Revive & Restore

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Sausalito, CA501(c)(3)Since 2016AnimalsEIN 81-4576399Revenue $16.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSreviverestore.org1505 Bridgeway, 94965-1966 · Sausalito, CATax-exempt since Mar 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Revive & Restore is the leading wildlife conservation organization promoting the incorporation of biotechnologies into standard conservation practice. Programs are designed to demonstrate how genetic rescue can help protect endangered species from extinction.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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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 $2.9M a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$826K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $14.0M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.3M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.3M
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$5.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$19.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$16.3M
FY2025▲ +73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$9.7M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2025$16.3M
Expenses
$5.4M
FY2025▼ -52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$11.3M
FY2025$5.4M
Net assets
$19.6M
FY2025▲ +144%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$9.7M
FY2024$8.0M
FY2025$19.6M

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 2017.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $4.5M Management & general 12% · $619K Fundraising 4% · $215K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $826K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director, President
$220,500Pt VII · Sec A
Lead Scientist
$182,401Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications
$152,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$142,000Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$129,234Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru 11/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Phelan’s $220K as Executive Director, President is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 225 $10–100M animals 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan Phelan$220,500$220,500$208,644$207,084$175,000$175,000
Bridget Baumgartner——$195,901$188,605$173,250$165,000
Ben Novak$182,401$171,909$131,290$138,333——
Michele Weber————$173,250$163,202
Pete Miralia——$169,980———
Elizabeth Bennett$152,000—————
Marmee Manack$142,000$124,612————
Ashlee Hutchinson—$132,382————

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

Rescues endangered species and restores ecosystems using genetic technologies.

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3 programs · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Applied Stem Cell Conservation Fund

Revive & restore is advancing a bold new frontier in comparative biology: building the first platform for stem cell innovation across the evolutionary tree to capture and restore biodiversity.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Biotech for Bird Conservation

We've assembled leading scientists to develop genetic rescue biotechnologies for endangered and extinct birds. Our biotechnology for bird conservation program is guided by an international consortium connecting biotechnologists with avian conservation specialists.

$808Kprogram expense
03

Launched in 2019, the advanced coral toolkit supports the development and field testing of new biotechnologies that have the potential to greatly benefit coral resilience and restoration efforts.

$699Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 85 grants · $20.4M · 2020–2025
Viagen Pets & EquineFY2025$296,196
Secore International INCOH · FY2025$205,390
University of Wisconsin-MadisonFY2025$192,007
Rockefeller UniversityNY · FY2025$183,951
Mississippi State UniversityMS · FY2025$148,030
Biochoric INCFY2025$121,000
Scripps Institution of OceanographyCA · FY2025$46,000
Global Coral SolutionsFY2025$39,195
Unknown Scientist InstituteCO · FY2025$26,339
Canopy Biosciences LLCFY2025$5,805
NYU Grossman School of MedicineFY2024$2,171,190
University of MiamiFL · FY2024$715,000
One People One ReefCA · FY2024$663,610
Rockefeller UniversityNY · FY2024$570,175
The Ohio State UniversityOH · FY2024$525,184
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$526K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$5.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.5M
Managementcol C$619K
Fundraisingcol D$215K
Owns and owesPt X
$19.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$682K
Total assetsLn 16$25.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$401K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$526K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$23K
Total revenueLn 12$16.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$647K
SavingsLn 2$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$682K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.6M
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$25.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32$19.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 68
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$1.8M$682K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.8M$20.6M
Total assetsLn 16$16.1M$25.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.0M$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32$8.0M$19.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.7M$1.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.8M$1.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$242K$61K$133K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$909K$613K$219K$77K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$48K$33K$12K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$63K$43K$15K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$81K$45K$25K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$75K$75K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$45K$45K
Investment management feesLn 11f$53K$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$500
Office expensesLn 13$46K$36K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$16K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$32K$9K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$115K$80K$20K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.4M$4.5M$619K$215K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $16.3M$5.4M$11.0M$19.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.4M$11.3M−$1.8M$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.2M$8.8M−$637K$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.7M$5.5M$4.1M$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.9M$3.1M$2.8M$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.0M$2.9M$2.1M$3.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $16,341,700 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,849,483$15,814,888
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $593,758$525,812
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,443,241$16,341,700
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,284,890$3,534,956
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,111,721$1,343,366
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$45,382
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $881,095$435,405
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,277,706$5,359,109
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,834,465$10,982,591
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $16,341,700 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$401,320
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,413,568
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$110,259
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,814,888
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $549,134$549,134
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$23,322−$23,322
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,000$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $525,812$16,341,700
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,359,109 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,684,185$1,684,185
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $14,408$14,408
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,836,363$1,836,363
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,511 · Management $133,124 · Fundraising $48,409$242,044
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $612,532 · Management $219,194 · Fundraising $76,952$908,678
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,660 · Management $11,687 · Fundraising $4,103$48,450
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,516 · Management $15,214 · Fundraising $5,341$63,071
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,429 · Management $24,742 · Fundraising $10,952$81,123
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $74,580$74,580
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $45,382$45,382
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $52,993$52,993
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,982$25,982
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,500 · Fundraising $500$5,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,470 · Management $9,117$45,587
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,303 · Fundraising $4,076$20,379
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,336 · Management $9,239 · Fundraising $4,619$46,194
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $39,941$39,941
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,764$9,764
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $80,082 · Management $19,796 · Fundraising $15,107$114,985
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,524,277 · Management $619,391 · Fundraising $215,441$5,359,109
Part X · Balance sheet $25,866,866 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,546,083$647,059
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $250,816$34,654
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $423,687$4,605,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,470$78
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,014,461$13,274,540
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,803,331$7,288,098
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,437$17,437
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,059,285$25,866,866
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,870$49,504
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $7,976,923$6,217,880
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,017,793$6,267,384
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,052,104$5,533,060
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,989,388$14,066,422
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,041,492$19,599,482
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,059,285$25,866,866
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,599,482 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,341,700
XI-2 Total expenses$5,359,109
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,982,591
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,041,492
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$441,136
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$134,263
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,599,482

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

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