Funds and hosts public awareness campaigns, grant-making projects, and donor collaborations to support environmental conservation, sustainable food systems, and disaster preparedness.
Funds and hosts public awareness campaigns, grant-making projects, and donor collaborations to support environmental conservation, sustainable food systems, and disaster preparedness.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $308.2M in revenue, $251.3M in expenses, and $320.2M in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$308.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$251.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$320.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $56.9M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
95%
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
15.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+18%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×75 vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$308.2M
FY2024▲ +45%
$308.2M$154.1M$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$251.3M
FY2024▲ +19%
$251.3M$125.7M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$432.7M
FY2024▲ +22%
$432.7M$216.4M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$112.6M
FY2024▲ +21%
$112.6M$56.3M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$308.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$251.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$320.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$56.9M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$432.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $238.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Environmental Programs
Windward fund's environmental programs focus on a range of conservation, climate, and energy issues in the U.S. And abroad. These issues include water solutions in the american west, climate resilience, alternative energy sources, reduction of deforestation, and conservation planning.
$224.2Mprogram expense
02
Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition
Windward's agriculture, food, and nutrition projects support community food production and strengthen regional food systems by increasing access to information, services and resources for food producers.
$12.9Mprogram expense
03
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness and Relief
Windward's public safety, disaster preparedness and relief programs focus on a range of issues including assisting public agencies on disaster response, improving risk mitigation measures, and developing advanced safety solutions.
Sarah Smith’s $296K as Project Program Director
is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 18 $100M+ 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual Sarah Smith · Reported title PROJECT PROGRAM DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $296K · Total expenses $251.3M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $21.4M · Total expenses $251.3M
8%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
95%
—
—
Overhead ratio
4%
—
—
Fundraising cost ratio
0%
—
—
Revenue growth
45%
—
—
Legal fee ratio
0%
—
—
Accounting fee ratio
0%
—
—
Fundraising fee ratio
0%
—
—
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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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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