Howard Ecoworks INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 81-2054803)

Lori Lilly’s $91K as Founder & Executive Director is at the 21st 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Lori Lilly	$91,442	$87,410	$84,440

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers communities to respect and restore natural systems for future generations.

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3 programs · $575K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Grantsbuild rain gardens and conservation landscapes that filter stormwater runoff and alleviate flooding from pavement and other impervious surfaces. To empower an under-served workforce to respect and restore our natural systems for future generationsto lead in developing innovative solutions, a skilled workforce and partnerships for…

$439Kprogram expense

02

Fee for servicebuild rain gardens and conservation landscapes that filter stormwater runoff and alleviate flooding from pavement and other impervious surfaces. To empower an under-served workforce to respect and restore our natural systems for future generationsto lead in developing innovative solutions, a skilled workforce and…

$131Kprogram expense

03

Product salessell nursery product to projects and public.

$5Kprogram 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 · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Chesapeake Bay TrustFY2024$62K

National Fish and Wildlife FoundationFY2024$35K

Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$12K

Ellicott City Historic District Partnership IncorporatedFY2024$7K

The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment INCFY2024$3K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$120K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$828K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$689K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K

Other incomeLn 4–11$14K

Money outPt IX

$654K

Ln 25

Programscol B$575K

Managementcol C$74K

Fundraisingcol D$5K

Owns and owesPt X

$241K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K

Total assetsLn 16$247K

LiabilitiesLn 26$6K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$689K

Government grantsLn 1e$689K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K

Other incomeLn 4–11$14K

Total revenueLn 12$828K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$183K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$183K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K

Other assetsLn 15$4K

Total assetsLn 16$247K

LiabilitiesLn 26$6K

Net assetsLn 32$241K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 540

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$40K	$183K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$43K	$60K
Total assetsLn 16	$87K	$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$4K	$6K
Net assetsLn 32	$83K	$241K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$408K	$379K	$24K	$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$15K	$14K	$1K	$151
Payroll taxesLn 10	$35K	$32K	$3K	$355
Office expensesLn 13	$12K	$11K	$928	$116
Information technologyLn 14	$9K	$680	$8K
TravelLn 17	$9K	$9K	$519
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$13K		$13K
InsuranceLn 23	$18K	$17K	$1K	$182
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$123K	$105K	$18K	$134
All other expensesLn 24e	$12K	$9K	$3K	$25
Total functional expensesLn 25	$654K	$575K	$74K	$5K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$1.5M	$1.2M	$266K	$540K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.2M	$1.2M	$67K	$272K	990 PDF
FY2022	$668K	$753K	−$85K	$203K	990 PDF
FY2021	$690K	$738K	−$48K	$208K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$828K	$654K	$173K	$241K	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

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Part I · Summary $827,565 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $541,048$688,911

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $61,727$124,523

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,528$14,131

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $605,303$827,565

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $462,991$458,249

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,953$196,192

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $666,944$654,441

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$61,641$173,124

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $827,565 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$688,911

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$688,911

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $124,523$124,523

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,131$14,131

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $138,654 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$827,565

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $654,441 across 10 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $379,082 · Management $24,390 · Fundraising $4,166$407,638

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,807 · Management $1,214 · Fundraising $151$15,172

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,249 · Management $2,835 · Fundraising $355$35,439

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,561 · Management $928 · Fundraising $116$11,605

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $680 · Management $7,849$8,529

IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,955 · Management $519$9,474

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $13,447$13,447

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,604 · Management $1,460 · Fundraising $182$18,246

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $104,723 · Management $17,875 · Fundraising $134$122,732

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,719 · Management $3,415 · Fundraising $25$12,159

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $575,380 · Management $73,932 · Fundraising $5,129$654,441

Part X · Balance sheet $247,255 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,313$183,096

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,717$60,411

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,999$3,748

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $87,029$247,255

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,229$6,180

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,229$6,180

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $82,800$241,075

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $82,800$241,075

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $87,029$247,255

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $241,075 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$827,565

XI-2 Total expenses$654,441

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$173,124

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$82,800

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$14,849

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$241,075

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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