Capitol Land Trust

{{Short description|US non-profit conservation organization}}

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| name = Capitol Land Trust

| formation = {{start date and age|1987|9|9}}

| type = 501(c)(3)

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| location = Olympia, Washington

| focus = Land and habitat conservation

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| revenue = {{increase}} $3.12 million

| revenue_year = 2023

| website = {{url|https://capitollandtrust.org/}}

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Capitol Land Trust (CLT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation organization based in Olympia, Washington, United States. It was founded on September 9, 1987{{Cite web |title=Washington State Corporation Records, Capitol County Land Trust |url=https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/3AC1A5F1E01C8E7A8D001604EEAAC239 |access-date=June 30, 2025 |website=Washington State Archives, Digital Archives}} and became tax-exempt in April 1994.{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2023 |title=Capitol Land Trust - Nonprofit Explorer |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/911413484 |access-date=June 30, 2025 |website=ProPublica |language=en}} As of 2025, CLT had {{Convert|6,538|acre|ha}} owned, under easement, or protected by other means in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, and Thurston counties.{{Cite web |title=Capitol Land Trust |url=https://landtrustalliance.org/land-trusts/explore/capitol-land-trust-wa |access-date=June 30, 2025 |website=Land Trust Alliance |language=en}}

The organization's mission statement is to "strategically conserve vital natural areas and working lands in the South Puget Sound and Chehalis Basin watersheds, for their ecological and community benefits."{{Cite web |title=Our Mission |url=https://capitollandtrust.org/who-we-are/our-mission/ |access-date=June 30, 2025 |website=Capitol Land Trust}}{{Cite web |title=Capitol Land Trust - GuideStar Profile |url=https://www.guidestar.org/profile/91-1413484 |access-date=June 30, 2025 |website=Guidestar}}

In 2023, CLT had $3.12 million in revenue, $1.31 million in expenses and $23.5 million in total assets.{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2024 |title=Capitol Land Trust, A Washington Not For Profit Organization, Financial Statements For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 |url=https://capitollandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CLT-Audited-FS-2023.pdf |access-date=June 30, 2025 | pages=5|website=Capitol Land Trust}}

In 2025, CLT partnered with Conservation Northwest and Port Blakely Tree Farms to put {{Convert|2357|acre|ha}} near Capitol State Forest under a permanent conservation easement for $8 million, potentially preserving wildlife access between Cascade and Olympic Mountains.{{Cite web |last=Swedeen |first=Paula |date=May 23, 2025 |title=Big Wins for Forest Carbon and Wildlife Habitat Connectivity |url=https://conservationnw.org/news-updates/big-wins-for-forest-carbon-and-wildlife-habitat-connectivity/ |access-date=July 2, 2025 |website=Conservation Northwest |language=en-US}}