On May 20, 2022, the Desert Preservation Initiative (DPI) received notice from the Department of the Treasury that DPI had been assigned, as a non-profit organization, an Employee Identification Number (EIN=88-2408631). Effective on May 26, 2022, The Department of the Treasury – Tax Exempt and Government Entities branch determined that DPI is tax exempt under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3). On February 2, 2024, the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Branch classified DPI as a public charitable organization under the IRC Section 509(a)(2) – effective back to May 26, 2022.

As of May 31, 2022, DPI was recognized and classified as a Corporation–Domestic–Non-Profit by the Utah State Tax Commission, Department of Commerce. DPI was assigned an entity number of 12859363-0140. On March 6, 2024, DPI was notified, by the Taxpayer Services Division of the Utah State Tax Commission, that DPI is exempt from sales tax as a charitable institution.