Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1989.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
34 people listed on the 990; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Guenter | $422,042 | $410,972 | $395,509 | $307,684 | — |
| James Guenter | — | — | — | — | $326,784 |
| Clint Pidlubny | $258,869 | $238,030 | $130,368 | — | — |
| J Peter Donlon | — | — | $252,157 | $257,234 | $235,381 |
| Doug Verduzco | — | — | $160,116 | $249,222 | $220,629 |
| Mike Finger | — | $202,644 | $196,125 | $173,194 | $166,818 |
| Robert Calcagni | $181,609 | $168,427 | — | — | — |
| Julie Cameron | $167,323 | — | — | — | — |
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.
See Species360 executive salaries →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
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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 41-1637575) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $7.7M | $7.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $10.0M | $10.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4.9M | $4.9M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $5.1M | $5.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $1.3M | $862K | $393K | $27K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.3M | $2.0M | $223K | $26K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $141K | $134K | $5K | $2K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $345K | $296K | $47K | $1K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $235K | $193K | $39K | $3K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $16K | $13K | $3K | $49 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $44K | $44K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.6M | $1.3M | $320K | $29K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $16K | $12K | $3K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $14K | $10K | $3K | $480 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $421K | $401K | $19K | $741 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $14K | $12K | $3K | $44 |
| TravelLn 17 | $228K | $195K | $33K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $76K | $58K | $18K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $571K | $562K | $8K | $141 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $29K | $17K | $12K | $63 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $13K | $11K | $2K | $30 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $7.3M | $6.0M | $1.2M | $89K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 3, 2025 | $7.5M | $7.9M | −$341K | $4.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 | $7.4M | $7.3M | $125K | $5.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2023 | $6.9M | $7.1M | −$187K | $5.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 | $6.2M | $6.1M | $137K | $5.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2021 | $6.9M | $5.3M | $1.5M | $5.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $7,427,167 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 24 of 25 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,427,167 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,301,845 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $10,114,061 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,233,501 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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