Protect the Adirondacks INC EIN 32-0290036

Protect the Adirondacks INC FY2024 filing

EIN  32-0290036 Public charity (501(c)(3)) North Creek, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Safeguarding Adirondack Park's environment and communities for today and tomorrow.
Leadership
Peter Bauer · Executive Di · $111K
Money in and out
$428K revenue, $519K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Safeguarding Adirondack Park's environment and communities for today and tomorrow. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $428K in revenue, $519K in expenses, and $1.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$428K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$519K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$91K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
23.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-21%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$428K
FY2024▲ +21%
Expenses
$519K
FY2024▲ +17%
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -1%
Total liabilities
$24K
FY2024▲ +74%
Total revenue
$428K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$519K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$91K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 322
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 422
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $457K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Forest Stewardship

Provides sustainable forest management education and information to forestland owners in the adirondack park. Adirondack lake assessment program (alap) - a long-term scientific water quality monitoring program serving over 75 lakes and ponds within the adirondack park.

$388Kprogram expense
02

Conservation Advocacy

Recommends public policy positions to the bod for adoption,implements a broad spectrum of policy initiatives centered around the nys dec's management and acquisition of the nys forest preserve, and the regulation of private land development.

$37Kprogram expense
03

The adirondack research library maintains the largest collection of adirondack informational materials outside of the park boundaries. It has maps, periodicals, technical reports, photos, slides, video and audio tapes and archival materials from prominent adirondack conservationists of the 19TH and 20TH centuries.

$32Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProtect the Adirondacks INC
EINHdr · item D32-0290036
Principal addressHdr · item CNorth Creek, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.protectadks.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a22
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b22
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$111,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Claudia Braymer’s $125K as Executive Di is at the 92nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Claudia Braymer$125,000
Peter Bauer$111,000$111,000$111,000$107,120$107,120

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
Contributions & grants$358K · 84%
Program service revenue$50K · 12%
Investment income$19K · 5%
Contributions & grants84%$358K
Program service revenue12%$50K
Investment income5%$19K
Total revenueLn 12$428K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.08
Program services88%$457K
Management & general4%$22K
Fundraising8%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$519K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$152K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$24K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.0M · Operating expenses/yr $519K
23.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $457K · Total expenses $519K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $22K · Total expenses $519K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $519K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $40K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $400K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $358K · Total revenue $428K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $428K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $50K · Total revenue $428K
12%
Investment reliance
Investment income $19K · Total revenue $428K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $50K · Total expenses $519K
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $428K · Prior year $353K
+21%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $362K · FY2023 $428K
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $428K · Expenses $519K
-21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $1.7M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $877K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
52%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Peter Bauer · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $111K · Total expenses $519K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $352K · Total expenses $519K
68%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth 21%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

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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)$465K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$428K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$353K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$559K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$416K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$362K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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