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To protect and restore the environment of the Sierra Nevada for future generations while ensuring healthy and sustainable communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $386K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
89% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 89% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$229K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +7%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$229K
FY2025▲ +76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$95K
FY2023$73K
FY2024$130K
FY2025$229K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Nov 1998.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $2.3M Management & general 9% · $242K Fundraising 2% · $39K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$100,323Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jenny Hatch’s $100K as Executive Director is at the 28th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Jenny Hatch$100,323$94,663$84,011$70,125

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects and restores the Sierra Nevada environment for future generations and sustainable communities.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To protect and restore sierra lands, water, wildlife and rural communities. To engage and support efforts to adopt exemplary local sustainable community actions accross the sierra nevada that balance social, economic and environmental issues.

$2.3Mprogram 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 · FY2024
American ForestsFY2024$189K
Parks CaliforniaFY2024$147K
Sierra ClubFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$386K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$836
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$242K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$229K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$963K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$836
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$594K
SavingsLn 2$369K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$963K
Accounts receivableLn 4$504K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$150
Other assetsLn 15$571K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$229K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$81K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$530K$963K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$130K$229K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$93K$5K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.7M$95K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$217K$206K$9K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$157K$149K$7K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$93K$27K$66K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$295$295
Office expensesLn 13$24K$15K$8K$612
OccupancyLn 16$20K$908$19K
TravelLn 17$59K$58K$44$22
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$29K$26K$3K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$29K$24K$949
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.3M$242K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 2, 2025 $2.7M$2.6M$98K$229K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $2.5M$2.5M$57K$130K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2023 $1.9M$1.9M−$14K$73K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2021 $1.4M$1.4M$13K$95K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,679,171 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,494,091$2,676,643
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,293$1,692
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,993$836
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,509,377$2,679,171
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,122,948$2,296,084
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $329,379$284,652
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,452,327$2,580,736
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $57,050$98,435
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $2,679,171 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,129,800
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$546,843
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$81,089
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,676,643
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,692$1,692
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $836$836
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,528 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,679,171
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,580,736 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,243 · Management $5,257 · Fundraising $1,823$100,323
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,693,428 · Management $95,480 · Fundraising $33,107$1,822,015
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $206,435 · Management $9,242 · Fundraising $1,553$217,230
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $148,738 · Management $6,659 · Fundraising $1,119$156,516
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,031 · Management $66,387$93,418
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $295$295
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,887 · Management $8,485 · Fundraising $612$23,984
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $908 · Management $19,310$20,218
IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,470 · Management $44 · Fundraising $22$58,536
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,421 · Management $3,066$29,487
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,125$4,125
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,364 · Management $24,276 · Fundraising $949$54,589
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,299,220 · Management $242,331 · Fundraising $39,185$2,580,736
Part X · Balance sheet $2,038,376 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $203,350$593,985
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $327,092$368,936
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $626,878$504,422
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $180$150
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $570,883$570,883
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,728,383$2,038,376
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $155,764$161,308
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,291,868$1,501,112
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $150,489$147,259
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,598,121$1,809,679
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $129,262$227,697
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $130,262$228,697
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,728,383$2,038,376
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $228,697 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,679,171
XI-2 Total expenses$2,580,736
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$98,435
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$130,262
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$228,697

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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