Fenner Conservancy EIN 38-2295066

Fenner Conservancy FY2021 filing

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Connects people to nature through conservation, education, and stewardship. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $172K in revenue, $171K in expenses, and $236K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Lansing, MI
Website
www.mynaturecenter.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2021)
Revenue
$172KFY2021
Expenses
$171K
Net assets
$236K
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  38-2295066 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lansing, MI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects people to nature through conservation, education, and stewardship.
Leadership
Liz Roxberry · Executive Director · $49K
Money in and out
$172K revenue, $171K expenses
Bottom line
18% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$172K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$171K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$236K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $624
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.18 Management & general $0.41 Fundraising $0.41
Program efficiency
18%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
16.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+0.4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$172K
FY2021
Expenses
$171K
FY2021
Total assets
$251K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$16K
FY2021
Total revenue
$172K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$171K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$236K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$624
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$251K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B18%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $31K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

School and program revenue-youth and family programs to learn about the natural world.

$31Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFenner Conservancy
EINHdr · item D38-2295066
Principal addressHdr · item CLansing, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mynaturecenter.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1989

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$49,270Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gabriel Biber$62,019
Liz Roxberry$60,986$58,965
Liz Roxberry$49,270

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$135K · 79%
Other revenue$32K · 19%
Program service revenue$4K · 2%
Contributions & grants79%$135K
Other revenue19%$32K
Program service revenue2%$4K
Investment income$362
— government grantsLn 1e$87K
Total revenueLn 12$172K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.18 Management & general $0.41 Fundraising $0.41
Program services18%$31K
Management & general41%$70K
Fundraising41%$70K
Total functional expensesLn 25$171K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$234K
Total assetsLn 16$251K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$16K
Total net assetsLn 32$236K
Months of cash on handcomputed16.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $234K · Operating expenses/yr $171K
16.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $31K · Total expenses $171K
18%
Management & General
Management & general $70K · Total expenses $171K
41%
Fundraising
Fundraising $70K · Total expenses $171K
41%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $70K · Solicited contributions $48K
$1.45 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $135K · Total revenue $172K
79%
Government reliance
Government grants $87K · Total revenue $172K
51%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $4K · Total revenue $172K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $362 · Total revenue $172K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $4K · Total expenses $171K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $172K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $236K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $172K · Expenses $171K
+0.4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $251K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $236K · Total assets $251K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $251K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Liz Roxberry · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $49K · Total expenses $171K
29%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $126K · Total expenses $171K
74%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 18%
Overhead ratio 41%
Fundraising cost ratio 52%

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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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)$687K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$661K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$269K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$327K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$172K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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