Education for the conservation of natural resources

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$73K 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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FY2024 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $605K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $36K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$244K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$445K
FY2021$861K
FY2022$827K
FY2023$844K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$587K
FY2021$681K
FY2022$859K
FY2023$949K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 Oct 1945.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $751K Management & general 15% · $145K Fundraising 10% · $104K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$72,976Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cheryl Todea’s $74K as Executive Di is at the 10th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Cheryl Todea$73,783$72,976$67,917

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

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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

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Educates people to protect natural resources.

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1 program · $762K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Education of the conservation of natural resources

$762Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$36K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$742K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$331K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$751K
Managementcol C$145K
Fundraisingcol D$104K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$373K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$742K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$331K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$98K
SavingsLn 2$275K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$373K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$605K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$496K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 693
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$383K$373K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$465K$605K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$505K$496K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$228K$244K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$57K$11K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$546K$410K$71K$66K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$21K$9K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$34K$6K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$6K$1K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$11K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$33K$4K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$43K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$42K$38K$4K$298
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$94K$91K$72$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$751K$145K$104K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.2M$107K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.1M$1.0M$119K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $844K$949K−$105K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $827K$859K−$32K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $861K$681K$180K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $445K$587K−$142K$1.1M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,119,809 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $463,408$741,859
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $237,408$330,538
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,384$25,171
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $126,129$22,241
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $844,329$1,119,809
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $660,064$706,332
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $288,976$294,068
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $949,040$1,000,400
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$104,711$119,409
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
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 $1,119,809 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $20,799 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$64,410
VIII-1c Fundraising events$45,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$632,249
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,772
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$741,859
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $330,538$330,538
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,171$25,171
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$1,340
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $102$102
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $351,337 · Excluded from tax $25,273$1,119,809
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,000,400 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,472 · Management $10,668 · Fundraising $9,560$77,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $409,861 · Management $71,042 · Fundraising $65,578$546,481
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,110 · Management $9,100 · Fundraising $6,188$36,398
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,315 · Management $5,948 · Fundraising $5,490$45,753
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,365$12,365
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,140$1,140
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,502 · Management $1,269 · Fundraising $14,388$21,159
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,070 · Management $16,604$27,674
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,748 · Management $4,127$36,875
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,077$7,077
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,910$3,910
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,049 · Management $4,783$47,832
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $37,927 · Management $4,247 · Fundraising $298$42,472
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,563 · Management $72 · Fundraising $2,929$93,564
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $750,694 · Management $145,275 · Fundraising $104,431$1,000,400
Part X · Balance sheet $1,556,332 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,601$98,439
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $287,943$274,546
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$45,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,477$17,529
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $17,368$19,688
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $283$283
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $505,476$495,958
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $464,683$604,889
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,380,831$1,556,332
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $77,098$90,766
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,691$14,710
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $138,494$138,537
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $228,283$244,013
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $362,739$215,646
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $789,809$1,096,673
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,152,548$1,312,319
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,380,831$1,556,332
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,312,319 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,119,809
XI-2 Total expenses$1,000,400
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$119,409
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,152,548
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$40,362
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,312,319

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