To advance understanding of ecology by exploring new hampshire's Natural world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$121K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $51K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $125K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$101K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$11.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.6M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.7M
Net assets
$11.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.4M
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$11.5M
FY2023$11.7M
FY2024$12.0M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1967.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $1.6M Management & general 29% · $740K Fundraising 8% · $207K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $121K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec. Direct
$121,306Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Iain Macleod’s $139K as Exec. Direct is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Iain Macleod$139,477$133,332$128,817$121,333$121,306

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Wildlife & earth science education services

$1.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$125K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $11K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,360

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$764K
Investment incomeLn 3$132K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$740K
Fundraisingcol D$207K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$446K
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$370K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$764K
Investment incomeLn 3$132K
Other incomeLn 4–11$95K
Gains on assetsLn 7$45K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$446K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$446K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.2M
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$11.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 6419
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K$446K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.0M$5.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.4M$5.2M
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$174K$101K
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M$11.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$72K$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$856K$246K$97K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$47K$30K$11K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$164K$85K$79K$748
Payroll taxesLn 10$94K$67K$19K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$92K$89K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$5K$23K$9K
InterestLn 20$453$453
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$407K$407K$350
InsuranceLn 23$55K$14K$39K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$267K$105K$158K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$10K$2K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.6M$740K$207K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.6M$3.7M−$119K$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$3.5M−$504K$11.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$3.1M−$87K$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$2.8M$470K$12.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.5M$2.5M−$14K$11.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,535,033 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,119,707$1,544,379
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,554,384$763,866
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $269,019$131,724
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $271,358$95,064
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,214,468$2,535,033
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,604,236$1,648,233
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,188,385$901,282
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,792,621$2,549,515
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $421,847−$14,482
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,535,033 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $36,461 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$369,591
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,174,788
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,837
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,544,379
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $759,878 · Unrelated business $3,988$763,866
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $86,538$86,538
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $3,500$3,500
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $40,499 · Excluded from tax $4,687$45,186
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $44,492$44,492
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,611$10,611
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $847,449 · Unrelated business $3,988 · Excluded from tax $139,217$2,535,033
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,549,515 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $72,269 · Fundraising $72,269$144,538
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $856,444 · Management $245,819 · Fundraising $96,539$1,198,802
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,450 · Management $11,119 · Fundraising $5,215$46,784
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $84,968 · Management $78,711 · Fundraising $748$164,427
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,702 · Management $19,479 · Fundraising $7,501$93,682
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $89,343 · Fundraising $2,350$91,693
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,091$23,091
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,324 · Management $23,308 · Fundraising $9,102$37,734
IX-20 InterestManagement $453$453
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $406,970 · Management $350$407,320
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,855 · Management $38,743 · Fundraising $2,336$54,934
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $105,003 · Management $157,622 · Fundraising $4,254$266,879
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,437 · Management $2,467 · Fundraising $6,274$19,178
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,603,244 · Management $739,683 · Fundraising $206,588$2,549,515
Part X · Balance sheet $11,468,821 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $138,488$445,822
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $410,127$345,682
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $62,503$25,726
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $80,547$45,603
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,363,315$5,242,612
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,004,896$5,350,270
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $496$146
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,597$12,960
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,077,706$11,468,821
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $81,728$43,943
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $75,927$57,072
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $174,075$101,015
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,084,758$8,724,022
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,818,873$2,643,784
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,903,631$11,367,806
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,077,706$11,468,821
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,367,806 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,535,033
XI-2 Total expenses$2,549,515
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,482
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,903,631
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$475,975
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$2,682
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,367,806

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