Cloud Ridge Naturalists EIN 84-0919233

Cloud Ridge Naturalists

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Educates about nature and publishes environmental science books, donating all profits. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $55K in revenue, in expenses, and $244K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Ward, CO
Website
cloudridge.org
Filings
4 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$55KFY2024
Expenses
Net assets
$244K
People
6
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  84-0919233 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Ward, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Educates about nature and publishes environmental science books, donating all profits.
Leadership
Clyde Lovett · Director, Website Management and Special Projects
Money in and out
$55K revenue
Bottom line
140.9mo operating runway
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$55K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$244K
Pt X · Ln 32
Operating runway
140.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -41% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+62%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -28% vs prior filing year
Revenue trend
-15%
avg. annual growth over 5 years

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990-EZ
Revenue
$55K
FY2024▼ -27%
Total revenue
$55K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$244K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $47K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Book 1

Pacific Flyway: Water Bird Migration from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego (2020, Sasquatch Books, Seattle); authors Audrey DeLella Benedict, Geoffrey A. Hammerson, and Robert W Butler. ISBN: 978-1-63217-134-4 (Library of Congress); Nautilus Silver Award winner in Environmental Nonfiction.

$30Kprogram expense
02

Book 4

The Naturalist Guide to the Southern Rockies: Colorado, Southern Wyoming, and Northern New Mexico (originally published by sierra club books in 1991; printed and released again by falcon publishing in 2008; revised and re-printed from 2010 to present by Cloud Ridge Publishing).

$10Kprogram expense
03

Book 2

Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest (2015, Sasquatch Books and Cloud Ridge Publishing, Seattle authors Audrey DeLella Benedict (Cloud Ridge Naturalists) and Joseph K. Gaydos (SeaDoc Society). ISBN: 978-1-57061-9 85-4 (Library of Congress). Nautilus Gold Award winner.

$7Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCloud Ridge Naturalists
EINHdr · item D84-0919233
Principal addressHdr · item CWard, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jcloudridge.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C60Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1984

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, Website Management and Special Projects
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Photo Editor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Science Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Science Educator Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Science Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Clyde Lovett’s $2K as Director, Website Management and Special Projects is at the 5th 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2020
Clyde Lovett$1,944$15,350
Wendy Shattil$750

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue100%$55K
Total revenueLn 12$55K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$244K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $244K · Operating expenses/yr $21K
140.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
not reported
Management & General
not reported
Fundraising
not reported
Cost to raise $1
not reported
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $50K · Total revenue $55K
91%
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $5K · Total revenue $55K
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $55K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $5K · Total expenses $21K
23%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $55K · Prior year $75K
-27%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $104K · FY2024 $55K
-15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $244K · Beginning of year $210K
+16%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $55K · Expenses $21K
+62%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $244K
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $244K · Total assets $244K
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Clyde Lovett · Reported title Director, Website Management and Special Projects · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $21K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries & benefits $0 · Total expenses $21K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth -27%

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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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)$55K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$75K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$104K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021not on file
FY2020$104K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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