Pontchartrain Conservancy: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 72-1152784)

Kristi Trail’s $164K as Executive Director is at the 71st 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
Kristi Trail	$163,723	$150,625	$142,816	$162,022
Holli Hamilton Lindsey	$86,712	$79,552	$63,302	—
Tanya Vidal	—	—	—	$59,548

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

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Drives environmental sustainability through research, education, and advocacy.

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1 program · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022

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Restoration and preservation of the environmental and ecological balance of the lake pontchartrain basin, including community outreach and scientific programs. The outreach activities provide information and referrals regarding our research and educational information to those that live within and around the pontchartrain basin.

$2.8Mprogram 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

National Fish and Wildlife FoundationFY2024$249K

The Greater New Orleans FoundationFY2024$59K

Network for Good INCFY2024$48K

United Way of Southeast LouisianaFY2024$46K

The Coalition to Restore Coastal LouisianaFY2024$26K

Windward FundFY2024$16K

Dow Company FoundationFY2024$15K

Gulf of Mexico AllianceFY2024$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 12 funders$475K

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Grants paid · 4 grants · $562K · 2021–2023

The Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundLA · FY2023$97,837

The Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundLA · FY2022$262,001

The Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundLA · FY2021$172,135

Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFY2021$30,100

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K

Investment incomeLn 3$7K

Money outPt IX

$3.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.8M

Managementcol C$452K

Fundraisingcol D$145K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$789K

Total assetsLn 16$2.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

19

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a17

IndependentVI 1b17

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$101K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$94K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K

Investment incomeLn 3$7K

Gains on assetsLn 7$95

Total revenueLn 12$3.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$355K

SavingsLn 2$434K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$789K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$121K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$804K

Other assetsLn 15$195K

Total assetsLn 16$2.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M

Net assetsLn 32$1.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 526

VolunteersI 6322

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$807K	$789K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$143K	$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$870K	$804K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.4M	$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.1M	$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$1.4M	$1.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$269K	$269K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$230K	$118K	$104K	$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$944K	$720K	$136K	$88K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$16K	$13K	$3K	$53
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$61K	$50K	$9K	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$89K	$65K	$17K	$7K
Legal feesLn 11b	$18K	$10K	$7K	$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$48K	$33K	$11K	$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$2K	$2K	$900
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$815K	$748K	$66K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$129K	$119K	$326	$9K
Office expensesLn 13	$29K	$5K	$21K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$220K	$178K	$31K	$11K
OccupancyLn 16	$109K	$90K	$16K	$4K
TravelLn 17	$32K	$25K	$4K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$19K	$11K	$5K	$3K
InterestLn 20	$13K		$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$135K	$135K
InsuranceLn 23	$28K	$21K	$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$191K	$187K	$2K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.4M	$2.8M	$452K	$145K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$3.3M	$3.5M	−$153K	$929K	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.4M	$3.6M	−$232K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$3.2M	$3.4M	−$198K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$3.0M	$2.5M	$409K	$1.4M	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 M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $3,197,578 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,905,584$3,191,937

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,322$9,452

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,007$7,150

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,091−$10,961

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,958,004$3,197,578

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $203,597$269,201

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $821,967$1,339,155

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $90,865$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,432,123$1,787,173

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,548,552$3,395,529

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $409,452−$197,951

Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17

VI-1b Independent voting members17

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 $3,197,578 across 12 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $2,836 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$94,256

VIII-1e Government grants$1,155,762

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,941,919

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$101,428

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,191,937

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,452$9,452

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,055$7,055

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $21,520 · Excluded from tax $1,752$23,272

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $95$95

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$45,077−$45,077

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,008$8,008

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,460 · Unrelated business $24,356 · Excluded from tax −$36,175$3,197,578

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,395,529 across 20 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $269,201$269,201

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,189 · Management $104,155 · Fundraising $7,440$229,784

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $720,173 · Management $135,549 · Fundraising $88,025$943,747

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,606 · Management $3,078 · Fundraising $53$15,737

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50,477 · Management $9,246 · Fundraising $1,105$60,828

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,396 · Management $16,593 · Fundraising $7,070$89,059

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,851 · Management $6,504 · Fundraising $1,175$17,530

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $33,449 · Management $11,047 · Fundraising $3,029$47,525

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $1,600 · Management $900$2,500

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $747,681 · Management $65,700 · Fundraising $1,348$814,729

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $119,432 · Management $326 · Fundraising $9,160$128,918

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,636 · Management $20,780 · Fundraising $3,376$28,792

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $177,689 · Management $31,212 · Fundraising $11,192$220,093

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $89,741 · Management $15,610 · Fundraising $3,832$109,183

IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,728 · Management $3,666 · Fundraising $3,124$31,518

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,966 · Management $5,030 · Fundraising $2,635$18,631

IX-20 InterestManagement $13,376$13,376

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $135,396$135,396

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,659 · Management $7,477$28,136

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $186,634 · Management $1,709 · Fundraising $2,503$190,846

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,798,504 · Management $451,958 · Fundraising $145,067$3,395,529

Part X · Balance sheet $2,303,710 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,765$355,022

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $672,214$434,362

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $592,814$282,974

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,057$94,677

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $16,177$15,551

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $553$351

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $870,217$804,300

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $142,960$121,475

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,256$194,998

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,444,013$2,303,710

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $192,309$152,890

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $356,655$278,680

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$202,681

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,061,547$1,141,376

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $898,224$560,853

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $484,242$601,481

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,382,466$1,162,334

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,444,013$2,303,710

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,162,334 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,197,578

XI-2 Total expenses$3,395,529

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$197,951

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,382,466

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$22,181

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,162,334

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