Legado is a woman-led, global nonprofit that works alongside indigenous peoples and local communities in places of ecological significance for biodiversity as they design and implement solutions of their choosing that benefit both their (cont'd schedule o) landscapes and their communities - an outcome we call thriving futures. We DO this by activating the power of legacy around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$121K 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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FY2019 · 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
6 of 8
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $279K a year · 24% of revenue · last 8 filings
Fine: a surplus in 6 of the last 8 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 8 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
$121K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $497K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$655K
+74% vs prior year
Spent
$287K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$473K
By yearFY2018–FY2025
Revenue
$655K
FY2019▲ +74%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$376K
FY2019$655K
FY2020$468K
FY2021$807K
FY2022$704K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$287K
FY2019-0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$288K
FY2019$287K
FY2020$473K
FY2021$752K
FY2022$959K
FY2023$918K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$473K
FY2019▲ +349%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$105K
FY2019$473K
FY2020$468K
FY2021$523K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$779K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2019 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 Sep 2017.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $266K Management & general 7% · $20K Fundraising 0% · $793

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; $121K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$121,335Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Majka Burhardt’s $181K as CEO is at the 78th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maria Majka Burhardt$181,059$159,386$120,204$110,312$111,261$100,715
Elizabeth Corbishley$137,500—————
Diana Alvira$129,680$123,043————
Emma Impink$38,167$107,899————
Raisa Mirza$77,372—————
Katie Bernhard$74,819—————
Marie-Eve Monette$43,434$46,151————
Kayleigh Mencia$39,035—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects threatened mountain ecosystems by partnering with local communities.

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1 program · $266K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The legado namuli program works with local communities surrounding mount namuli, mozambique, a key biodiversity area. The program works across multiple platforms to support local governance, increase livelihoods through agricultural and value chain support, title communal lands, and support and increase the participation of the namuli…

$266Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $91K · 2024–2024

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$655K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$655K
Money outPt IX
$287K
Ln 25
Programscol B$266K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$793
Owns and owesPt X
$473K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$482K
Total assetsLn 16$482K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$655K
Total revenueLn 12$655K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$482K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$482K
Total assetsLn 16$482K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$473K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 69
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
LineStart FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K$482K
Total assetsLn 16$111K$482K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$105K$473K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$114K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$48K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$13K$848
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$383
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K$834
TravelLn 17$32K$32K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$500$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$43K$793
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$257
Total functional expensesLn 25$287K$266K$20K$793

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$1.8M$819K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$1.5M$654K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$918K$510K$779K 990 PDF
FY2022 $704K$959K−$255K$269K 990 PDF
FY2021 $807K$752K$56K$523K 990 PDF
FY2020 $468K$473K−$5K$468K 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $655K$287K$368K$473K 990 PDF
FY2018 $376K$288K$89K$105K 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 $654,804 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $376,299$654,804
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $376,299$654,804
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 $147,684$185,678
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $139,829$101,268
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $287,513$286,946
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $88,786$367,858
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $654,804 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$654,804
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$654,804
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$654,804
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $286,946 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $114,055 · Management $7,280$121,335
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,742 · Management $3,047$50,789
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,706 · Management $848$13,554
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,886 · Management $1,683$4,569
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,168 · Management $383$4,551
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,623 · Management $834$8,457
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,462$32,462
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $500 · Management $5,603$6,103
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,920 · Fundraising $793$43,713
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,156 · Management $257$1,413
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $266,218 · Management $19,935 · Fundraising $793$286,946
Part X · Balance sheet $482,050 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,046$482,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $111,046$482,050
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,722$8,868
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,722$8,868
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $105,324$473,182
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,324$473,182
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $111,046$482,050
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $473,182 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$654,804
XI-2 Total expenses$286,946
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$367,858
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,324
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$473,182

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