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Captina Conservancy EIN 27-3571112

Captina Conservancy

EIN  27-3571112 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Barnesville, OH
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protecting and preserving the Captina Creek watershed's biodiversity, beauty, and health.
Leadership
Mike Tarter · Director
Money in and out
$159K revenue, $138K expenses
Bottom line
62% program efficiency

Protecting and preserving the Captina Creek watershed's biodiversity, beauty, and health. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $159K in revenue, $138K in expenses, and $2.6M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$159K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$138K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $20K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.38
Program efficiency
62%
of spending reaches programs▲ +15% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
97.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+13%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -86% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$159K
FY2025▼ -86%
Expenses
$138K
FY2025▲ +16%
Total assets
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +1%
Total liabilities
$9K
FY2025▼ -21%
Total revenue
$159K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$138K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$20K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B62%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $86K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Preserve and protect the biodiversity, natural beauty and the environmental health of the captina creek and other regional watersheds.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCaptina Conservancy
EINHdr · item D27-3571112
Principal addressHdr · item CBarnesville, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.captina.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C34)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Mike Tarter
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chad Kinney
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Freese
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
H Ronald Preston
Honor Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Ewing’s $47K as Executive Director is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1982 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Ewing$47,259$28,804
Abbey Heyward—$6,933

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
Investment income$92K · 58%
Contributions & grants$67K · 42%
Investment income58%$92K
Contributions & grants42%$67K
— government grantsLn 1e$19K
Total revenueLn 12$159K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.38
Program services62%$86K
Management & general38%$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$138K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$358K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$9K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed31.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $138K
97.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $86K · Total expenses $138K
62%
Management & General
Management & general $52K · Total expenses $138K
38%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $138K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $5K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $37K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $67K · Total revenue $159K
42%
Government reliance
Government grants $19K · Total revenue $159K
12%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $159K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $92K · Total revenue $159K
+58%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $138K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $159K · Prior year $1.1M
-86%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $69K · FY2024 $159K
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $159K · Expenses $138K
+13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.6M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.6M · Total assets $2.6M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $763K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.6M
30%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mike Tarter · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $138K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $85K · Total expenses $138K
61%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 62%——
Overhead ratio 38%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -86%——

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
The Nature ConservancyFY2024$69K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$69K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$159K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$77K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$151K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$133K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$69K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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