The Calflora Database EIN 31-1689940

The Calflora Database

EIN  31-1689940 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Berkeley, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides California plant biodiversity information for education, research, and conservation.
Leadership
Cynthia Powell · Director · $151K
Money in and out
$621K revenue, $481K expenses
Bottom line
52% program efficiency

Provides California plant biodiversity information for education, research, and conservation. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $621K in revenue, $481K in expenses, and $361K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$621K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$481K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$361K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $140K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.52 Management & general $0.46 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
52%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +100% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+22%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +158% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$621K
FY2024▲ +19%
Expenses
$481K
FY2024▲ +1%
Total assets
$378K
FY2024▲ +58%
Total liabilities
$17K
FY2024▼ -9%
Total revenue
$621K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$481K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$361K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$140K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$378K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B52%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $249K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provide tabular and graphical range information about Calflora's wild native and weedy plants via www.calflora.org web site to public agencies, scientists, students, and the general public.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Calflora Database
EINHdr · item D31-1689940
Principal addressHdr · item CBerkeley, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.calflora.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C41)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
$151,161Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Powell’s $151K as Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Malpas$153,871$155,165$149,196$146,263
Cynthia Powell$151,161$137,180$130,767$125,734$123,258

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
Program service revenue$429K · 69%
Contributions & grants$192K · 31%
Program service revenue69%$429K
Contributions & grants31%$192K
Other revenue$143
Total revenueLn 12$621K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.52 Management & general $0.46 Fundraising $0.02
Program services52%$249K
Management & general46%$224K
Fundraising2%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$481K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$257K
Total assetsLn 16$378K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$17K
Total net assetsLn 32$361K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $257K · Operating expenses/yr $481K
6.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $249K · Total expenses $481K
52%
Management & General
Management & general $224K · Total expenses $481K
46%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $481K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $185K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $192K · Total revenue $621K
31%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $621K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $429K · Total revenue $621K
69%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $621K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $429K · Total expenses $481K
89%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $621K · Prior year $522K
+19%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $395K · FY2024 $621K
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $361K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $621K · Expenses $481K
+22%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $378K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $361K · Total assets $378K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $378K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cynthia Powell · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $151K · Total expenses $481K
31%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $321K · Total expenses $481K
67%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 52%
Overhead ratio 46%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 19%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$621K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$522K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$440K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$518K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$395K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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