Calwild EIN 51-0183228

Calwild FY2023 filing

EIN  51-0183228 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA Founded 1976
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects California's drinking water and wild places by securing protections for public lands.
Leadership
Chris Morrill · Executive Dir. · $103K
Money in and out
$828K revenue, $884K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency

Protects California's drinking water and wild places by securing protections for public lands. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $828K in revenue, $884K in expenses, and $727K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$828K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$884K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$727K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$56K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$828K
FY2023▼ -10%
Expenses
$884K
FY2023▲ +27%
Total assets
$750K
FY2023▼ -6%
Total liabilities
$22K
FY2023▲ +28%
Total revenue
$828K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$884K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$727K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$56K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$750K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $568K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Other Program Accomplishments

CalWild also has active legislation in the Central Coast, northwest, and San Gabriel Mountains. Throughout the Sierra Nevada and northwestern California, we lead efforts to administratively protect roadless areas, wilderness areas, and wild and scenic rivers through the Forest Services Plan Revision process.

$306Kprogram expense
02

Desert

CalWild put in significant resources and time to launch a Protect California Deserts campaign to create the Chuckwalla National Monument and expand Joshua Tree National Park. This effort included organizing in the local community, talking closely with important stakeholders about the role of public lands in the region, and limiting any…

$141Kprogram expense
03

National Monuments

CalWild plays a leading strategic role in assisting a number of national monument campaigns across the state. This work includes organizing, on-the-ground truthing, background research, communications support, and campaign strategy.

$120Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCalwild
EINHdr · item D51-0183228
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.calwild.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1976
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1976

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$102,625Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Chris Morrill$111,142$102,625$92,250$87,000
Mark Green$103,770$42,440

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$764K · 92%
Program service revenue$64K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$764K
Program service revenue8%$64K
Investment income$453
Total revenueLn 12$828K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.08
Program services76%$675K
Management & general16%$139K
Fundraising8%$70K
Total functional expensesLn 25$884K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$747K
Total assetsLn 16$750K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$22K
Total net assetsLn 32$727K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $749K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $884K · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $882K
10.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $675K · Total expenses $884K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $139K · Total expenses $884K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $70K · Total expenses $884K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $81K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $737K
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $764K · Total revenue $828K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $828K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $64K · Total revenue $828K
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $453 · Total revenue $828K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $64K · Total expenses $884K
7%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $828K · Prior year $923K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $727K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $828K · Expenses $884K
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $750K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $727K · Total assets $750K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $750K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Chris Morrill · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $103K · Total expenses $884K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $612K · Total expenses $884K
69%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth -10%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$819K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$828K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$923K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$663K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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