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Catskill Mountainkeeper INC

Tax-deductible

Livingstn Mnr, NY501(c)(3)Since 2006EnvironmentEIN 51-0583769Revenue $2.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRScatskillmountainkeeper.orgPo Box 50, 12758-0050 · Livingstn Mnr, NYTax-exempt since Aug 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Catskill mountainkeeper's mission is to protect our region's forests and wildlands; safeguard air and water; nurture healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities; empower environmental justice communitites and accelerate the transition to a 100% clean and just energy future in new york and beyond.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 25 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 deficit $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$101K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$949K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$949K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$927K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$907K
FY2025$949K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.6M Management & general 12% · $231K Fundraising 6% · $110K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $121K 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
Ramsay Adams
Executive Di
$121,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Beveridge
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Coyne
Vice Chairpe
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kate Sinding Daly
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ilene Ferber
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jon Friedland
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ramsay Adams’s $121K as Executive Di is at the 45th 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
Ramsay Adams$121,000$121,500$123,000$108,000$104,900$109,300
Sam Wright———$17,900——

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

Safeguards the Catskill Mountains' environment and the well-being of its residents.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Park and Natural Resource Protection

Using over 208,000 of the organization's budget, catskill mountainkeeper maintains and strengthens the catskill park protection work, including advocating for increased state funding, growing the stewardship program, and expanding the forest preserve.

$1.6Mprogram 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
Select Equity Group FoundationFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$231K
Fundraisingcol D$110K
Owns and owesPt X
$949K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$839K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$171K
SavingsLn 2$668K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$839K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$949K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$830K$839K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$982K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$101K
Net assetsLn 32$907K$949K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$30K$30K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$939K$843K$83K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$209K$187K$18K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$63K$8K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$250$250
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$24K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$35K$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$407K$397K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$6K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.6M$231K$110K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.9M$22K$949K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.8M−$286K$907K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.7M$9K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.5M$67K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$114K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.1M$45K$927K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,959,009 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,442,744$1,873,599
I-9 Program service revenue$9,468
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,453$26,393
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,147$49,549
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,486,344$1,959,009
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,185,593$1,352,685
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $586,377$584,144
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,771,970$1,936,829
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$285,626$22,180
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,959,009 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $518 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$49,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,823,849
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,873,599
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,468$9,468
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,469$27,469
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,076−$1,076
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$20,172
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $28,859$28,859
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,769 · Excluded from tax $27,469$1,959,009
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,936,829 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,250 · Management $30,250 · Fundraising $60,500$121,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $843,430 · Management $82,765 · Fundraising $13,147$939,342
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $186,668 · Management $17,609 · Fundraising $5,205$209,482
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $63,398 · Management $7,988 · Fundraising $11,475$82,861
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,877$1,877
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,832$16,832
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $250$250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,976 · Fundraising $19,700$43,676
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,218$3,218
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,089$8,089
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $27,865$27,865
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $22,216$22,216
IX-17 TravelPrograms $34,844$34,844
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,314$1,314
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,719 · Management $1,937$7,656
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $396,720 · Management $9,919$406,639
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,045 · Management $3,623$9,668
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,595,582 · Management $231,220 · Fundraising $110,027$1,936,829
Part X · Balance sheet $1,049,873 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $189,279$171,013
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $640,880$668,284
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $83,202$202,164
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,289$4,041
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,112$4,371
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $981,751$1,049,873
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,035$95,813
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,485$5,049
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $74,520$100,862
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $598,111$566,028
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $309,120$382,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $907,231$949,011
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $981,751$1,049,873
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $949,011 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,959,009
XI-2 Total expenses$1,936,829
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,180
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$907,231
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$19,600
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$949,011

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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