Conestee Foundation INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 57-1093930)

Erin Knight’s $88K as Exec Dir Fro is at the 18th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Michael Corley	$69,231	$110,100	$84,305	$94,615	$968
Erin Knight	$88,000	—	—	—	—
David Hargett	—	—	—	—	$72,600

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops and promotes environmental stewardship and education at Conestee Nature Preserve.

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1 program · $758K · in their own filed words · FY2023

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The foundation owns and operates conestee nature preserve in greenville county, SC, providing public access 365 days per year. The foundation has formal partnership agreements with both the city and county of greenville, with many mutual benefits and inclusion of conestee nature preserve in the city and county's portfolio of parks.

$758Kprogram 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

Helga Marston FoundationFY2025$25K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$20K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K

Money outPt IX

$1.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$758K

Managementcol C$302K

Fundraisingcol D$115K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$439K

Total assetsLn 16$3.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$57K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$404K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$61K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K

Investment incomeLn 3$20K

Gains on assetsLn 7$8K

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$31K

SavingsLn 2$408K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$439K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M

Total assetsLn 16$3.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$57K

Net assetsLn 32$3.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 515

VolunteersI 61,000

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$447K	$439K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3.3M	$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$3.8M	$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$11K	$57K
Net assetsLn 32	$3.8M	$3.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$134K	$94K	$20K	$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$436K	$305K	$65K	$65K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$39K	$27K	$6K	$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$55K	$38K	$8K	$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$43K	$30K	$6K	$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$26K		$26K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$10K		$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$55K		$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$28K		$28K
Office expensesLn 13	$14K		$14K
Information technologyLn 14	$2K		$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$44K	$820	$43K
TravelLn 17	$553		$553
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K		$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$161K	$161K
InsuranceLn 23	$15K	$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$97K	$87K	$11K
All other expensesLn 24e	$13K		$4K	$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.2M	$758K	$302K	$115K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$1.8M	$1.4M	$476K	$4.4M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$1.3M	$1.2M	$93K	$3.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$937K	$884K	$54K	$3.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$756K	$731K	$25K	$3.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$652K	$555K	$97K	$3.7M	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 $1,268,433 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $802,498$1,265,840

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,187$18,601

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $241$19,942

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $79,454−$35,950

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $937,380$1,268,433

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $522,603$706,767

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $361,211$468,215

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $883,814$1,174,982

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,566$93,451

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

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 $1,268,433 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$25,292 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$60,824

VIII-1e Government grants$403,858

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$801,158

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,265,840

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,601$18,601

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,200$12,200

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $7,200$7,200

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,742$7,742

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$28,658−$28,658

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,800$10,800

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$6,691 · Excluded from tax $9,284$1,268,433

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,174,982 across 18 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,124 · Management $20,169 · Fundraising $20,169$134,462

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $304,992 · Management $65,355 · Fundraising $65,355$435,702

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $27,461 · Management $5,885 · Fundraising $5,885$39,231

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,152 · Management $8,176 · Fundraising $8,176$54,504

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,008 · Management $6,430 · Fundraising $6,430$42,868

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,431$26,431

IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $10,000$10,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $54,973$54,973

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $27,705$27,705

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,249$14,249

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,135$2,135

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $820 · Management $43,444$44,264

IX-17 TravelManagement $553$553

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,508$1,508

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $160,798$160,798

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,079$15,079

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,607 · Management $10,668$97,275

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $4,193 · Fundraising $9,052$13,245

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $758,041 · Management $301,874 · Fundraising $115,067$1,174,982

Part X · Balance sheet $3,930,752 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $447,449$31,240

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$407,835

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $38,680$56,257

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,120$6,640

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,295,242$3,428,780

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,791,491$3,930,752

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,832$56,642

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,832$56,642

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $510,753$598,086

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,269,906$3,276,024

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,780,659$3,874,110

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,791,491$3,930,752

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,874,110 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,268,433

XI-2 Total expenses$1,174,982

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$93,451

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,780,659

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,874,110

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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