INDEPENDENT NATIONAL AUTHORITY

Holding states to their sacred duty for public school children.

Advocates for School Trust Lands is the only national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring states fulfill their fiduciary duties as trustees — safeguarding millions of acres and over $100 billion in school trust assets.

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WHAT ARE TRUST LANDS?
WHAT ARE TRUST LANDS?

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Register for Conference June 25-26 at Utah State Capitol
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ASTL National Conference 2026

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Advocates for School Trust Lands

We hold states to the fulfillment of their fiduciary duties as trustees.

Independent National Champion for School Trust Lands

Our work = MILLIONS of acres & over $100 BILLION

ALL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS!

  • by championing the optimal management of school lands and the investment of permanent funds

  • through nonpartisan advocacy, education, and collaboration.

  • taking action when trustees fail in their constitutional duties.

What are school trust lands and how do they work?

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Why Does it Matter

School trust lands generate critical funding for public education and hold untapped potential for economic impact.

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The impact an Advocate can make . . .

$0.45M

Successfully lobbied for the full market value payment of $1.8 million annually for hunting on school trust lands.

$0M

Stopped a $5 million trust loss by obtaining an Attorney General opinion ruling that the Land Board's planned grazing lease refunds to ranchers were illegal.

$1B

A request for a professionally led independent task force to oversee the Utah School Fund resulted in the fund growing from $1B to nearly $4B in six years.