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Natural Areas Association

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Pittsburgh, PA501(c)(3)Environment EIN 36-3132261Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnaturalareas.orgPo Box 17646, 15235-0846 · Pittsburgh, PATax-exempt since Feb 1982Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The organization is involved in the identification, preservation and management of Natural Areas and other elements of Natural diversity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $105K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$146K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+72% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$428K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$764K
FY2024$795K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +84%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$429K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$644K
FY2024$643K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$544K
FY2022$565K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$897K
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 1982.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.0M Management & general 9% · $111K Fundraising 5% · $54K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $146K 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
Lisa Smith
Executive Di
$145,672Pt VII · Sec A
Ole Amundsen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alice Heikens
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelly Heintz
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Smith’s $146K as Executive Di is at the 62nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lisa Smith$145,672$144,327$126,196$113,379$110,200

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects and manages natural areas and biodiversity.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Hosted 18 programs with nearly 2,700 registrants, one of which was a national conference. Published 4 issues of the natural areas journal and an invasive species compendium with more than 70 open-access articles which had nearly 2,000 downloads in the month after its release.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$11K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$293K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$293K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$742
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$237K$94K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$625K$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$910K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$897K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$159K$109K$30K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$209K$143K$40K$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$3K$895$591
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$13K$4K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$17K$5K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$546K$535K$10K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$217
Office expensesLn 13$32K$31K$615
Information technologyLn 14$12K$9K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$510$238
TravelLn 17$27K$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$112K$112K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$589$589
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$13K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$111K$54K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.2M$186K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $795K$643K$151K$897K 990 PDF
FY2023 $764K$644K$119K$707K 990 PDF
FY2022 $532K$464K$68K$565K 990 PDF
FY2021 $428K$429K−$859$544K 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 $1,367,766 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $564,479$1,052,126
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $216,599$293,168
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,458$22,472
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $794,536$1,367,766
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $409,188$416,588
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,960$764,781
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $643,148$1,181,369
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $151,388$186,397
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,367,766 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$122,342
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$929,784
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,052,126
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $293,168$293,168
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $13,233$13,233
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $9,239$9,239
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $315,640$1,367,766
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,181,369 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,691 · Management $30,300 · Fundraising $20,007$158,998
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $143,069 · Management $39,883 · Fundraising $26,335$209,287
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,211 · Management $895 · Fundraising $591$4,697
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,579 · Management $3,507 · Fundraising $2,315$18,401
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,230 · Management $4,803 · Fundraising $3,172$25,205
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,000$9,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,100$3,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $534,763 · Management $9,721 · Fundraising $1,573$546,057
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,150 · Management $217$1,367
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,200 · Management $615$31,815
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,335 · Management $2,453$11,788
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,328 · Management $510 · Fundraising $238$3,076
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,929$26,929
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $111,959$111,959
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $589$589
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,768$4,768
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,019 · Management $1,314$14,333
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,016,052 · Management $111,086 · Fundraising $54,231$1,181,369
Part X · Balance sheet $1,134,594 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $236,589$94,143
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $624,558$1,039,709
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,090$742
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $910,197$1,134,594
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,973$2,493
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,231$2,932
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,204$5,425
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $809,497$1,129,169
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $896,993$1,129,169
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $910,197$1,134,594
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,129,169 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,367,766
XI-2 Total expenses$1,181,369
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$186,397
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$896,993
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$45,779
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,129,169

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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