Lookfar Conservation EIN 82-1553358 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Lookfar Conservation FY2021 filing

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Develops conservation projects to protect natural resources and wildlife for public benefit and future generations. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $251K in revenue, $204K in expenses, and $97K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Glencoe, IL
Website
lookfarconservation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$251KFY2021
Expenses
$204K
Net assets
$97K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-1553358 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Glencoe, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Develops conservation projects to protect natural resources and wildlife for public benefit and future generations.
Leadership
Scott Stone · President · $51K
Money in and out
$251K revenue, $204K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$251K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$204K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$97K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $47K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+19%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$251K
FY2021▲ +180%
Expenses
$204K
FY2021
Total assets
$100K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2021
Total revenue
$251K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$204K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$97K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$47K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$100K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLookfar Conservation
EINHdr · item D82-1553358
Principal addressHdr · item CGlencoe, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jlookfarconservation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$50,828Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$7,249Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Scott Stone$40,000$55,000$82,500$50,828
Julia Watkins$1,500$16,500$7,249

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $180K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Advising a wide range of conservation nonprofit groups, charitable foundations, conservation technology platforms, and ecological research institutions on the design and development of conservation, ecological restoration, and regenerative agriculture projects and related initiatives and collaborating with these entities on donor…

$180Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$155K · 62%
Contributions & grants$96K · 38%
Program service revenue62%$155K
Contributions & grants38%$96K
Total revenueLn 12$251K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12
Program services88%$180K
Management & general12%$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$204K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$92K
Total assetsLn 16$100K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$97K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $92K · Operating expenses/yr $204K
5.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $180K · Total expenses $204K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $24K · Total expenses $204K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $204K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $96K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $96K · Total revenue $251K
38%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $251K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $155K · Total revenue $251K
62%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $251K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $155K · Total expenses $204K
76%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $251K · Prior year $90K
+180%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $97K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $251K · Expenses $204K
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $100K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $97K · Total assets $100K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $100K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Scott Stone · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $204K
25%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $63K · Total expenses $204K
31%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 180%
Legal fee ratio 0.9%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2022–2022
National Park Trust INCMD · FY2022$14,896

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$576K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$273K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$394K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$251K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$90K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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