Foothill Conservancy EIN 68-0205572

Foothill Conservancy FY2020 filing

EIN  68-0205572 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sutter Creek, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Protecting, restoring, and sustaining local environments for present and future generations.
Leadership
Sherry Pease · Executive Director · $35K
Money in and out
$130K revenue, $146K expenses
Bottom line
56% program efficiency

Protecting, restoring, and sustaining local environments for present and future generations. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $130K in revenue, $146K in expenses, and $63K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$130K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$146K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$63K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$16K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.56 Management & general $0.37 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
56%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$130K
FY2020
Expenses
$146K
FY2020
Total assets
$85K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$22K
FY2020
Total revenue
$130K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$146K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$63K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$16K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$85K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B56%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $82K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

River and Watershed Protection and Conservation

Educating the public and participating in partnerships to protect, restore, and sustain the Mokelumne River and Consumnes Rivers and watersheds.

$56Kprogram expense
02

Sustainable Land Use and Communities

Educating the public and decision makers and participating in public processes to promote sustainable land use planning that protects the natural environment and communities.

$26Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFoothill Conservancy
EINHdr · item D68-0205572
Principal addressHdr · item CSutter Creek, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.foothillconservancy.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$35,207Pt VII · Sec A
Past Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Craig Baracco’s $27K as Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 134 <$100K 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

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sherry Pease$37,172$35,207
Craig Baracco$26,926
Megan Fiske$21,467

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$98K · 75%
Other revenue$18K · 14%
Program service revenue$14K · 11%
Contributions & grants75%$98K
Other revenue14%$18K
Program service revenue11%$14K
Investment income$15
Total revenueLn 12$130K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.56 Management & general $0.37 Fundraising $0.07
Program services56%$82K
Management & general37%$54K
Fundraising7%$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$146K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Total assetsLn 16$85K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$22K
Total net assetsLn 32$63K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $83K · Operating expenses/yr $146K
6.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $82K · Total expenses $146K
56%
Management & General
Management & general $54K · Total expenses $146K
37%
Fundraising
Fundraising $11K · Total expenses $146K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $11K · Solicited contributions $98K
$0.11 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $98K · Total revenue $130K
75%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $130K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $14K · Total revenue $130K
11%
Investment reliance
Investment income $15 · Total revenue $130K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $14K · Total expenses $146K
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $130K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $63K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $130K · Expenses $146K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $85K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $63K · Total assets $85K
74%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $85K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sherry Pease · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $35K · Total expenses $146K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $84K · Total expenses $146K
58%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 56%
Overhead ratio 37%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 9%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$66K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$124K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$131K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$147K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$130K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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