The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation advances the Conservation and appreciation of forest, fish, and wildlife resources by applying financial resources to the priorities of the Missouri department of Conservation in collaboration with donors and other partners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 70 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 46% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $12.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $97K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.3M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.2M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$15.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$5.2M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.9M
Net assets
$15.2M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$10.9M
FY2024$13.5M
FY2025$15.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1998.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $2.5M Management & general 7% · $194K Fundraising 9% · $262K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$128,943Pt VII · Sec A
Ex Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tricia Burkhardt’s $129K as Executive Di is at the 51st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tricia Burkhardt$128,943$111,255$98,817$93,205——
Kevin Roper————$120,120$111,400

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds conservation of forest, fish, and wildlife resources in Missouri.

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2 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Conservation areas funded improvements and resource management for public areas for fish, forest, and wildlife resources in missouri for the user and enjoyment of people, including funds for equipment, supplies, and capital improvements for trails, camping, and other activities, and educational equipment and supplies.

$2.3Mprogram expense
02

The stream stewardship trust fund is an in-lieu fee mitigation alternative for us army corps of engineers' 404 permit applicants. This trust fund creates a financial source to restore, preserve, and enhance stream systems within missouri and is handled in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the us army corps of…

$120Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$97K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $346K · 2019–2024
Habitat Architects LLCFY2024$153,387
Nasp INCFY2024$7,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$5,200
City of St Louis Forestry OfficeFY2023$50,000
The Nature ConservancyVA · FY2023$19,174
Deep Roots Kc INCKS · FY2023$6,431
Individual RecipientFY2023$6,415
Individual RecipientFY2023$5,365
Individual RecipientFY2022$17,534
Djm Ecological ServicesFY2022$15,965
Nasp INCFY2022$14,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$12,000
Missouri Dept of Natural ResourcesFY2019$33,873

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$690K
Investment incomeLn 3$662K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$194K
Fundraisingcol D$262K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$17.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$650K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$690K
Investment incomeLn 3$662K
Other incomeLn 4–11$205K
Gains on assetsLn 7$340K
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$710K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$17.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$15.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$650K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$3.7M$2.6M$2.6M$1.1M$1.0M
Given inLn 1b$1.1M$1.5M$231K$1.0M
SpentLn 1d–1f$91K$8K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.6M$12.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$128K$710K
Total assetsLn 16$14.0M$17.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$517K$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$13.5M$15.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$194K$194K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$140K$42K$56K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$294K$179K$18K$97K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$17K$6K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$271$203$68
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$17K$6K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K$9K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$92K$47K$16K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$26K$9K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$68K$36K$12K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$10K$3K
TravelLn 17$35K$18K$6K$11K
InterestLn 20$4K$3K$917
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$12K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.7M$40K
All other expensesLn 24e$140K$102K$14K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.5M$194K$262K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.2M$2.9M$2.3M$15.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $4.0M$2.2M$1.8M$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $5.5M$1.5M$3.9M$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 13, 2023 $1.9M$1.3M$562K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 29, 2022 $3.4M$1.6M$1.8M$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 13, 2021 $1.6M$2.0M−$391K$4.9M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,191,372 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,135,230$3,634,602
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $420,027$689,567
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $321,499$662,326
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $96,050$204,877
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,972,806$5,191,372
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $87,967$193,572
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $355,618$467,457
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,744,106$2,248,638
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,187,691$2,909,667
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,785,115$2,281,705
Part VI · Governance 16 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,191,372 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $22,332 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,797
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,627,805
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$649,797
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,634,602
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $667,235$667,235
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $322,162$322,162
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $340,164$340,164
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $204,236$204,236
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $641$641
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,352,534 · Excluded from tax $204,236$5,191,372
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,909,667 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $193,572$193,572
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,895 · Management $55,860 · Fundraising $41,895$139,650
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $179,350 · Management $17,888 · Fundraising $96,925$294,163
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,158 · Management $5,720 · Fundraising $10,766$33,644
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $203 · Management $68$271
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,753 · Management $5,584 · Fundraising $10,512$32,849
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $9,000 · Management $3,000$12,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,158 · Management $15,719 · Fundraising $29,589$92,466
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,375 · Management $8,792 · Fundraising $16,549$51,716
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,860 · Management $11,953 · Fundraising $20,235$68,048
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,014 · Management $3,338$13,352
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,837 · Management $5,946 · Fundraising $11,192$34,975
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,750 · Management $917$3,667
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,752 · Management $1,251$5,003
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,604 · Management $3,868$15,472
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,738,430 · Management $40,146$1,778,576
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $101,982 · Management $13,994 · Fundraising $24,267$140,243
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,453,693 · Management $194,044 · Fundraising $261,930$2,909,667
Part X · Balance sheet $17,493,988 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,646,193$1,898,662
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,559,232$2,217,507
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,113$24,153
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,786$9,628
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,333$33,385
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $127,966$710,267
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,643,513$12,597,286
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,100$3,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,036,236$17,493,988
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $71,868$163,606
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $305,062$1,980,115
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $516,609$2,279,707
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,837,719$2,184,484
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,681,908$13,029,797
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,519,627$15,214,281
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,036,236$17,493,988
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,214,281 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,191,372
XI-2 Total expenses$2,909,667
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,281,705
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,519,627
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$785,710
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,372,761
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,214,281

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