Wetlands preservation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 229 volunteers and 10 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $90K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
34 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 34.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $18K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.1M
74% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 74% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+114% vs prior year
Spent
$956K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$716K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +114%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$490K
FY2021$507K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$569K
FY2024$516K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$956K
FY2025▲ +91%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$471K
FY2021$382K
FY2022$330K
FY2023$445K
FY2024$502K
FY2025$956K
Net assets
$716K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$432K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$570K
FY2025$716K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $767K Management & general 16% · $153K Fundraising 4% · $36K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Yolo Basin Foundation is an environmental nonprofit based in Davis, CA.

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3 programs · $706K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Embarked on major capital project to upgrade aging educational and program facilities; improve access and the visitor experience in the Yolo Bypass wildlife area with the installation of directional and interpretive signage; and purchase and outfit a mobile visitor center to be based in the wildlife area, and used to expand community…

$376Kprogram expense
02

Public outreach and education. Public tours of local wetlands, annual nature-based family festival, and other educational programs includes robust volunteer program to engage community members as docents for outreach and education.

$269Kprogram expense
03

Discover the Flyway K-12 environmental education. Delivered over 100 hands-on environmental education field trips and classroom experiences for 2,900 K-12 students from 44 schools throughout the greater Sacramento region.

$61Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$18K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $86K · 2019–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$26,261
Unitemized GrantFY2021$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$16,000
Ca Fish and WildlifeFY2019$14,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$980K
Investment incomeLn 3$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$956K
Ln 25
Programscol B$767K
Managementcol C$153K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$716K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$980K
Government grantsLn 1e$529K
Investment incomeLn 3$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.7M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$716K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6229
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$480K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$597K$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$570K$716K
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$57K$18K$39K$44
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$259K$223K$35K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$43K$22K$226
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$20K$6K$117
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$53K$42K$9K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$29$130
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$437K$398K$19K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$22K$13K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$956K$767K$153K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$956K$146K$716K 990 PDF
FY2024 $516K$502K$14K$570K 990 PDF
FY2023 $569K$445K$123K$556K 990 PDF
FY2022 $439K$330K$110K$432K 990 PDF
FY2021 $507K$382K$126K$341K 990 PDF
FY2020 $490K$471K$18K$201K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,101,839 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $489,269$979,522
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,680$113,600
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,613$8,717
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $515,562$1,101,839
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $360,660$406,573
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $2,989$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $137,937$549,041
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $501,586$955,614
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,976$146,225
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,101,839 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,717 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$529,252
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$450,270
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$979,522
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $113,600$113,600
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 events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $122,317$1,101,839
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $955,614 across 31 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 $18,322 · Management $38,929 · Fundraising $44$57,295
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $222,547 · Management $34,942 · Fundraising $1,409$258,898
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,981 · Management $21,587 · Fundraising $226$64,794
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,534 · Management $5,935 · Fundraising $117$25,586
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,085$2,085
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $42,308 · Management $9,443 · Fundraising $1,085$52,836
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,036 · Management $29 · Fundraising $130$1,195
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,722$1,722
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,088$6,088
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $398,143 · Management $19,052 · Fundraising $19,698$436,893
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,859 · Management $13,019 · Fundraising $13,344$48,222
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $766,730 · Management $152,831 · Fundraising $36,053$955,614
Part X · Balance sheet $2,771,239 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,622$2,743,613
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,293$5,073
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,352$8,793
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,781$2,059
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $479,501$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,700$11,701
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $597,249$2,771,239
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,472$53,872
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,001,368
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,475$2,055,240
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $60,229$163,224
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $509,545$552,775
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $569,774$715,999
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $597,249$2,771,239
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $715,999 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,101,839
XI-2 Total expenses$955,614
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$146,225
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$569,774
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$715,999

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