To provide science-based strategies for wildlife and land conservation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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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FY2022 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $109K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
38 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 37.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$647K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$609K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$647K
FY2022▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$629K
FY2022$647K
FY2023$872K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$609K
FY2022▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$369K
FY2021$465K
FY2022$609K
FY2023$797K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2022▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2022 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 Aug 2007.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $555K Management & general 5% · $31K Fundraising 4% · $23K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$71,614Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janice Gardner’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 29th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Janice Gardner$101,650$98,902———
Josh Wood——$71,614$71,614$33,389

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers science-based strategies for wildlife and land conservation.

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3 programs · $555K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Restoring Vital Habitat

To increase declining wildlife populations by improving habitat that are considered high value for wildlife species in the region.

$308Kprogram expense
02

Protecting Species in Conservation Need

To increase the population trends of all species in conservation need that contribute to ecosystem diversity and indirectly conserve other wildlife species.

$151Kprogram expense
03

Promoting Habitat Connectivity

To sustain and restore corridors of habitat that allow all the region's wildlife species the space to complete their life-cycles and maintain healthy populations.

$97Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $106K · 2023–2025
Utah State UniversityFY2025$18,926
Individual RecipientFY2025$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$7,577
Individual RecipientFY2024$12,500
US Fish and Wildlife Service CoopFY2023$45,335
Point Blue Conservation ScienceFY2023$11,500

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$647K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$475K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$138K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Money outPt IX
$609K
Ln 25
Programscol B$555K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$475K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$138K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Gains on assetsLn 7$976
Total revenueLn 12$647K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$194
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6580
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$489$5K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$57K$11K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$331K$309K$9K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$12K$651$651
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$33K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$11K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$297$521
OccupancyLn 16$12K$11K$526$526
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$13K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$73K$750$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$14K$953$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$609K$555K$31K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$1.1M−$116K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.0M$416K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $872K$797K$74K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $647K$609K$38K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $629K$465K$165K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $447K$369K$77K$2.1M 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 $646,547 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $513,592$475,491
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $81,004$138,345
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,863$32,711
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $629,459$646,547
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $343,741$452,026
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $121,053$156,839
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $464,794$608,865
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $164,665$37,682
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $646,547 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$475,491
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$475,491
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $138,345$138,345
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,735$31,735
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $976$976
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $139,321 · Excluded from tax $31,735$646,547
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $608,865 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,291 · Management $10,742 · Fundraising $3,581$71,614
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $308,881 · Management $8,766 · Fundraising $13,655$331,302
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,708 · Management $651 · Fundraising $651$13,010
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,780 · Management $1,907 · Fundraising $1,413$36,100
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,833 · Management $2,708$13,541
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,388 · Management $297 · Fundraising $521$6,206
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,262 · Management $526 · Fundraising $526$12,314
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,375$12,375
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,869$2,869
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,953 · Management $3,238$16,191
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $73,495 · Management $750 · Fundraising $1,422$75,667
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,634 · Management $953 · Fundraising $1,589$16,176
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $554,969 · Management $30,538 · Fundraising $23,358$608,865
Part X · Balance sheet $1,947,259 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,005$148,839
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,178,703$1,773,168
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,085$19,655
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $489$5,403
X-15 Other assets$194
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,335,282$1,947,259
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,204$3,721
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,928$735
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,132$4,456
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,282,750$1,942,803
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,320,150$1,942,803
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,335,282$1,947,259
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,942,803 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$646,547
XI-2 Total expenses$608,865
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,682
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,320,150
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$415,029
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,942,803

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