Missouri Coalition for the Environment Foundation

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To educate, organize, and advocate in defense of Missouris people and their environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 107 volunteers and 19 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $91K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$180K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $826K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $121K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$981K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$899K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$981K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$671K
FY2021$754K
FY2022$964K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$981K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$650K
FY2021$968K
FY2022$981K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$899K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$902K
FY2023$954K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$899K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1971.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.1M Management & general 5% · $63K Fundraising 5% · $59K

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; $180K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$92,485Pt VII · Sec A
$87,485Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jared Opsel’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 74th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jared Opsel$92,485$94,586$93,000$82,291——
Jared Opsal$87,485$88,000$84,000$82,291——
Heather B Navarro—————$35,056
Heather Navarro————$32,842—

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

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Educates, organizes, and advocates for Missouri's people and environment.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Policy

researching and developing rules, regulations, and legislation that impact the environment and human health and disseminating that information to the Community Outreach department and others for distribution to community members, organizations, and businesses.

$517Kprogram expense
02

Community Outreach

engaging with individuals, community organizations, and businesses to inform them of environmental harms threatening their communities and health, connect them with like like minded people, and work alongside them for potential solutions.

$483Kprogram expense
03

General Programs

educating and organizing communities throughout the state of Missouri about environmental health issues in their area and how to address them.

$30Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 25 grants · $756K · 2020–2024
Just Moms StlMO · FY2024$94,560
Nsc Collaborative ResourcesMO · FY2024$51,220
New Roots Urban FarmMO · FY2023$50,086
Just Moms StlMO · FY2023$42,880
Blackpeoplewhohike LLCFY2023$38,800
Blackpeoplewhohike LLCFY2022$58,200
Just Moms StlMO · FY2022$20,661
Operation Food Search INCMO · FY2022$14,000
St Louis Area Food Bank INCMO · FY2022$7,000
Phi Global LLCFY2022$7,000
Be Well Cafe CorpMO · FY2022$7,000
Blackpeoplewhohike LLCFY2021$109,080
Just Moms StlMO · FY2021$14,550
The Fit and Food ConnectionMO · FY2021$14,000
Community ResponseMO · FY2021$14,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$981K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$642K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$341K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$899K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$935K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$642K
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$341K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$6K
Total revenueLn 12$981K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$826K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$935K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$899K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 6107
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$66K$66K$66K$66K$66K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$169K$102K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$904K$826K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$935K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$899K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$193K$193K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$82K$10K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$333K$288K$30K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$6K$730$365
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$37K$446$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$28K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$7K$809$404
Lobbying feesLn 11d$12K$0$12K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$182K$158K$0$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$2K$0$6K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$19K$721$785
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$16K$13K$778$2K
TravelLn 17$32K$32K$0$237
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$0$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$266$133
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$236K$234K$556$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$63K$59K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2025 $981K$1.2M−$252K$899K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2024 $1.3M$1.4M−$44K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 6, 2024 $1.3M$1.3M−$42K$954K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 28, 2022 $964K$981K−$17K$902K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2022 $754K$968K−$214K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 12, 2021 $671K$650K$21K$1.0M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $981,097 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,038,515$642,280
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $280,820$341,478
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $470−$4,312
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,139$1,651
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,322,944$981,097
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $179,525$193,565
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $664,871$509,525
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $18,767$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $504,169$529,618
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,367,332$1,232,708
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,388−$251,611
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 $981,097 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,295
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,940
VIII-1e Government grants$3,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$632,795
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$642,280
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$341,478
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,723$1,723
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$6,035 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$6,035
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,651$1,651
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $335,443 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,374$981,097
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,232,708 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $192,565$192,565
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,312 · Management $9,684 · Fundraising $4,842$96,838
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $287,833 · Management $30,229 · Fundraising $15,115$333,177
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,209 · Management $730 · Fundraising $365$7,304
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,563 · Management $446 · Fundraising $2,151$39,160
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,089 · Management $3,305 · Fundraising $1,652$33,046
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,873 · Management $809 · Fundraising $404$8,086
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $12,420 · Fundraising $0$12,420
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $158,207 · Management $0 · Fundraising $23,395$181,602
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,035 · Management $0 · Fundraising $6,490$8,525
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,991 · Management $721 · Fundraising $785$20,497
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,767 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,767
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,217 · Management $778 · Fundraising $1,564$15,559
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,892 · Management $0 · Fundraising $237$32,129
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $3,081 · Fundraising $0$3,081
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,264 · Management $266 · Fundraising $133$2,663
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $233,521 · Management $556 · Fundraising $2,212$236,289
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,110,338 · Management $63,025 · Fundraising $59,345$1,232,708
Part X · Balance sheet $935,130 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $168,522$101,836
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,884
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,376$4,701
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $903,558$825,709
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,080,456$935,130
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,351$35,794
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,744$420
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,095$36,214
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $719,816$748,634
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $316,545$150,282
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,036,361$898,916
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,080,456$935,130
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $898,916 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$981,097
XI-2 Total expenses$1,232,708
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$251,611
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,036,361
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$114,166
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$898,916

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