Our organization's mission is "conserving galpagos for nature and community," which we realize by saving imperiled species, restoring ecosystems, and building a more sustainable society in the Galapagos archipelago.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$401K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $908K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$401K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $9.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $7K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$118K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.6M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$4.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$11.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.6M
FY2024▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$5.4M
Expenses
$4.1M
FY2024▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.8M
Net assets
$11.4M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$11.4M
FY2025$12.4M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1985.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $3.2M Management & general 8% · $319K Fundraising 15% · $599K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $401K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$162,063Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Operations
$129,311Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Philanthropy (thru Sept 2024)
$110,010Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hugo Mogollon$178,099—————
James Gibbs$118,064$162,063$137,900———
Amy Doherty$137,746$129,311$120,839$100,421——
Paul Salaman———$129,548$120,685$32,500
Joshua McCoy—$110,010————
Johannah Barry—————$107,887
Richard Knab———$105,671$103,225—

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 endangered species and ecosystems in the Galapagos through direct conservation action.

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3 programs · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Conservation Impact Grants Program

In 2024, galapagos conservancy continued its focus on science-based conservation of species, restoration of ecosystems, and building a more sustainable society in galapagos. A primary mechanism through which we do so is our impact grant program that has supported over thirty projects to save both terrestrial and marine wildlife as well…

$2.6Mprogram expense
02

Education for Sustainability

In 2024, working in close partnership with ecuador's ministry of education we help educators teach core subjects in the context of local examples and sustainability principles. Using active learning approaches we are preparing the island's 7,500 PREK-12 students to become environmentally minded, critical-thinking conservation stewards.

$368Kprogram expense
03

Galapagos Initiative

Our iniciativa galapagos program, in collaboration with the galapagos national park directorate, is helping rescue and recover populations of giant tortoises and other endangered species across the galapagos.

$220Kprogram expense

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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 3 funders$7K
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Grants paid · 26 grants · $813K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$128,270
Perma Lab SpaIL · FY2024$10,500
University of WashingtonFY2023$8,393
Yale UniversityCT · FY2022$159,364
University of WashingtonFY2022$25,000
Animal BalanceCA · FY2022$7,500
University of WashingtonFY2021$25,000
University of WashingtonFY2021$25,000
Yale UniversityCT · FY2021$15,000
Yale UniversityCT · FY2021$15,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$311K
Money outPt IX
$4.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$319K
Fundraisingcol D$599K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$311K
Gains on assetsLn 7$40K
Total revenueLn 12$4.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
Net assetsLn 32$11.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 615
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.7M$9.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$10.7M$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$118K
Net assetsLn 32$10.6M$11.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$26K$26K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$128K$128K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2.5M$2.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$167K$150K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$550K$156K$91K$303K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$6K$2K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$83K$35K$11K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$61K$26K$8K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$1K$825
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Investment management feesLn 11f$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$56K$22K$24K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$163$74$974
Office expensesLn 13$236K$70K$97K$70K
Information technologyLn 14$114K$15K$7K$92K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$5K$2K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$151K$107K$1K$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.1M$3.2M$319K$599K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.4M$4.8M$556K$12.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $4.6M$4.1M$511K$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.9M$3.5M$2.4M$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.8M$5.3M−$461K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.4M$4.1M$2.3M$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.4M$3.2M$172K$7.3M 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 F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,637,410 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,843,383$4,326,219
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47,647$311,191
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,891,030$4,637,410
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,831,653$2,615,003
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $830,303$874,706
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $829,334$636,989
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,491,290$4,126,698
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,399,740$510,712
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $4,637,410 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,326,219
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,676
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,326,219
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $271,443$271,443
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $39,748$39,748
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $311,191$4,637,410
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,126,698 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,500$25,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $128,270$128,270
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,461,233$2,461,233
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $150,294 · Management $8,350 · Fundraising $8,350$166,994
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $155,651 · Management $90,906 · Fundraising $303,415$549,972
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,135 · Management $1,990 · Fundraising $6,252$14,377
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,335 · Management $11,463 · Fundraising $36,007$82,805
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,841 · Management $8,384 · Fundraising $26,333$60,558
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,367 · Management $825$2,192
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,192$27,192
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $18,740$18,740
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,854 · Management $23,624 · Fundraising $10,098$55,576
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $163 · Management $74 · Fundraising $974$1,211
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $69,734 · Management $97,058 · Fundraising $69,605$236,397
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,331 · Management $7,194 · Fundraising $91,680$114,205
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,511$2,511
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,010 · Management $2,118 · Fundraising $3,118$10,246
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,387$5,387
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $107,437 · Management $1,123 · Fundraising $42,772$151,332
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,209,155 · Management $318,939 · Fundraising $598,604$4,126,698
Part X · Balance sheet $11,514,621 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,382,615$1,738,879
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,193$10,193
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $550,000$382,526
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,815$15,068
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,065$2,819
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,899,309$5,788,279
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,832,116$3,566,872
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,923$9,985
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,745,036$11,514,621
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $78,318$107,922
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,923$9,985
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,241$117,907
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,609,260$5,695,562
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,035,535$5,701,152
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,644,795$11,396,714
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,745,036$11,514,621
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,396,714 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,637,410
XI-2 Total expenses$4,126,698
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$510,712
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,644,795
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$241,207
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,396,714

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