To educate and inspire people about Eastern Sierra region, to encourage them to get to know the area better and to enable everyone to be effective stewards of their resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
37¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $115K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
37%
of spending
Concern: 37% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $66K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$564K
76% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 76% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$729K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
37%
Net assets
$175K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$729K
FY2023▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$597K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$729K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$672K
FY2021$864K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$175K
FY2023▼ -78%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$504K
FY2021$695K
FY2022$811K
FY2023$175K
FY2024$367K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 Feb 1973.

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Where the money goes

37 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 37% · $479K Management & general 63% · $818K

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; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$92,415Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Gabriel’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 30th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Gabriel$101,974$92,415$68,148$84,498$80,389

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

Inspires people to explore and protect the Eastern Sierra's natural resources.

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1 program · $479K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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To operate outstanding bookstores, cooperate with public land management partners, to operate successful visitor centers, and provide high quality interpretive programs, exhibits and publications throughout the eastern sierra.

$479Kprogram 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 3 funders$66K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$729K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$439K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$273K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$479K
Managementcol C$818K
Owns and owesPt X
$175K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K
Total assetsLn 16$739K
LiabilitiesLn 26$564K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$273K
Investment incomeLn 3$421
Other incomeLn 4–11$439K
Total revenueLn 12$729K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$134K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$136K
Total assetsLn 16$739K
LiabilitiesLn 26$564K
Net assetsLn 32$175K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 6322
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$582K$136K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$739K
LiabilitiesLn 26$437K$564K
Net assetsLn 32$811K$175K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$92K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$637K$58K$580K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$101K$97K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$70K$7K$63K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$61K$23K$38K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$21K$2K
TravelLn 17$36K$36K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$192K$192K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$479K$818K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$1.5M−$64K$367K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $729K$1.3M−$568K$175K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M−$32K$811K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$864K$163K$695K 990 PDF
FY2020 $597K$672K−$76K$504K 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 $728,704 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $69,221$15,812
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $428,932$273,222
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $288$421
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $652,432$439,249
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,150,873$728,704
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $626,727$900,637
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $556,002$396,083
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,182,729$1,296,720
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$31,856−$568,016
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $728,704 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $439,594 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,812
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,812
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $273,222$273,222
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $76$76
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $712,892 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$728,704
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,296,720 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $92,415$92,415
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,860 · Management $579,562$637,422
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $97,105 · Management $4,046$101,151
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,965 · Management $62,684$69,649
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,330$5,330
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,234$29,234
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,625$19,625
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,278$6,278
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,046 · Management $37,602$60,648
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,416 · Management $2,380$23,796
IX-17 TravelPrograms $35,545$35,545
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,660$4,660
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,341$19,341
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $191,626$191,626
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $478,807 · Management $817,913 · Fundraising $0$1,296,720
Part X · Balance sheet $739,006 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $434,025$134,068
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $147,682$1,947
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $146,795$83,872
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $513,605$513,605
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,514$5,514
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,247,621$739,006
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $288,697$374,313
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year −$1,701$39,733
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $436,896$563,946
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $716,059$80,394
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $94,666$94,666
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $810,725$175,060
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,247,621$739,006
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $175,060 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$728,704
XI-2 Total expenses$1,296,720
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$568,016
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$810,725
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$67,649
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$175,060

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