The protection of Endangered Species and their habitat: the Endangered Species Coalition (esc) works to ensure that the nation's programs and laws protecting Endangered Species and habitat are fully funded and enforced. This has been accomplished by educating the general public about all the threats to the laws. The best way to DO this is through grassroots mobilization. The organizers in the states have worked on local, state and regional campaigns in their repective states. Esc works with members of other organizations and activists in ther respective states to protect specific Species. Esc also maintains a website that contains fact sheets and action alerts about issues they are working on.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $91K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$38K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$891K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$318K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$891K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$975K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$730K
FY2023$960K
FY2024$891K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1000K
FY2022$962K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$318K
FY2024▼ -30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$741K
FY2021$833K
FY2022$600K
FY2023$452K
FY2024$318K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2002.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $822K Management & general 8% · $84K Fundraising 12% · $119K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$118,468Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Board Member
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Susan Holmes’s $118K as Executive Di is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Holmes$118,468$35,837———
Leda Gawdiak Huta—$74,191$100,591$96,741$91,226

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

Advocates for endangered species and habitats through public education and grassroots mobilization.

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3 programs · $822K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Protecting Keystone Species

Given the increased risk to species from climate change, it is imperative that we chart a course for increasing protections, preparing for a favorable national political landscape. Two areas are particularly key to species survival and possible to implement in states now.

$339Kprogram expense
02

Esa Defense

Safeguarding the federal endangered species act - the focus of the coalition's work is to build a broad coalition of supporters and champions of endangered species and advocate for increased funding, stronger protections and greater implementation of the endangered species act with decision makers including the administration.

$304Kprogram expense
03

Movement Building

The focus of the coalition's work is to address the root causes of wildlife declines by ensuring inclusive participation in democracy. The coalition will provide training to individuals and youth, partner with communities to advocate for equitable access to biodiversity, leverage art's potential to engage audiences and shift cultural…

$179Kprogram expense

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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$200

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$891K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$881K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$822K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$119K
Owns and owesPt X
$318K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$333K
Total assetsLn 16$355K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$881K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$891K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
SavingsLn 2$177K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$333K
Total assetsLn 16$355K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
Net assetsLn 32$318K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$421K$333K
Total assetsLn 16$494K$355K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$38K
Net assetsLn 32$452K$318K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$97K$13K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$538K$446K$14K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$60K$51K$338$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$43K$2K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$3K$35K$412
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$49K$10K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$19K$1K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K$125$417
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$29$112
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$34K$34K$68$85
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$350$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$62K$6K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$172$10$150$12
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$822K$84K$119K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $891K$1.0M−$134K$318K 990 PDF
FY2023 $960K$1.1M−$149K$452K 990 PDF
FY2022 $730K$962K−$232K$600K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1000K$92K$833K 990 PDF
FY2020 $975K$1.0M−$32K$741K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $891,294 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $960,018$881,216
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$10,078
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $960,018$891,294
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $754,862$767,628
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $353,672$257,697
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,108,534$1,025,325
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$148,516−$134,031
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $891,294 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$881,216
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$881,216
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,078$10,078
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $10,078$891,294
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,025,325 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,143 · Management $13,032 · Fundraising $8,293$118,468
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $446,414 · Management $13,921 · Fundraising $77,303$537,638
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,284 · Management $338 · Fundraising $8,069$59,691
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,032 · Management $2,035 · Fundraising $6,764$51,831
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,666 · Management $34,540 · Fundraising $412$37,618
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,124 · Management $9,705 · Fundraising $2,249$61,078
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,438 · Management $1,138 · Fundraising $5,958$26,534
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,642 · Management $125 · Fundraising $417$3,184
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,824 · Management $29 · Fundraising $112$7,965
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $34,026 · Management $68 · Fundraising $85$34,179
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,710$2,710
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,853 · Management $350 · Fundraising $1,125$8,328
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $61,808 · Management $5,998 · Fundraising $8,123$75,929
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10 · Management $150 · Fundraising $12$172
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $822,264 · Management $84,139 · Fundraising $118,922$1,025,325
Part X · Balance sheet $355,374 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $420,957$155,467
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$177,311
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $64,104$12,971
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,237$6,125
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $6,210$3,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $493,508$355,374
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,610$37,507
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,610$37,507
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $287,135$100,901
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $164,763$216,966
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $451,898$317,867
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $493,508$355,374
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $317,867 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$891,294
XI-2 Total expenses$1,025,325
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$134,031
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$451,898
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$317,867

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