land conservation nonprofit
Trust for Public Land
Industry Environment
A national land-conservation nonprofit creating parks, trails, schoolyards, and public open space, especially where communities lack access to nature. Trust for Public Land scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and the institution is less hostile to people with weak bargaining power, and no current penalty outweighs that structure.
Why this matters: Trust for Public Land is a strong positive case because its conservation work directly converts land and funding into public access rather than private amenity capture.
Letter grade A Good High confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
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Evaluation Overview
A - Good
The score turns mainly on Extraction; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.
Strengths
- Extraction8/10
- Solidarity with the Unemployed7/7
- Loss-Bearing Fidelity6/7
Penalties
- No penalties applied in this version.
Evidence state
- ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)
- ThoroughnessExhaustive (AI)
- Linked claims14
- Direct axis claims13
- Coverage13/13
Scoring Axes
| Axis | Score | Why this score |
|---|---|---|
Ownership
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Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control
at 10.
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5 / 10 |
Trust for Public Land is a nonprofit land-conservation organization rather than a shareholder-owned company. Linked evidence
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Governance
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Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic
stakeholder control at 10.
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5 / 10 |
Trust for Public Land publishes organizational and annual-report materials for a professionally governed nonprofit. Linked evidence
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Extraction
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Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured
extraction judgment.
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8 / 10 |
Trust for Public Land directs resources toward parks, trails, schoolyards, and public open space rather than investor returns. Linked evidence
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Labor Sovereignty
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Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at
7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence
shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling,
retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of
worker voice, or extreme turnover.
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5 / 7 |
Trust for Public Land is a professional nonprofit with ordinary staff agency, not worker ownership. Linked evidence
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Solidarity with the
Unemployed
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Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment,
and non-competes.
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7 / 7 |
Trust for Public Land explicitly works on public parks and nature access that benefit residents regardless of employment or purchasing power. Linked evidence
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Loss-Bearing Fidelity
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Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and
public obligations.
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6 / 7 |
Trust for Public Land bears land, finance, planning, and partnership burdens to create public access. Linked evidence
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Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
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5 / 5 |
Trust for Public Land does not operate through consumer lock-in or rent extraction. Linked evidence
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Product Integrity
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Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
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5 / 5 |
Trust for Public Land core output is public land access, parks, trails, and community open space. Linked evidence
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Scale Integrity
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Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
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5 / 5 |
Trust for Public Land national scale can replicate public-access conservation across communities. Linked evidence
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Penalties
No penalties applied in this version.
Bonus Credits
| Bonus | Credit | Why this credit |
|---|---|---|
Openness to Dissent
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Credit for tolerating internal, user, customer, worker, and public
dissent without retaliation, capture, or viewpoint laundering.
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1 / 3 |
Trust for Public Land the organization creates or protects dissent against concentrated institutional or industrial power. Linked evidence
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Constitutional Spirit
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Credit for respecting constitutional rights and civil-liberties norms
even where private law does not strictly require it.
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2 / 3 |
Trust for Public Land the organization uses rights, courts, public process, or civil-society advocacy to constrain stronger institutions. Linked evidence
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Good Deal
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Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low
lock-in, and clear customer surplus.
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3 / 3 |
Trust for Public Land creates durable public assets whose benefits are not limited to paying customers. Linked evidence
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Cost Transparency
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Credit for clear posted prices, all-in fees, unit costs, public rate
cards, margin/cost visibility, or surplus-allocation transparency,
especially in markets where opaque quotes, hidden fees, or
individualized pricing are normal.
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2 / 3 |
Trust for Public Land the organization publishes meaningful financial, annual-report, or accountability materials. Linked evidence
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Confidence Basis
Confidence Basis
Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.
High 83/100
14 verified linked claims 13 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 13/13 components covered
This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.
Claim confidence 15/20
14 verified linked claims
Source quality 16/18
Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability
Direct axis-specific claims 14/18
13 direct claims across 13 active components
Dispute load 12/12
0 disputed claims on this entity
Recency 10/10
Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026
Reviewer status 7/12
Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding
Component coverage 10/10
13/13 evidence-bearing components have direct support
Evidence State
Evidence State
Claims and Sources
Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.1Trust for Public Land is a nonprofit land-conservation organization rather than a shareholder-owned company.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
2Trust for Public Land publishes organizational and annual-report materials for a professionally governed nonprofit.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
3Trust for Public Land directs resources toward parks, trails, schoolyards, and public open space rather than investor returns.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
4Trust for Public Land is a professional nonprofit with ordinary staff agency, not worker ownership.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
5Trust for Public Land explicitly works on public parks and nature access that benefit residents regardless of employment or purchasing power.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
6Trust for Public Land bears land, finance, planning, and partnership burdens to create public access.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
7Trust for Public Land does not operate through consumer lock-in or rent extraction.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
8Trust for Public Land core output is public land access, parks, trails, and community open space.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
9Trust for Public Land national scale can replicate public-access conservation across communities.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
10Trust for Public Land the organization creates or protects dissent against concentrated institutional or industrial power.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
11Trust for Public Land the organization uses rights, courts, public process, or civil-society advocacy to constrain stronger institutions.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
12Trust for Public Land creates durable public assets whose benefits are not limited to paying customers.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
13Trust for Public Land the organization publishes meaningful financial, annual-report, or accountability materials.
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
- Trust for Public Land parks equityGeneral web source · 58%
14Trust for Public Land's public materials state a mission, values, ownership model, advocacy role, or institutional standpoint plainly enough that this record does not identify penalty-level neutrality theater.
- Trust for Public Land official siteGeneral web source · 58%
- Trust for Public Land aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Trust for Public Land annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%
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Added tentative claim-backed evaluation during environmental advocacy, land-stewardship, and anti-environment comparison expansion pass.