Shawnee Resource Conservation and Development Area INC FY2021 filing

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The mission of the Organization is to provide local leadership and the framework required to develop and carry out a plan of action for the conservation, development, and wise use of resources in the Southern Illiois Region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$30K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% 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
$602K
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$557K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$152K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$602K
FY2021▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$898K
FY2021$602K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$328K
FY2024$241K
FY2025$615K
Expenses
$557K
FY2021▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$848K
FY2021$557K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$323K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$494K
Net assets
$152K
FY2021▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$107K
FY2025$228K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2007.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $497K Management & general 11% · $60K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Treasurersecretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tabitha L Ayres’s $22K as Executive Director is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $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.

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

Programs and updates

Leads local efforts to conserve and wisely use area resources.

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3 programs · $333K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Open Canopy

Provides boots-on-the-ground funding for landowners in the Southern Illinois region to improve public and private woodlands for long term conservation

$147Kprogram expense
02

Development of a statewide fire plan that includes the Shawnee NF, the Midewin NGL, all state lands. Thisplan shows how agencies can work together to help each other with a unified plan for fire preparedness,setting standards, identifying staff and process for program decisions.

$100Kprogram expense
03

Assuring Self-Sufficiency

This project assists in fuinding coordination of three successful organizations, the Southern Illinois Prescribed Burn Association (SIPBA), the River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA), and the Forest Restoration Support Team (FRST), taking the success of these partners to the next level by empowering private landowners to…

$86Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$602K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$602K
Investment incomeLn 3$65
Money outPt IX
$557K
Ln 25
Programscol B$497K
Managementcol C$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$152K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$602K
Government grantsLn 1e$593K
Investment incomeLn 3$65
Total revenueLn 12$602K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$152K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K$59K
Total assetsLn 16$262K$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$108K$152K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$487K$487K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$546$546
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$70$70
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$557K$497K$60K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $615K$494K$121K$228K 990 PDF
FY2024 $241K$282K−$41K$107K 990 PDF
FY2023 $328K$323K$5K$147K 990 PDF
FY2022 $284K$293K−$10K$142K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $602K$557K$44K$152K 990 PDF
FY2020 $898K$848K$50K$108K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $601,888 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $898,121$601,823
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42$65
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $898,163$601,888
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $46,410$45,651
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,801,890$511,837
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,848,300$557,488
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,950,137$44,400
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $601,888 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$806
VIII-1e Government grants$592,953
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,064
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$601,823
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $65$65
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $65 · Excluded from tax $0$601,888
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $557,488 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $42,815$42,815
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,836$2,836
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $486,721$486,721
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,575$3,575
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,606$2,606
IX-17 TravelManagement $546$546
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $70$70
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,517$2,517
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,552 · Management $2,250$12,802
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $497,273 · Management $60,215 · Fundraising $0$557,488
Part X · Balance sheet $181,549 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $197,015$59,254
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $64,629$122,295
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $261,644$181,549
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$459
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $29,500$29,373
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $153,905$29,832
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100,823$144,801
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,916$6,916
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $107,739$151,717
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $261,644$181,549
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $151,717 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$601,888
XI-2 Total expenses$557,488
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,400
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$107,739
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$422
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$151,717

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