Ensuring snow leopard survival and conserving mountain landscapes by expanding environmental awareness and sharing innovative practices through community stewardship and partnerships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
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
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $341K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$734K
Spent
$524K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$734K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$734K
FY2021$801K
FY2022$770K
FY2023$685K
FY2024$948K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$524K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$524K
FY2021$596K
FY2022$664K
FY2023$899K
FY2024$794K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 Jul 2011.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $400K Management & general 18% · $96K Fundraising 5% · $28K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President, CEO
$62,083Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashleigh Lutz-Nelson’s $116K as Executive Dir. is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ashleigh Lutz-Nelson$115,700—————
Ashleigh E Lutz-Nelson—$105,850$100,275$95,837$81,400—
Rodney Jackson$11,257$13,667$11,932——$62,083

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

Protect snow leopards and mountain habitats by educating communities and sharing conservation methods.

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3 programs · $400K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Conservation/Livelihoods

The Snow Leopard Conservancy works with local partners to provide technical assistance, grants, and incentives for community-based activities which are environmentally sound and socially responsible, linked to specific stewardship and biodiversity conservation commitments, and designed to maximize community "ownership", long-term…

$237Kprogram expense
02

Education & Outreach

The Snow Leopard Conservancy's range-country activities center around simple teaching tools appropriate for remote rural areas. We work through a network of local teachers, teacher-trainers and nonprofit organizations, to develop and conduct classroom and after-school activities focused on bio-diversity, ecology, and conservation of the…

$132Kprogram expense
03

Applied Research

The Snow Leopard Conservancy conducts applied research and works in close partnership with scientists from national and international universities, scientific institutions, and NGOs. We support non-invasive baseline surveys of snow leopards, their prey and habitat, seeking to blend hard scientific information with local "traditional"…

$32Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $180K · 2020–2025
The Bhutan FoundationDC · FY2025$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$10,654
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,618
Wildside Vet LLCFY2024$6,500
River Roots LLCFY2023$112,250
Resolve INCDC · FY2020$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$734K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$720K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$524K
Ln 25
Programscol B$400K
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
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$720K
Government grantsLn 1e$87K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$18K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$734K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$646K
SavingsLn 2$561K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$373
Other assetsLn 15$268
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 68
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$960K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$764$373
Total assetsLn 16$962K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$952K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$11K$11K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$60K$60K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$48K$17K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$144K$89K$47K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$7K$2K$624
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$11K$5K$977
Management feesLn 11a$21K$15K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$8K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$100K$252$40
Advertising and promotionLn 12$208$60$148
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$1K$619
Information technologyLn 14$23K$19K$2K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$15K$3K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K$89
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$126$81$38$7
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$391$391
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$277$64
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$16K$616$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$3K$838$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$524K$400K$96K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.0M$137K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $948K$794K$155K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $685K$899K−$214K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $770K$664K$106K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $801K$596K$205K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $734K$524K$210K$1.2M 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $733,944 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $832,256$719,636
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,965$6,046
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,214$8,262
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $839,435$733,944
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $194,982$71,374
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,234$240,093
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $288,305$212,695
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $560,521$524,162
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $278,914$209,782
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $733,944 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,736 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$62,255
VIII-1e Government grants$86,774
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$570,607
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$17,563
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$719,636
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,046$6,046
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,526$1,526
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $14,308$733,944
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $524,162 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $11,000$11,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $60,374$60,374
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,259 · Management $16,682 · Fundraising $4,337$69,278
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $89,190 · Management $46,719 · Fundraising $8,154$144,063
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,659 · Management $2,361 · Fundraising $624$9,644
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,046 · Management $5,085 · Fundraising $977$17,108
IX-11a Management feesManagement $14,518 · Fundraising $6,208$20,726
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,984 · Management $1,426$9,410
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $99,921 · Management $252 · Fundraising $40$100,213
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $60 · Fundraising $148$208
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,990 · Management $1,254 · Fundraising $619$4,863
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,748 · Management $2,047 · Fundraising $2,605$23,400
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,720 · Management $3,183$17,903
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,192 · Management $89$9,281
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $81 · Management $38 · Fundraising $7$126
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $391$391
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,609 · Management $277 · Fundraising $64$1,950
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,801 · Management $616 · Fundraising $1,512$17,929
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,672 · Management $838 · Fundraising $2,785$6,295
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $400,246 · Management $95,836 · Fundraising $28,080$524,162
Part X · Balance sheet $1,214,750 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $309,933$646,295
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $649,992$560,592
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$73
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$5,509
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,640$1,640
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $764$373
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$268
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $962,329$1,214,750
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,176$8,106
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$30,278
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $710$14,141
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,886$52,525
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $530,229$766,454
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $422,214$395,771
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $952,443$1,162,225
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $962,329$1,214,750
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,162,225 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$733,944
XI-2 Total expenses$524,162
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$209,782
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$952,443
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,162,225

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