To preserve and restore the biodiversity of the US/mexico borderlands.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
45¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 2 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $62K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
45%
of spending
Concern: 45% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
40 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 39.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $113K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$67K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$376K
-60% vs prior year
Spent
$267K
To programs
45%
Net assets
$825K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$376K
FY2024▼ -60%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$584K
FY2022$409K
FY2023$950K
FY2024$376K
Expenses
$267K
FY2024▼ -31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$573K
FY2021$664K
FY2022$368K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$267K
Net assets
$825K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$185K
FY2021$105K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$716K
FY2024$825K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2018-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 45% · $119K Management & general 51% · $135K Fundraising 5% · $12K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Conservation Director
$50,041Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$35,337Pt VII · Sec A
Administritive Coordinator
$6,878Pt VII · Sec A
Administritive Coordinator
$3,429Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jose Manuel Perez Cantu’s $50K as Conservation Director is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeremiah H Leibowitz$35,337$131,250$141,250$125,008$112,988
Jose Manuel Perez Cantu$50,041————
Amy Vega$6,878————
Lizz Valdovinos$3,429————

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects and restores diverse plant and animal life in the US/Mexico borderlands.

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1 program · $119K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Borderlands (sky islands) conservation and ecological restoration program: during the tax year, cuenca los ojos advanced landscape-scale conservation and habitat restoration scoping within the sky island region.

$119Kprogram 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 1 funder$113K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$376K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$368K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$267K
Ln 25
Programscol B$119K
Managementcol C$135K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$825K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$884K
Total assetsLn 16$892K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$368K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$376K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$198K
SavingsLn 2$686K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$884K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$892K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
Net assetsLn 32$825K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$743K$884K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$756K$892K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$67K
Net assetsLn 32$716K$825K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$60K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$92K$50K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$3K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$67K$960$67K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$149$2K$160
Office expensesLn 13$709$709
TravelLn 17$748$748
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$835$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$882$10K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$267K$119K$135K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $376K$267K$109K$825K 990 PDF
FY2023 $950K$387K$563K$716K 990 PDF
FY2022 $409K$368K$41K$152K 990 PDF
FY2021 $584K$664K−$80K$105K 990 PDF
FY2020 $248K$573K−$325K$185K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $375,552 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $916,414$368,068
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,421$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $229$7,484
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,153$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $950,217$375,552
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,357$59,501
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $223,769$99,735
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $142,801$107,316
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $386,927$266,552
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $563,290$109,000
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $375,552 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$368,068
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$368,068
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,484$7,484
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,484$375,552
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $266,552 across 10 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $59,501$59,501
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $50,041 · Management $42,288$92,329
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,434 · Management $3,972$7,406
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $960 · Management $66,516$67,476
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $149 · Management $2,017 · Fundraising $160$2,326
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $709$709
IX-17 TravelManagement $748$748
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,600$3,600
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $835 · Management $8,550$9,385
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $882 · Management $10,294 · Fundraising $11,896$23,072
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $119,402 · Management $135,094 · Fundraising $12,056$266,552
Part X · Balance sheet $891,670 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $695,075$198,150
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $48,218$686,320
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,529$7,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $755,822$891,670
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,308$13,545
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,308$67,156
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $556,449$601,052
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $159,065$223,462
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $715,514$824,514
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $755,822$891,670
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $824,514 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$375,552
XI-2 Total expenses$266,552
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,000
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$715,514
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$824,514

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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