Otsego 2000 INC EIN 11-2654945 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Otsego 2000 INC

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Protects and enhances the region's environment, agriculture, culture, and history through advocacy and education. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $449K in revenue, $457K in expenses, and $607K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Cooperstown, NY
Website
www.otsego2000.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$449KFY2025
Expenses
$457K
Net assets
$607K
People
20
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  11-2654945 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cooperstown, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects and enhances the region's environment, agriculture, culture, and history through advocacy and education.
Leadership
Ellen Pope · Executive Director · $70K
Money in and out
$449K revenue, $457K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$449K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$457K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$607K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$8K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
15.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +60% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$449K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses
$457K
FY2025▼ -0.9%
Total assets
$607K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$449K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$457K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$607K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$8K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$607K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 318
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 418
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $321K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Sustainable Economic Development

Otsego 2000 believes that the overall environmental and economic health of the otsego lake region depends heavily on a diverse, sustainable, year-round economy that emphasizes sustainable agriculture and a robust regional food system, a vibrant year-round cultural life, and significantly increasing the profile of the region as a…

$317Kprogram expense
02

Regional Heritage/Historic Preservation

Historic landscapes, villages, hamlets, and buildings are integral to the otsego lake region's identity and environment. Otsego 2000 supports and protects historic districts and historic designation of landmarks and structures, provides technical assistance to property owners on federal and state preservation tax credit programs.

$4Kprogram expense
03

Environmental Defense and Stewardship

Otsego 2000's work in environmental defense and stewardship embodies its role of first responder for the region whenever an environmental threat emerges. Thus, eds program priorities are generally dictated by outside factors and are reactive to the extent that, as soon as a possible threat to the region's air, water, lands or the otsego…

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COtsego 2000 INC
EINHdr · item D11-2654945
Principal addressHdr · item CCooperstown, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.otsego2000.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1984

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a18
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b18
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$69,703Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (part Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ellen Pope$69,703$67,723$64,241$62,403$61,816

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$303K · 68%
Program service revenue$83K · 18%
Investment income$37K · 8%
Other revenue$26K · 6%
Contributions & grants68%$303K
Program service revenue18%$83K
Investment income8%$37K
Other revenue6%$26K
— government grantsLn 1e$51K
Total revenueLn 12$449K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.02
Program services70%$321K
Management & general28%$126K
Fundraising2%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$457K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$227K
Total assetsLn 16$607K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$607K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $589K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $457K · Less non-cash grants $5K · Cash operating expenses/yr $452K
15.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $321K · Total expenses $457K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $126K · Total expenses $457K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $457K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $255K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $303K · Total revenue $449K
68%
Government reliance
Government grants $51K · Total revenue $449K
11%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $83K · Total revenue $449K
18%
Investment reliance
Investment income $37K · Total revenue $449K
+8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $83K · Total expenses $457K
18%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $449K · Prior year $441K
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $474K · FY2024 $449K
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $607K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $449K · Expenses $457K
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $607K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $607K · Total assets $607K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $362K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $607K
60%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ellen Pope · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $70K · Total expenses $457K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $259K · Total expenses $457K
57%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%
Overhead ratio 28%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 2%
Investment management fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$449K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$441K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$420K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$430K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$474K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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