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Conserves land by owning property in Humboldt County, California. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $2.8M in revenue, $645K in expenses, and $91.5M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Environment
Location
Saint Louis, MO
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$2.8MFY2024
Expenses
$645K
Net assets
$91.5M
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  37-6573574 Membership association Saint Louis, MO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Figures match the IRS filing checked 8/31/26 · see original: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Conserves land by owning property in Humboldt County, California.
Leadership
Bryan W Gaynor · Trustee · $12K
Money in and out
$2.8M revenue, $645K expenses
Bottom line
+77% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$2.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$645K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$91.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2.2M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.49 Management & general $0.51
Operating surplus
+77%
revenue over expenses▲ +95% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
2%
of spending is salaries & benefits▼ -66% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +220%
Expenses
$645K
FY2024▲ +20%
Total assets
$91.7M
FY2024▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$184K
FY2024▼ -19%
Total revenue
$2.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$645K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$91.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.2M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$91.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B49%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWdh Foundation-C4
EINHdr · item D37-6573574
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Louis, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$11,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bryan W Gaynor’s $12K as Trustee is at the 0th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Bryan W Gaynor$11,500$28,500$14,313

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $317K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Land conservation through ownership of 100% interest in Fernlands LLC, a California limited liability company that holds approximately 260 acres of land in Humboldt County, California.

$317Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income100%$2.8M
Other revenue$4K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.49 Management & general $0.51
Program services49%$317K
Management & general51%$328K
Total functional expensesLn 25$645K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$950K
Total assetsLn 16$91.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$184K
Total net assetsLn 32$91.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed17.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $82.7M · Operating expenses/yr $645K
1536.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $317K · Total expenses $645K
49%
Management & General
Management & general $328K · Total expenses $645K
51%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $645K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $2.8M
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.8M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $2.8M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2.8M · Total revenue $2.8M
+100%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $645K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.8M · Prior year $887K
+220%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $863K · FY2024 $2.8M
+35%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $91.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.8M · Expenses $645K
+77%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $91.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $91.5M · Total assets $91.7M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $74.2M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $7.5M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $91.7M
89%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Bryan W Gaynor · Reported title Trustee · Highest reported compensation $12K · Total expenses $645K
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $12K · Total expenses $645K
2%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 49%
Overhead ratio 51%
Revenue growth 220%
Investment management fee ratio 0.3%
Legal fee ratio 22%
Accounting fee ratio 6%

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.

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$2.8M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$887K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$863K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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