Saving Nature INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Durham, NC501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 84-2412702Revenue $1.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSsavingnature.com1 Bland Spring Pl, 27713-7005 · Durham, NCTax-exempt since Dec 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to rescue endangered species from extinction and communities form environmental destruction. We use a proven blueprint for strategic action to connect, protect and restore Nature, giving endangered species the chance to rebound and communities a better quality of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $294K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$501K
FY2021$846K
FY2022$704K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$4.8M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$674K
FY2022$686K
FY2023$985K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$4.1M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$442K
FY2021$614K
FY2022$613K
FY2023$937K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.9M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.1M Management & general 11% · $137K Fundraising 1% · $9K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Chairman of Th
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Willigan’s $130K as Executive Director is at the 52nd 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.

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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

Connects, protects, and restores nature to save endangered species and improve community life.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Saving nature is a non-profit corporation granted tax-exempt status with the irs as a 501(c)(3) organization. The organization focuses on nature in crisis in biodiversity hotspots, where poverty and environmental destruction drive species extinctions and hardships for local communities.

$1.1Mprogram 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$14K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $2.4M · 2025–2025
ND Ponics INCVA · FY2025$2,357,285

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$137K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$170K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$603K
SavingsLn 2$564K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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$871K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$64K$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$417$2K
Total assetsLn 16$937K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$937K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.1M$1.1M
Management feesLn 11a$115K$115K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$4K$2K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$470$470
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$137K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.8M$4.1M$660K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.6M$1.3M$319K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$985K$285K$937K 990 PDF
FY2022 $704K$686K$18K$613K 990 PDF
FY2021 $846K$674K$172K$614K 990 PDF
FY2020 $501K$194K$307K$442K 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 $1,581,778 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,258,329$1,561,950
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,559$19,828
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,269,888$1,581,778
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $799,252$1,080,093
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$6,011
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $185,823$177,102
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $985,075$1,263,206
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $284,813$318,572
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,581,778 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,561,950
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$170,489
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,561,950
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,828$19,828
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,828$1,581,778
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,263,206 across 12 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,080,093$1,080,093
IX-11a Management feesManagement $114,934$114,934
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,600$2,600
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $6,011$6,011
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,013$8,013
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,554$4,554
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,380$15,380
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,927$2,927
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,291$9,291
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,917 · Management $2,372 · Fundraising $2,644$8,933
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $470$470
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,117,873 · Management $136,678 · Fundraising $8,655$1,263,206
Part X · Balance sheet $1,258,234 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $663,219$602,750
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $207,724$564,347
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $417$1,764
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $63,861$89,373
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $936,848$1,258,234
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $722,230$1,218,815
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $214,618$39,419
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $936,848$1,258,234
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $936,848$1,258,234
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,258,234 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,581,778
XI-2 Total expenses$1,263,206
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$318,572
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$936,848
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,812
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,258,234

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

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