Ecosystem Sciences Foundation EIN 31-1781848

Ecosystem Sciences Foundation

EIN  31-1781848 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Boise, ID
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Integrates ecology and design to develop interrelated ecological systems.
Leadership
Zach Hill · President
Money in and out
$389K revenue, $368K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency

Integrates ecology and design to develop interrelated ecological systems. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $389K in revenue, $368K in expenses, and $85K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$389K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$368K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$85K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $21K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs▲ +17% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -36% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +133% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$389K
FY2025▲ +120%
Expenses
$368K
FY2025▲ +79%
Total assets
$85K
FY2025▲ +13%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$389K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$368K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$85K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$21K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$85K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $341K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Idaho forests economic evaluation and health assessment / LSR- ecosystem sciences foundation is developing a geodatabase (gis) of idaho department of lands (idl) implemented projects describing over 100 state & private forestry program funded projects throughout the state of idaho since 2008.

$248Kprogram expense
02

Silver Creek Program

Since 2011, ecosystem sciences foundation has led the formation of the silver creek annual monitoring and reporting program as part of the alliance; an association of conservation-minded landowners working collaboratively to practice and promote ecologically and economically sound land and water management in the silver creek watershed…

$73Kprogram expense
03

Wood river valley forest enhancement WRV- the wood river valley forest enhancement collaborative project with ecosystem sciences foundation and is led by the idaho department of lands in cooperation with the us forest service.

$20Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEcosystem Sciences Foundation
EINHdr · item D31-1781848
Principal addressHdr · item CBoise, ID
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ecosystemsciences.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MID
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2001

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Zach Hill$61,300$28,100$30,500
Tim Maguire$29,150$23,800$29,900
Derek Risso$400$6,000

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$300K · 77%
Contributions & grants$89K · 23%
Program service revenue77%$300K
Contributions & grants23%$89K
Investment income$54
Other revenue$85
Total revenueLn 12$389K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.03
Program services94%$344K
Management & general4%$14K
Fundraising3%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$368K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$85K
Total assetsLn 16$85K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$85K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $85K · Operating expenses/yr $368K
2.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $344K · Total expenses $368K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $14K · Total expenses $368K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $368K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $14K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $82K
$0.17 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $89K · Total revenue $389K
23%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $389K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $300K · Total revenue $389K
77%
Investment reliance
Investment income $54 · Total revenue $389K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $300K · Total expenses $368K
81%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $389K · Prior year $177K
+120%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $122K · FY2025 $389K
+26%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $85K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $389K · Expenses $368K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $85K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $85K · Total assets $85K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $85K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Zach Hill · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $368K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $20K · Total expenses $368K
5%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth 120%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$65K

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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)$389K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$177K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$300K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$180K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$141K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$122K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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