Improves, protects, and restores the local environment.
For fiscal year 2023 it reported $2K in revenue, $128K in expenses, and $1.2M in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$2K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$128K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$125K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
69%
31%
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.31
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-5789%
revenue over expenses, this year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$2K
FY2023▲ +105%
$1.0M$513K$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$128K
FY2023▼ -19%
$157K$78K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2023▼ -10%
$1.4M$714K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$227
FY2023▼ -76%
$2K$930$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$2K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$128K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$125K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $88K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01
Renovation and maintenance of the property 903 paseo del pueblo norte, taos, NM for $350,000. This strikingly unique building is on the main drag of taos, NM, and was previously a secondhand store. The inventory of the store was included in the sale, so our first project was to donate everything to our community.
$30Kprogram expense
02
Renovation and maintenance of the property 55 clearwater creek, leicester, north carolina for $265,000. This property is nestled within a valley outside of asheville, NC, and contains a tiny home with 11. 211 acres of steep, forested land.
$29Kprogram expense
03
Supporting our adopted animals. In 2021, we adopted three tomcats and one rescued from seattle, washington (allen) and the other two (rodwy and rasy) from santa fe, new mexico. We also adopted a cattle dog-terrier mix (grover) from bear ears national monument in utah.
Catherine Waterbury’s $24K as Executive Director
is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 134 <$100K 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
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.
Individual Catherine Waterbury · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $21K · Total expenses $128K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $35K · Total expenses $128K
27%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
69%
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Overhead ratio
31%
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Fundraising cost ratio
0%
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Revenue growth
105%
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Legal fee ratio
0%
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Accounting fee ratio
13%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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