Eco-Logic Development Fund

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To empower rural and Indigenous people to restore and protect tropical ecosystems in central america and mexico.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 25-1704582) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.2 mo
of spending, in cash
1.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $248K
5 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
9% of total assets
Liabilities are 9% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
8 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$589K
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$847K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$231K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$589K
FY2024▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$473K
FY2021$525K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$589K
Expenses
$847K
FY2024▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$393K
FY2021$509K
FY2022$541K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$847K
Net assets
$231K
FY2024▼ -73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$465K
FY2021$481K
FY2022$435K
FY2023$848K
FY2024$231K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1993.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $731K Management & general 6% · $53K Fundraising 7% · $63K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$108,605Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara Vallarino’s $109K as Exec Dir is at the 85th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barbara Vallarino$108,605$118,218$93,219$99,425$99,557

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering rural and Indigenous people to restore and protect tropical ecosystems.

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1 program · $731K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Work to conserve endangered wildlife and wild lands by advancing community-based Development together with sustainable resource management.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 25-1704582) · Dispute this line
$731Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$589K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$542K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$356
Money outPt IX
$847K
Ln 25
Programscol B$731K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$231K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K
Total assetsLn 16$255K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$542K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$356
Other incomeLn 4–11$138
Total revenueLn 12$589K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$82K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$82K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$158K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$324
Total assetsLn 16$255K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$231K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
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$66K$82K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$875K$255K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$848K$231K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$110K$79K$9K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$6K$683$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$725$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$41K$7K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$356
InterestLn 20$328$328
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$154$386
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$481$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$612K$592K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$25$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$847K$731K$53K$63K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 12, 2026 $589K$847K−$258K$231K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 11, 2025 $1.1M$661K$413K$848K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 5, 2024 $495K$541K−$46K$435K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $525K$509K$16K$481K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 29, 2022 $473K$393K$79K$465K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $589,330 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,044,843$541,760
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,216$47,076
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $887$356
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$138$138
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,073,808$589,330
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,566$127,594
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $524,164$719,727
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $660,730$847,321
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $413,078−$257,991
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $589,330 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$541,760
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$541,760
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $47,076$47,076
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $356$356
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $138$138
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,214 · Excluded from tax $356$589,330
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $847,321 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $79,200 · Management $8,800 · Fundraising $22,000$110,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,144 · Management $683 · Fundraising $1,706$8,533
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,524 · Management $725 · Fundraising $1,812$9,061
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,010$10,010
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,530 · Management $7,273 · Fundraising $36,000$83,803
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,129 · Management $356$1,485
IX-20 InterestManagement $328$328
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,388 · Management $154 · Fundraising $386$1,928
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,329 · Management $481 · Fundraising $1,203$6,013
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $592,097 · Management $20,336$612,433
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25 · Management $3,702$3,727
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $731,366 · Management $52,848 · Fundraising $63,107$847,321
Part X · Balance sheet $255,358 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,543$81,952
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $395,765$157,699
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,840$12,420
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,891$2,963
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $370,854$324
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $874,893$255,358
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,695$23,986
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,695$23,986
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $458,676$81,606
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $389,522$149,766
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $848,198$231,372
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $874,893$255,358
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $231,372 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$589,330
XI-2 Total expenses$847,321
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$257,991
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$848,198
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$358,835
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$231,372

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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