To increase the pace, scope, and effectiveness of restoration and conservation to create benefits for both natural and human communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$254K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $126K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$254K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $722K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$639K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +79%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$959K
FY2022$845K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$619K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2006.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $2.8M Management & general 14% · $459K Fundraising 1% · $31K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $254K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Finance Director
$129,285Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$124,989Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Legg’s $129K as Finance Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Erin Legg$129,285$112,255———
Sara O'Brien—$127,373$121,886$120,345$111,768
Barton Robison$124,989$104,828———
John R Cochran————$111,790
Nicole Maness—$101,868———

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Accelerates restoration and conservation for natural and human community benefits.

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3 programs · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Center provided direct technical assistance to rural communities and local governments to help them access funding and resources for projects that align with our mission.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Through various awards and agreements, we work with state and federal agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and communities to find collaborative solutions to environmental challenges, including habitat conservation, water infrastructure, wildfire preparedness, and more.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

We provide fiscal sponsorship and administrative/financial training support for mission-aligned nonprofits in our field to help them strengthen their organizational capacities.

$149Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $200K · 2022–2022
Upaasf Foundation INCCA · FY2022$25,000
Oscar Paul Medina Consulting - Conscious CutluraFY2022$25,000
Insight Garden ProgramCA · FY2022$25,000
Sierra Service ProjectCA · FY2022$25,000
Social Good Fund INCCA · FY2022$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$459K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$704K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$639K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$704K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$704K
Other assetsLn 15$242K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$639K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$301K$704K
Total assetsLn 16$970K$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$351K$639K
Net assetsLn 32$619K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$962K$239K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$52K$36K$16K$849
Other employee benefitsLn 9$175K$135K$38K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$100K$81K$18K$960
Management feesLn 11a$7K$0$6K$329
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$0$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$0$22K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$831K$816K$14K$757
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$67K$21K$38K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$0$1K$69
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$53K$0$50K$3K
TravelLn 17$46K$41K$4K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$0$6K$318
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$755K$755K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$0$2K$117
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$2.8M$459K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.8M$3.3M$488K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$2.6M$266K$619K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.9M−$470K$353K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.7M−$114K$845K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.5M$459K$959K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,827,516 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,872,333$3,827,480
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29$36
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,872,362$3,827,516
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,424,045$1,541,074
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,182,248$1,798,700
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,606,293$3,339,774
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $266,069$487,742
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,827,516 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$2,670,818
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,156,662
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,788
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,827,480
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $36$36
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,827,516
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,339,774 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $961,771 · Management $239,068 · Fundraising $13,020$1,213,859
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $35,587 · Management $15,606 · Fundraising $849$52,042
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $135,382 · Management $37,919 · Fundraising $2,054$175,355
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $81,336 · Management $17,522 · Fundraising $960$99,818
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,252 · Fundraising $329$6,581
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,213$4,213
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $22,325 · Fundraising $1,175$23,500
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $816,146 · Management $14,376 · Fundraising $757$831,279
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,431 · Management $38,222 · Fundraising $7,213$66,866
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,306 · Fundraising $69$1,375
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $49,550 · Fundraising $3,361$52,911
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,590 · Management $4,292 · Fundraising $1,106$45,988
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,253 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,253
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $6,034 · Fundraising $318$6,352
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $755,037 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$755,037
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,228 · Fundraising $117$2,345
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,849,533 · Management $458,913 · Fundraising $31,328$3,339,774
Part X · Balance sheet $1,745,372 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300,684$704,407
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$155,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $646,963$638,376
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,529$5,914
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,894$241,675
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $970,070$1,745,372
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $331,611$391,508
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$4,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,428$243,091
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $351,039$638,599
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,096$293,680
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $593,935$813,093
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $619,031$1,106,773
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $970,070$1,745,372
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,106,773 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,827,516
XI-2 Total expenses$3,339,774
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$487,742
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$619,031
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,106,773

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