Sarara Institute

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 82-2386824Revenue $2.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSsararafoundation.org1031 33rd Street, 80205-2729 · Denver, COTax-exempt since May 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Sarara foundation operates across three key pillars: education & health, wildlife & conservation, and enterprise development

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$198K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$198K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $505K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$420K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2024▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$711K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$420K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$505K
FY2021−$30K
FY2022−$173K
FY2023$547K
FY2024$420K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2018.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $2.3M Management & general 6% · $147K Fundraising 6% · $142K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $198K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$78,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeremy Bastard’s $120K as Board Member is at the 45th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeremy Bastard$120,000$110,000—$144,000$180,000
Jonathan P Bastard————$180,000
Jonathan Bastard———$156,000—
Andrew Smiles$78,000$78,000$77,718$54,000$18,460

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves education, health, wildlife conservation, and enterprise development.

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3 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Conservation

- TSF protects the 850,000 acre namunyak conservancy via the work of the reteti elephant sanctuary to protect wildlife and provide a local economy and by ensuring the land health and biodiversity is thriving.

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Education

- TSF'S nomadic education program provides early childhood education to the samburu community via mobile montessori school, ensuring culturally relevant pedagogy that meets the contextual needs of the community's nomadic lifestyle.

$196Kprogram expense
03

Healthcare

- TSF nomadic and localized healthcare support is designed to focus on delivering high-quality pediatric and maternal care to the indigenous samburu community in northern kenya. - 15 year vision: expand reliable and flexible preventative care across namunyak conservancy by launching mobile healthcare units, partnering with local…

$107Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Zephyr ImpactFY2025$505K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$505K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$147K
Fundraisingcol D$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$420K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K
Total assetsLn 16$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$334K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$112K
Total assetsLn 16$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$420K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$457K$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$113K$112K
Total assetsLn 16$584K$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$547K$420K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$892K$892K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$198K$105K$42K$51K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$222K$117K$47K$58K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$12K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$6K$1K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$27K$484$15K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$400$400
TravelLn 17$13K$13K$79
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10$10
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.3M$147K$142K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.4M$2.6M−$147K$420K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$2.3M$673K$547K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.6M−$93K−$173K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.8M−$360K−$30K 990 PDF
FY2020 $711K$582K$129K$505K 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 $2,434,868 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,993,364$2,318,545
I-9 Program service revenue$91,707
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,781$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,262$24,616
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,012,407$2,434,868
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $624,054$892,083
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$198,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,715,551$1,492,003
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,339,605$2,582,086
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $672,802−$147,218
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $2,434,868 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,603 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,318,545
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,318,545
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $91,707$91,707
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,013$14,013
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,616 · Excluded from tax $91,707$2,434,868
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,582,086 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $892,083$892,083
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,940 · Management $41,580 · Fundraising $51,480$198,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,115$11,115
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,277$16,277
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $116,510 · Management $46,770 · Fundraising $58,220$221,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,791 · Fundraising $18,759$30,550
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,316 · Management $1,474 · Fundraising $2,146$9,936
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $484 · Management $15,292 · Fundraising $11,496$27,272
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $400$400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,100 · Management $79$13,179
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $10$10
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $9,700$9,700
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,956$3,956
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,148,108$1,148,108
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,293,332 · Management $146,653 · Fundraising $142,101$2,582,086
Part X · Balance sheet $458,809 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $457,187$334,126
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,689$8,364
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,930$3,869
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $113,482$112,450
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $584,288$458,809
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,864$39,210
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,864$39,210
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $547,424$419,599
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $547,424$419,599
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $584,288$458,809
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $419,599 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,434,868
XI-2 Total expenses$2,582,086
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$147,218
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$547,424
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$7,292
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$12,101
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$419,599

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

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