The Stewardship Network FY2020 filing

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Ann Arbor, MI501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 56-2471470

The Stewardship Networks mission is to connect, equip, and mobilize people and organizations to care for land and water in their communities. See Schedule O for additional information.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$101K 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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FY2020 · 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 $85K a year · 7% 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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $44K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$141K
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$600K
Spent
$572K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$106K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$600K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$600K
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$917K
Expenses
$572K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$572K
FY2021$750K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$106K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$508K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2004.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $524K Management & general 7% · $41K Fundraising 1% · $7K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO and Founder
$101,250Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Brush’s $118K as Executive Director and President is at the 89th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Brush$118,450$94,113$105,000$105,000$101,250

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

Connects, equips, and mobilizes people to care for local land and water.

Provided by the organization

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3 program services account for $524K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Member Communities Member Communities, sometimes referred to as Collaborative Conservation Communities, engage in training and on-the-ground conservation action, as well as volunteer and professional development.

$293Kprogram expense
02

Training and Events The 2020 Stewardship Network Conference, held in January, connected, educated, and inspired over 335 natural areas stewards from across North America. Presenters and participants came from a wide array of backgrounds, including private landowners, tribal members, government agency representatives, professional land…

$124Kprogram expense
03

Online Network The Stewardship Networks monthly webcasts continued to grow in popularity in 2020, attended by natural areas professionals, researchers, students, volunteers, and landowners from around the world. In 2020, attendees were able to engage with presenters and new information in real time.

$107Kprogram expense

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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$44K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$600K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$454K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$146K
Investment incomeLn 3$344
Money outPt IX
$572K
Ln 25
Programscol B$524K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$106K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$157K
Total assetsLn 16$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$141K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$454K
Government grantsLn 1e$151K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$146K
Investment incomeLn 3$344
Other incomeLn 4–11$329
Total revenueLn 12$600K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$157K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$157K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$141K
Net assetsLn 32$106K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 63,000
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$157K
Total assetsLn 16$151K$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$141K
Net assetsLn 32$76K$106K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$83K$18K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$208K$208K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$22K$1K$236
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$89K$88K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$3K$552
Information technologyLn 14$24K$23K$31$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$75K$75K
InterestLn 20$178$178
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$486$486
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$940
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$120$20$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$572K$524K$41K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $917K$1.5M−$602K$508K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.6M−$419K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.5M$312K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$750K$1.1M$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $600K$572K$28K$106K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $600,040 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $329 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$150,667
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$303,170
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$453,837
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $145,530$145,530
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $344$344
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $145,859 · Excluded from tax $344$600,040
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $571,903 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,430 · Management $17,729 · Fundraising $3,128$104,287
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $208,140$208,140
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,745$5,745
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,033$8,033
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,458 · Management $1,337 · Fundraising $236$24,031
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,025$16,025
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $87,704 · Management $1,792$89,496
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,137 · Management $2,510 · Fundraising $552$5,199
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,630 · Management $31 · Fundraising $1,200$23,861
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,563$2,563
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $75,374$75,374
IX-20 InterestManagement $178$178
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,885 · Management $486 · Fundraising $486$4,857
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,834 · Management $940$2,774
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $120 · Management $20 · Fundraising $1,200$1,340
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $524,053 · Management $41,048 · Fundraising $6,802$571,903
Part X · Balance sheet $247,351 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $113,330$156,526
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,707$42,816
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,687$9,778
X-14 Intangible assets$24,283
X-15 Other assets$13,948
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $150,724$247,351
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,984$36,990
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $41,848$104,384
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $74,832$141,374
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $72,892$91,829
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,000$14,148
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $75,892$105,977
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $150,724$247,351
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $105,977 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$600,040
XI-2 Total expenses$571,903
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,137
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$75,892
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,948
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$105,977

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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