Ecosystem Sciences Foundation EIN 31-1781848

Ecosystem Sciences Foundation FY2022 filing

EIN  31-1781848 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Boise, ID
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Integrates ecology and design to develop interrelated ecological systems.
Leadership
Zach Hill · President · $61K
Money in and out
$180K revenue
Bottom line
4.0mo operating runway

Integrates ecology and design to develop interrelated ecological systems. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $180K in revenue, in expenses, and $87K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$180K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$87K
Pt X · Ln 32
Operating runway
4.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year
Donor-funded
42%
of revenue is gifts & grants

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990-EZ
Revenue
$180K
FY2022▲ +27%
Expenses
FY2022
Total assets
FY2022
Total liabilities
$82
FY2022
Total revenue
$180K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$87K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $100K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Silver Creek Alliance 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…

$51Kprogram expense
02

Urban tree canopy development and treasure valley canopy network (canopy) is the connected network of tree canopy and greenspace within and around a community. This canopy provides the environment and society with great benefits, that when incorporated into our urban infrastructure can result in happier, healthier and more sustainable…

$25Kprogram expense
03

Idaho forests economic evaluation and health assessment- 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.

$24Kprogram 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 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$61,300Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$29,150Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$400Pt 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
Other revenue100%$180K
Total revenueLn 12$180K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16
Total liabilitiesLn 26$82
Total net assetsLn 32$87K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $56K · Operating expenses/yr $165K
4.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
not reported
Management & General
not reported
Fundraising
not reported
Cost to raise $1
not reported
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $76K · Total revenue $180K
42%
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $88K · Total revenue $180K
49%
Investment reliance
Investment income $784 · Total revenue $180K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $88K · Total expenses $165K
53%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $180K · Prior year $141K
+27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $87K · Beginning of year $73K
+20%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $180K · Expenses $165K
+8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $82 · Total assets $87K
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $87K · Total assets $87K
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Zach Hill · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $61K · Total expenses $165K
37%
Personnel share
Salaries & benefits $12K · Total expenses $165K
7%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth 27%

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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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