Promoting environmental education and sustainability in Kittitas County Washington.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $48K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.5 months of spending in cash, plus $48K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$202K
-59% vs prior year
Spent
$325K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$113K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$202K
FY2023▼ -59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$214K
Expenses
$325K
FY2023▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$128K
FY2022$419K
FY2023$325K
FY2024$220K
Net assets
$113K
FY2023▼ -51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$79K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$113K
FY2024$107K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 2002.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $235K Management & general 26% · $84K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Environmental Education Director
$47,448Pt VII · Sec A
Ee Programing Manager
$11,520Pt VII · Sec A
President
$5,401Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carlyn Saunders’s $34K as Environmental Education Director is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Jill Scheffer—$5,401$61,129
Carlyn Saunders$33,804$47,448$50,913
Jennifer Smith—$11,520$26,235

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates Kittitas County residents about environmental protection and sustainable practices.

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3 programs · $232K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Pond to Pines summer camp for school age children to learn about the local environment.

$125Kprogram expense
02

GISS/YCIC & McCabe Stewardship are programs to provide education to the community about the shrub steppe, park and canyon environment.

$68Kprogram expense
03

Nature School/Snow Camp are education programs to help youth explore their environment while providing safe outdoor activities.

$39Kprogram expense

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$202K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$325K
Ln 25
Programscol B$235K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$113K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Government grantsLn 1e$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$202K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$113K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131K$14K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$41K$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K$51K
Total assetsLn 16$230K$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$230K$113K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$59K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$46K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$35$35
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$11K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$707$150
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$37$9K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$595$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$117K$97K$18K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$4K$13K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$325K$235K$84K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $214K$220K−$7K$107K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $202K$325K−$123K$113K 990 PDF
FY2022 $496K$419K$76K$230K 990 PDF
FY2021 $210K$128K$82K$162K 990 PDF
FY2020 $10K$79K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $201,853 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $57,706$45,398
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $427,532$148,194
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,888$1,728
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,590$6,533
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $495,716$201,853
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $321,572$140,354
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $3,216$35
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $94,697$184,399
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $419,485$324,788
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,231−$122,935
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $201,853 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,398
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$45,398
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $148,194$148,194
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,728$1,728
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,533$6,533
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $148,194 · Excluded from tax $8,261$201,853
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $324,788 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,968 · Management $5,401$64,369
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $46,376 · Management $14,793$61,169
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,317 · Management $2,499$14,816
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,330$6,330
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $35$35
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,493 · Management $2,095$13,588
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,033 · Management $707 · Fundraising $150$4,890
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37 · Management $9,305$9,342
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $595 · Management $1,324 · Fundraising $1,239$3,158
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,726$5,726
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,050$5,050
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $97,352 · Management $17,752 · Fundraising $2,150$117,254
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,934 · Management $13,294 · Fundraising $1,833$19,061
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $235,105 · Management $84,276 · Fundraising $5,407$324,788
Part X · Balance sheet $113,047 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $131,177$13,847
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $57,081$51,355
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $41,317$47,845
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $229,575$113,047
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $229,575$113,047
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $229,575$113,047
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $229,575$113,047
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $113,047 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$201,853
XI-2 Total expenses$324,788
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$122,935
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$229,575
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,600
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4,807
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$113,047

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