Northwest Conservation District INC FY2024 filing

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Northwest Conservation District works to conserve local natural resources by delivering technical services and educational programs. We focus on sustainable resource and energy use, promote ecosystem planning, watershed and open space protection.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$116K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $988K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $152K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$458
0.04% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$628K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$609K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$628K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$351K
FY2022$460K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$628K
FY2025$598K
Expenses
$609K
FY2024▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$295K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$609K
FY2025$500K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$984K
FY2022$885K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1972.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $511K Management & general 16% · $96K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$65,841Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Executive Dir.
$49,850Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annette Lott’s $69K as Executive Dir. is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Annette Lott$68,889$49,850———
Cynthia Rabinowitz$42,872$65,841$67,248$64,615$62,568

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Conserves local natural resources through technical services and educational programs.

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3 programs · $511K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Provide technical assistance to municipal land use commissions and implement grant projects.

$283Kprogram expense
02

The Earth Day Plant Program educates the public and promotes the value of native plants, local food production, organic land care, providing habitat for native pollinators, butterflies and other wildlife.

$116Kprogram expense
03

Education and Outreach. NCD provides targeted environmental training for municipal land use commissions and staff as well as the general public. Our Envirothon Program is a natural resource based curriculum for high school students culminating in a field day competition.

$112Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$152K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$628K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$433K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$51K
Money outPt IX
$609K
Ln 25
Programscol B$511K
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$119K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$458
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$433K
Government grantsLn 1e$359K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$51K
Other incomeLn 4–11$618
Total revenueLn 12$628K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$119K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$119K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$988K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$458
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K$119K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$865K$988K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$458
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$105K$11K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$103K$96K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$27K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$17K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$271K$267K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$609K$511K$96K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $598K$500K$98K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $628K$609K$20K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 $506K$464K$42K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $460K$349K$111K$885K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 21, 2022 $351K$295K$55K$984K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $628,284 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $311,167$432,656
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $145,575$144,017
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48,115$50,993
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $740$618
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $505,597$628,284
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 $262,319$266,108
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $201,237$342,415
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $463,556$608,523
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,041$19,761
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $628,284 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$358,721
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$73,935
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$432,656
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $144,017$144,017
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $50,993$50,993
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $618$618
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $195,628 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$628,284
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $608,523 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,569 · Management $11,122$115,691
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $96,089 · Management $7,113$103,202
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,626 · Management $2,420$29,046
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,655 · Management $1,514$18,169
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,846$9,846
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,165$7,165
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,066$1,066
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,789$9,789
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $17,341$17,341
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,420$1,420
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,849$10,849
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,302$7,302
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $267,238 · Management $4,091$271,329
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $4,827 · Fundraising $1,481$6,308
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $511,177 · Management $95,865 · Fundraising $1,481$608,523
Part X · Balance sheet $1,127,548 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $108,612$118,894
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,113$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,612$20,363
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $865,327$988,291
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,004,664$1,127,548
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$458
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$458
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,004,664$1,127,090
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,004,664$1,127,548
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,127,090 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$628,284
XI-2 Total expenses$608,523
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,761
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,004,664
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$102,665
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,127,090

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