Southern Nevada Conservancy FY2020 filing

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Las Vegas, NV501(c)(3)Since 2004EnvironmentEIN 20-0714837Revenue $1.7M in FY2020

On file with the IRSsouthernnevadaconservancy.org1000 Scenic Loop Dr, 89161-1202 · Las Vegas, NVTax-exempt since Jul 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Organization's purpose is to enhance visitor appreciation and enjoyment of Nevada's public lands. The Organization uses communications and media and engages in other activities to enhance the understanding of historical, scientific, geological, interpretive and other attributes of such areas, including research and educational activities for the general public and its members.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$156K 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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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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $115K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$131K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$948K
FY2024$609K
FY2024$290K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2004.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.6M Management & general 21% · $428K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $156K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$70,592Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$68,524Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$17,231Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Coriz’s $81K as Controller is at the 13th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shawn McCrohan—$92,885———
Tom Coriz$80,739$20,000———
Jose Witt——$75,385$70,000$17,231
Mark Wilnewic——$69,940$69,700$70,592
Andrew Hart————$68,524
Miles Woodruff$28,142————

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

Promotes appreciation and understanding of Nevada's public lands through communication and education.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Education and interpretive expenses associated with bureau of land management grants and contracts which assist with operations and programs at red rock canyon nca and the california trail interpretive center.

$933Kprogram expense
02

Expenses related to sales by the conservancy to enhance the understanding of historical, scientific, geological, biological, interpretive and other attributes of the bureau of land mangement sites red rock canyon nca and california trail interpretive center, the usda forest service managed spring mountains national recreation area and…

$566Kprogram expense
03

Aid to usda forest service

$105Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $9K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$873K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$833K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$428K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$628K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$833K
Government grantsLn 1e$787K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$873K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$609K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$628K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$134K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 544
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$1.2M$628K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K$134K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$62K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$235K$131K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$162K$4K$158K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$973K$84K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$80K$71K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$111K$90K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$73K$73K$754
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$17K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$56K$43K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$67K$34K$32K
OccupancyLn 16$48K$21K$27K
TravelLn 17$25K$20K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$26K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$55K$39K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$153K$144K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$72K$50K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.6M$428K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.5M$2.9M−$338K$609K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.8M−$400K$948K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.4M$173K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.8M$310K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.7M$2.0M−$319K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,713,166 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $621,149$832,687
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,236$7,750
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,550,805$872,729
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,179,190$1,713,166
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $112,425$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,512,272$1,410,694
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $840,246$621,328
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,464,943$2,032,022
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$285,753−$318,856
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,713,166 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $866,739 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$15,417
VIII-1e Government grants$786,595
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,675
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$832,687
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,750$7,750
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,990$5,990
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $866,739 · Excluded from tax $13,740$1,713,166
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,032,022 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,819 · Management $158,199$162,018
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $973,073 · Management $84,030$1,057,103
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,739 · Management $9,507$80,246
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $90,084 · Management $21,243$111,327
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,177$21,177
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,503 · Management $754$73,257
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,464 · Management $3,152$20,616
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,763 · Management $13,064$55,827
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,310 · Management $32,448$66,758
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,614 · Management $27,133$47,747
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,932 · Management $5,532$25,464
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,507 · Management $4,601$30,108
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $39,118 · Management $16,217$55,335
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $144,440 · Management $8,303$152,743
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $49,944 · Management $22,352$72,296
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,604,310 · Management $427,712 · Fundraising $0$2,032,022
Part X · Balance sheet $1,358,938 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,488$19,237
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,197,508$609,231
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $99,013$86,575
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $347,284$423,724
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,079$13,667
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $62,071$67,042
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,977$133,739
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,025$5,723
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,781,445$1,358,938
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $234,501$130,850
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $234,501$130,850
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,449,663$1,130,033
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $97,281$98,055
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,546,944$1,228,088
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,781,445$1,358,938
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,228,088 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,713,166
XI-2 Total expenses$2,032,022
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$318,856
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,546,944
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,228,088

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