Ecoflight educates and advocates for the protection of remaining wild lands, healthy watersheds, wildlife habitat, and culturally important lands using small aircraft. We provide stakeholders the aerial perspective of imperiled or important landscapes to connect those with differing viewpoints, advancing environmental justice and conservation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$382K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$382K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $430K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$826K
FY2021$955K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$980K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$789K
FY2021$847K
FY2022$953K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 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 Mar 2002.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.1M Management & general 3% · $38K Fundraising 4% · $41K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $382K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$214,648Pt VII · Sec A
$167,488Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jane Pargiter’s $215K as Executive Director is at the 87th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bruce Gordon$167,488$231,000$240,160$226,208$214,400$208,656
Jane Pargiter$214,648$218,688$214,240$185,216$170,240—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates and advocates for wild lands and wildlife using aerial perspectives to foster conservation and environmental justice.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Flights to educate for and document threats to our natural environment.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$430K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$235K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$382K$358K$12K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$187K$187K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$72K$66K$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$79K$75K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$46K$5K$235
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$270$135
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$50K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$17K$2K$190
OccupancyLn 16$18K$17K$2K$184
TravelLn 17$47K$47K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$175K$162K$1K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$25K$4K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.1M$38K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.1M$493K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.2M−$79K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $980K$1.0M−$38K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$953K$79K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $955K$847K$108K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $826K$789K$37K$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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,623,177 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,113,035$1,617,423
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,255$5,754
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,116,290$1,623,177
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 $774,353$770,701
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $420,560$359,111
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,194,913$1,129,812
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$78,623$493,365
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,623,177 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,754 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$20,498
VIII-1e Government grants$13,326
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,583,599
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,617,423
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,754 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,623,177
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,129,812 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $357,680 · Management $12,228 · Fundraising $12,228$382,136
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $186,555$186,555
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $65,800 · Management $3,100 · Fundraising $3,100$72,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $74,798 · Management $3,937$78,735
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,148 · Management $4,892 · Fundraising $235$51,275
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,295 · Management $270 · Fundraising $135$2,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,879$49,879
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $11,947$11,947
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,055 · Management $1,705 · Fundraising $190$18,950
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,527 · Management $1,653 · Fundraising $184$18,364
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,009$47,009
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,672$4,672
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $162,193 · Management $1,357 · Fundraising $11,616$175,166
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,211 · Management $4,165 · Fundraising $1,048$30,424
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,051,150 · Management $37,979 · Fundraising $40,683$1,129,812
Part X · Balance sheet $1,846,911 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,692$234,542
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,143$1,143
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,080,595$1,606,226
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,307,430$1,846,911
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,957$7,292
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,957$7,292
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,297,473$1,839,619
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,297,473$1,839,619
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,307,430$1,846,911
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,839,619 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,623,177
XI-2 Total expenses$1,129,812
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$493,365
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,297,473
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$48,781
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,839,619

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