Madison-Morgan Conservancy INC

Tax-deductible

Madison, GA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 58-2532941Revenue $340K in FY2024

On file with the IRSmmcgeorgia.orgPo Box 752, 30650-0752 · Madison, GATax-exempt since Apr 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide public education on conservation matters and to protect and enhance the heritage and quality of the life of the residents of Morgan County by preserving historic sites, greenspace, farmland, and timberland.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 3 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$114K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$340K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$382K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$340K
FY2024▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$340K
Expenses
$382K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$287K
FY2024$382K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -3%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 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 Apr 2000.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $296K Management & general 9% · $35K Fundraising 13% · $50K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $114K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir
$113,551Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Watts’s $114K as Executive Dir is at the 87th 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
Christine Watts$113,551$110,315$100,287$92,802$88,407

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves historic sites, greenspace, farmland, and timberland for public education and local quality of life.

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3 programs · $296K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Resource Protection

The goal of the Endangered Properties Program is to secure endangered properties, stabilize them, and then market them to a conservation buyer who will agree to rehab the building to certain standards. Continued program efforts to raise funds and awareness and identifying applicable properties.

$212Kprogram expense
02

Education & Advocacy

The Conservancy hosts a variety of educational events throughout the year, and continued the Junior Conservancy Program.

$70Kprogram expense
03

Technical Assistance & Communication

The Conservancy works closely with land developers, local governments, and conservation organizations to protect natural, agricultural, and historic resources.

$15Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$340K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$382K
Ln 25
Programscol B$296K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$340K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$127K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$127K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$537K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$543K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K$127K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$412K$537K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
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$114K$93K$15K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$68K$59K$6K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$2K$605
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$750$720$30
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$582$424$158
Information technologyLn 14$12K$11K$921$6
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$23K$650$166
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$103
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$25
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$947$252$63
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$107K$65K$356$41K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K$97$61
Total functional expensesLn 25$382K$296K$35K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $340K$382K−$41K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $269K$287K−$17K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $292K$230K$62K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $218K$218K−$336$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $214K$187K$27K$1.2M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $340,334 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $176,720$235,129
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,739$82,623
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,581$22,582
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $61,358$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $269,398$340,334
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,000$2,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $189,510$195,165
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,054$184,482
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $286,564$381,647
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,166−$41,313
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $340,334 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$153,474
VIII-1e Government grants$20,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$61,655
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$235,129
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $82,623$82,623
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $25,225$25,225
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$2,643−$2,643
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $105,205$340,334
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $381,647 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,000$2,000
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 $92,827 · Management $15,043 · Fundraising $5,680$113,550
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $59,082 · Management $6,432 · Fundraising $2,233$67,747
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,621 · Management $1,642 · Fundraising $605$13,868
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,838 · Management $7,838$15,676
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $720 · Management $30$750
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $424 · Management $158$582
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,879 · Management $921 · Fundraising $6$11,806
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,412 · Management $650 · Fundraising $166$24,228
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,920 · Management $103$3,023
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,463 · Management $25$2,488
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $947 · Management $252 · Fundraising $63$1,262
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,913 · Management $1,800$5,713
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,170 · Management $356 · Fundraising $41,200$106,726
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,070 · Management $97 · Fundraising $61$12,228
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $296,286 · Management $35,347 · Fundraising $50,014$381,647
Part X · Balance sheet $1,210,285 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,820$127,355
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,602$3,444
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $412,399$536,723
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $760,504$542,763
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,251,325$1,210,285
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,652$3,925
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,652$3,925
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $929,052$935,325
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $318,621$271,035
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,247,673$1,206,360
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,251,325$1,210,285
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,206,360 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$340,334
XI-2 Total expenses$381,647
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$41,313
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,247,673
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,206,360

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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