Conservation Science Global: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 81-4473006)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$480K
FY2021	$437K
FY2022	$710K
FY2023	$790K
FY2024	$993K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$446K
FY2021	$467K
FY2022	$620K
FY2023	$732K
FY2024	$906K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$282K
FY2021	$252K
FY2022	$341K
FY2023	$399K
FY2024	$485K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

91%

Program services 91% · $825K Management & general 9% · $79K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $279K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Tricia Miller

Chair

$105,922Pt VII · Sec A

Adam Duerr

Treasurer

$87,527Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Braham

Secretary

$76,617Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Lanzone

Board Member

$9,182Pt VII · Sec A

Casey Halverson

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tricia Miller’s $106K as Chair is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Tricia Miller	$105,922	$88,363	$82,681	$87,650	$83,225
Adam Duerr	$87,527	$62,777	$75,427	—	—
Melissa Braham	$76,617	$78,193	$60,557	$60,457	$51,958
Michael Lanzone	$9,182	—	—	—	—

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Conducts scientific research to advance knowledge.

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2 programs · $825K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Research

This program encompasses scientific research to support conservation and management of natural resources. We focus on a variety of topics including but not limited to understanding movement ecology, demography, toxicology, and interactions with human development.

$677Kprogram expense

02

Conservation

Through this program, CSG engages in direct actions to conserve our natural resources. For example, we install nest boxes to provide nesting resources for barn owls. Additionally, through our hunters for eagle conservation program, we provide rebates or vouchers for lead-free ammunition to hunters to decrease the amount of lead on the…

$148Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025

Black Hills Area Community FoundationFY2025$23K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23K

Grants paid · 2 grants · $28K · 2024–2024

US Geological SurveyFY2024$20,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$993K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$648K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$341K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Money outPt IX

$906K

Ln 25

Programscol B$825K

Managementcol C$79K

Fundraisingcol D$3K

Owns and owesPt X

$485K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$275K

Total assetsLn 16$588K

LiabilitiesLn 26$102K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b1

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$648K

Government grantsLn 1e$471K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$341K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Total revenueLn 12$993K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$115K

SavingsLn 2$160K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$275K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K

Total assetsLn 16$588K

LiabilitiesLn 26$102K

Net assetsLn 32$485K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 56

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$250K	$275K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c		$3K
Total assetsLn 16	$433K	$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$34K	$102K
Net assetsLn 32	$399K	$485K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$20K	$20K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$8K	$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$279K	$251K	$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$120K	$107K	$11K	$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$8K	$7K	$890	$58
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$57K	$49K	$9K	$243
Payroll taxesLn 10	$34K	$30K	$4K	$185
Legal feesLn 11b	$780		$780
Accounting feesLn 11c	$11K		$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$173K	$172K	$972
Office expensesLn 13	$67K	$62K	$4K	$524
Information technologyLn 14	$26K	$22K	$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$500		$500
TravelLn 17	$58K	$58K	$18	$21
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$6K	$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$729		$729
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$32K	$32K	$0	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$1K	$461	$557
Total functional expensesLn 25	$906K	$825K	$79K	$3K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$993K	$906K	$87K	$485K	990 PDF
FY2023	$790K	$732K	$58K	$399K	990 PDF
FY2022	$710K	$620K	$90K	$341K	990 PDF
FY2021	$437K	$467K	−$31K	$252K	990 PDF
FY2020	$480K	$446K	$35K	$282K	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 $993,091 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $255,104$648,017

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $534,324$341,403

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20$3,671

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $569$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $790,017$993,091

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$27,500

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $429,592$499,256

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $302,889$379,594

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $732,481$906,350

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $57,536$86,741

Part VI · Governance 1 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members1

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $993,091 across 12 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$470,546

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$177,471

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$648,017

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $341,403 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$341,403

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,671$3,671

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $341,403 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,671$993,091

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $906,350 across 19 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $20,000$20,000

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,500$7,500

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $251,324 · Management $27,925$279,249

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $107,030 · Management $11,382 · Fundraising $1,877$120,289

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,158 · Management $890 · Fundraising $58$8,106

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,659 · Management $8,538 · Fundraising $243$57,440

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,212 · Management $3,775 · Fundraising $185$34,172

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $780$780

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,265$11,265

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $172,277 · Management $972$173,249

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $62,434 · Management $4,186 · Fundraising $524$67,144

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,887 · Management $4,346$26,233

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $500$500

IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,132 · Management $18 · Fundraising $21$58,171

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,174$6,174

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $729$729

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,804$2,804

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,527 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$31,527

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $461 · Management $557$1,018

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $824,775 · Management $78,667 · Fundraising $2,908$906,350

Part X · Balance sheet $587,634 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $249,936$115,406

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$159,726

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $156,847$194,799

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,813$114,266

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$3,437

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $432,596$587,634

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,916$102,213

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,916$102,213

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $361,112$266,496

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $37,568$218,925

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $398,680$485,421

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $432,596$587,634

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $485,421 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$993,091

XI-2 Total expenses$906,350

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,741

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$398,680

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$485,421

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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