRS submitted with your application. If your organization is a registered charity/nonprofit in Canada, you must provide proof of your charitable status with a T3010 Documentation with your application.
  • Your organization is not a land trust or conservancy that acquires/stewards land, or a government agency or professional business. 
  • Agree to the affiliate attestation and commit to the highest ethical standards as demonstrated by Land Trust Standards and Practices.
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State Association Affiliate Membership

  • Your organization is a 501(c) nonprofit and can provide proof of its tax-exempt status with a Form 990 or letter of intent from the IRS submitted with your application.

  • Your organization is not a land trust or conservancy that acquires/stewards land, or a government agency or professional business. 

  • Agree to the affiliate attestation and commit to the highest ethical standards as demonstrated by Land Trust Standards and Practices.

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