Sourland Conservancy EIN 22-3707157

Sourland Conservancy

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Safeguards and promotes the unique character of the Sourland Mountain region. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $539K in revenue, $534K in expenses, and $401K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Skillman, NJ
Website
www.sourland.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$539KFY2024
Expenses
$534K
Net assets
$401K
People
15
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  22-3707157 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Skillman, NJ
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Safeguards and promotes the unique character of the Sourland Mountain region.
Leadership
Laurie Cleveland · Executive Director · $81K
Money in and out
$539K revenue, $534K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$539K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$534K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$401K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $6K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +25% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -92% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$539K
FY2024▼ -13%
Expenses
$534K
FY2024+0.10%
Total assets
$427K
FY2024▼ -39%
Total liabilities
$26K
FY2024▼ -91%
Total revenue
$539K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$534K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$401K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$6K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$427K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $405K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Sourland conservancy focuses on stewardship, advocacy and education to protect and preserve the unique ecology and history of the sourland mountain region. Accomplishments include planting trees and shrubs to restore the forest, monitoring water and habitat quality of sourland streams, hosting educational events on a variety of topics…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSourland Conservancy
EINHdr · item D22-3707157
Principal addressHdr · item CSkillman, NJ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sourland.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNJ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
Executive Director
$80,555Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laurie Cleveland’s $81K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laurie Cleveland$80,555$77,224$66,498$63,763$60,800

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$543K · 101%
Program service revenue$11K · 2%
Contributions & grants101%$543K
Program service revenue2%$11K
Total revenueLn 12$539K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.07
Program services76%$405K
Management & general17%$89K
Fundraising7%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$534K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$200K
Total assetsLn 16$427K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$26K
Total net assetsLn 32$401K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $360K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $534K · Less non-cash grants $75K · Cash operating expenses/yr $458K
9.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $405K · Total expenses $534K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $89K · Total expenses $534K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $534K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $44K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $513K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $543K · Total revenue $539K
101%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $539K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $11K · Total revenue $539K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-29K · Total revenue $539K
-5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $11K · Total expenses $534K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $539K · Prior year $619K
-13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $287K · FY2024 $539K
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $401K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $539K · Expenses $534K
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $427K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $401K · Total assets $427K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $160K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $427K
37%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Laurie Cleveland · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $81K · Total expenses $534K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $342K · Total expenses $534K
64%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth -13%
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
FY2024 (Latest)$539K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$619K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$487K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$506K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$287K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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