The Biodiversity Group

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Tucson, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2005Science & TechnologyEIN 20-3091062

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We protect Life Overlooked through ground-breaking expeditions developing novel technologies and supporting a global alliance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $65K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$329K
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$277K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$152K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$329K
FY2024▲ +73%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$92K
FY2022$114K
FY2023$190K
FY2024$329K
Net assets
$152K
FY2024▲ +66%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$97K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$152K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2007.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $263K Management & general 5% · $13K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

The Biodiversity Group is a science and technology nonprofit based in Tucson, AZ, formed in 2005.

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3 program services account for $262K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The Biodiversity Group operates a fiscal sponsorship and regranting program that provides charitable and administrative support to conservation initiatives that lack their own 501c3 status and choose to operate under fiscal sponsorship.

$260Kprogram expense
02

TBG advances non-invasive conservation technology and field methods including development and dissemination of portable 3D scanning workflows for live animals and related outreach. In 2024 direct costs for this program included software expenses supplies materials including equipment-related purchases and travel associated with program…

$2Kprogram expense
03

TBG operates and improves Connect & Conserve an initiative that compiles and analyzes information on conservation organizations to support collaboration reduce fragmentation and improve the effectiveness of conservation networks.

$735program expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$329K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Money outPt IX
$277K
Ln 25
Programscol B$263K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$152K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K
Total assetsLn 16$152K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$825
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$329K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
SavingsLn 2$30
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$118K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$152K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$152K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
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$93K$118K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$100K$152K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$100K$152K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$228K$228K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$581$0$581$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$23K$3K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$7K$5K$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$3K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$831$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$492$764$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$277K$263K$13K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $329K$277K$51K$152K 990 PDF
FY2023 $190K$92K 990 PDF
FY2022 $114K$117K 990 PDF
FY2021 $92K$97K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $328,753 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$256 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$306,347
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$825
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$306,347
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,653 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$22,653
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9$9
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,653 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9$328,753
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $277,452 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $227,873$227,873
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $581 · Fundraising $0$581
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,604 · Management $2,690 · Fundraising $0$25,294
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,503 · Management $4,890 · Fundraising $0$11,393
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,510 · Management $2,894 · Fundraising $0$4,404
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,567 · Management $831 · Fundraising $0$4,398
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $492 · Management $764 · Fundraising $2,253$3,509
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $262,549 · Management $12,650 · Fundraising $2,253$277,452
Part X · Balance sheet $151,754 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $428; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,359$118,103
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $30$30
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$32,578
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$615
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,633$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $100,450$151,754
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100,451$151,752
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $100,451$151,752
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $100,451$151,752
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $151,754 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$328,753
XI-2 Total expenses$277,452
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,301
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$100,450
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$151,754

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