Native Plant Trust INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 04-2104768)

Tim Johnson’s $211K as CEO/Executive Director is at the 87th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Tim Johnson	$211,375	—	—	—	—
Debbi Edelstein	$32,814	$201,864	$182,841	$175,866	$170,270
Tracey Willmott	$140,811	—	$128,566	$125,122	$120,056
Tracey Willmot	—	$134,208	—	—	—
Greg Tilley	$53,077	—	—	—	—

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

Programs and updates

Protects and promotes native plants to keep New England's landscapes healthy and diverse.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Horticulture

The horticulture program, based at garden in the woods and nasami farm, focuses on the management of garden in the woods, native plant garden design, ecological horticulture, and the production of native new england plants.

$1.1Mprogram expense

02

Public Programs

Public programs offered 133 courses in 2024 reaching 2,440 registrants. Sixty-two of these were virtual programs accessible to learners everywhere with seventy-one in-person programs. Highlights included a multi-day exhibit at garden in the woods from visiting artist julie c baer, regarding nature, inspired by the changing forms of…

$477Kprogram expense

03

Conservation

Native plant trust's work with rare and endangered plants in 2024 included rare plant monitoring and demographic study, seed banking and germination research, invasive species removal, field work, and in situ restoration.

$413Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Center for Plant Conservation INCFY2025$10K

Community Foundation for Metrowest INCFY2025$10K

Cape Cod Foundation INCFY2025$8K

Crawford Foundation 23-10371FY2025$5K

Lorber FoundationFY2025$250

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$34K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$4.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$843K

Money outPt IX

$4.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$3.2M

Managementcol C$1.3M

Fundraisingcol D$330K

Owns and owesPt X

$19.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M

Total assetsLn 16$23.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

20

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b16

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M

Government grantsLn 1e$7K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$397K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$843K

Investment incomeLn 3$294K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M

Gains on assetsLn 7$189

Total revenueLn 12$4.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.7M

SavingsLn 2$432K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.6M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M

Other assetsLn 15$2.1M

Total assetsLn 16$23.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M

Net assetsLn 32$19.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 557

VolunteersI 6443

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.7M	$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$10.5M	$11.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.6M	$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16	$22.2M	$23.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3.5M	$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$18.7M	$19.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$317K	$60K	$228K	$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$2.1M	$1.6M	$274K	$168K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$54K	$41K	$6K	$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$200K	$144K	$35K	$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$183K	$124K	$42K	$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$148K		$148K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$25K		$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$209K	$112K	$64K	$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$63K		$63K	$500
Office expensesLn 13	$564K	$494K	$29K	$41K
OccupancyLn 16	$547K	$306K	$234K	$8K
TravelLn 17	$64K	$49K	$9K	$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$268K	$236K	$32K
InsuranceLn 23	$74K		$74K
All other expensesLn 24e	$11K	$9K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$4.8M	$3.2M	$1.3M	$330K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$4.8M	$4.8M	$36K	$19.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$6.4M	$4.2M	$2.1M	$18.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$5.6M	$3.6M	$2.0M	$17.6M	990 PDF
FY2021	$4.1M	$3.3M	$811K	$17.5M	990 PDF
FY2020	$3.9M	$3.1M	$851K	$16.0M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $4,823,300 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,946,688$2,660,636

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $748,387$842,578

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,631,305$294,183

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,026,981$1,025,903

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,353,361$4,823,300

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,557,281$2,813,096

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,668,040$1,974,306

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,225,321$4,787,402

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,128,040$35,898

Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members16

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 $4,823,300 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,007,411 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$7,334

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,653,302

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$397,465

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,660,636

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $842,135 · Unrelated business $443$842,578

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $293,994$293,994

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $9,382$9,382

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $9,110$9,110

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $189$189

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,682,837 · Unrelated business $167,152 · Excluded from tax $312,675$4,823,300

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,787,402 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,204 · Management $228,139 · Fundraising $28,518$316,861

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,618,435 · Management $273,956 · Fundraising $167,551$2,059,942

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $40,587 · Management $6,198 · Fundraising $7,119$53,904

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $144,335 · Management $34,930 · Fundraising $20,439$199,704

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $123,759 · Management $41,868 · Fundraising $17,058$182,685

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $147,520$147,520

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $25,479$25,479

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $111,762 · Management $64,380 · Fundraising $33,313$209,455

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $62,627 · Fundraising $500$63,127

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $494,001 · Management $29,072 · Fundraising $40,947$564,020

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $305,514 · Management $234,032 · Fundraising $7,877$547,423

IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,372 · Management $8,533 · Fundraising $6,572$64,477

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $236,473 · Management $31,645$268,118

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $73,951$73,951

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,131 · Management $1,605$10,736

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,193,573 · Management $1,263,935 · Fundraising $329,894$4,787,402

Part X · Balance sheet $23,209,128 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,011,103$1,726,791

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,703,089$431,676

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,434,741$3,444,839

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $220,626$323,832

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $87,413$106,184

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $57,526$41,003

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,646,148$3,460,510

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,458,188$11,563,364

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,593,145$2,110,929

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,211,979$23,209,128

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $314,179$285,297

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $144,684$157,419

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,033,327$2,986,564

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,492,190$3,429,280

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,857,947$5,235,118

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,861,842$14,544,730

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,719,789$19,779,848

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,211,979$23,209,128

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,779,848 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$4,823,300

XI-2 Total expenses$4,787,402

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,898

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,719,789

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$981,279

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$42,882

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,779,848

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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