Lobbying

The Conservation Fund's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $240K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $820K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Budget/Appropriations and Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation.

The Conservation Fund

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$820K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

The Conservation Fund lobbying by quarter
The Conservation Fund lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$110K1
Q1 2023$130K1
Q2 2023$120K1
Q3 2023$120K1
Q4 2023$120K1
Q1 2024$150K1
Q2 2024$140K1
Q3 2024$150K1
Q4 2024$140K1
Q1 2025$150K1
Q2 2025$120K1
Q3 2025$290K2
Q4 2025$310K2
Q1 2026$270K2
Q2 2026$240K2
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Budget and appropriations$1.1M · 15 reports
  • Real estate and land use$1.1M · 15 reports
  • Natural resources$330K · 4 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • Interior, Dept of (DOI)19 reports
  • White House Office19 reports
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES17 reports
  • SENATE17 reports
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)16 reports
  • Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)15 reports
  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)15 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)15 reports
  • Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)15 reports
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)15 reports
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)15 reports
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)15 reports
  • Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)15 reports
  • Natl Park Service (NPS)15 reports
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)15 reports
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)15 reports
  • U.S. Forest Service15 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseThe Conservation Fund$2.2M15 quarters
Checkmate Government Relations$330K4 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
KELLY REEDLegislative Assistant, U.S. Senator FeingoldQ2 2026
MICHAEL JOHNSONLegislative Assistant, US Senator Mark Begich; Senior Legislative Assistant, US Senator Mark Begich; Senior Policy Advisor, US Senator Tom Udall; Senior Advisor for Alaska Affairs, US Department of the InteriorQ2 2026
STACIA STANEKStaff Assistant, U.S. Senator Feingold Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Senator Feingold Legislative Aide, U.S. Senator FeingoldQ2 2026
FREDERICK VAUGHANPrincipal Deputy Asst. Secretary, Treasury Dept.; Deputy Asst. Secretary, Treasury Dept.; Senior Counsel, House Financial Services Cmte.; Associate Director, The White House; Confidential Asst., Office of Management & Budget; Writer, The White HouseQ4 2025
WILLIAM KIRCHHOFF KELLEHERLegislative Correspondent, U.S. Senator John KennedyQ2 2025

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2In-house$180K
07/16for Q2Checkmate Government Relations$60K
04/20for Q1In-house$180K
04/17for Q1Checkmate Government Relations$90K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$220K
01/20for Q4 2025Checkmate Government Relations$90K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Checkmate Government Relations$90K
25/10/17for Q3 2025In-house$200K
25/09/11for Q3 2025Checkmate Government RelationsUnder $5,000
25/07/21for Q2 2025In-house$120K
25/07/17for Q2 2025In-house$117.5K
25/04/18for Q1 2025In-house$150K
25/01/19for Q4 2024In-house$140K
24/10/28for Q3 2024In-house$150K
24/10/16for Q3 2024In-house$145.4K
24/07/16for Q2 2024In-house$140K
24/04/18for Q1 2024In-house$150K
24/01/18for Q4 2023In-house$120K
23/10/19for Q3 2023In-house$120K
23/07/19for Q2 2023In-house$120K