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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$475K 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
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 $22K a year · 1% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$475K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
4
named funders · $568K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+107% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2022▲ +107%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$832K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2022▲ +39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$676K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
$0
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$124K
FY2024−$39K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2020.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.4M Management & general 21% · $359K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $475K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Employee
$115,000Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$111,500Pt VII · Sec A
$102,375Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$100,833Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director/Chair
$45,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacy Smedley’s $180K as Executive Director is at the 77th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Stacy Smedley$180,000$180,000$45,000—
Vaclav Hasik$135,563$127,050$111,500$109,708
Mary Poss$126,720———
Mikaela Derousseau$116,138$112,613$102,375—
Kelsey Price——$115,000—
Anna Lasso——$100,833—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

EC3 tool software development

$1.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$359K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 68
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 FY22End FY22
Total assetsLn 16$0$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$501K$501K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$0$22K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$0$26K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$0$44K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$0$8K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$0$8K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$867K$867K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$100K$0$100K$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$0$8K$0
TravelLn 17$50$0$50$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$70K$0$70K$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$0$25K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$46K$0$46K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$359K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.0M$3.3M−$329K−$39K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$3.2M$228K$124K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.7M$1.7M−$8K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $832K$1.2M−$413K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$676K$635K$0 990 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,719,520 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $831,546$1,719,520
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $831,546$1,719,520
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $372,738$592,484
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,023,354$1,134,889
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,396,092$1,727,373
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$564,546−$7,853
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,719,520 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,719,520
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,719,520
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,719,520
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,727,373 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $501,378 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$501,378
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $21,552 · Fundraising $0$21,552
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $25,512 · Fundraising $0$25,512
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $44,042 · Fundraising $0$44,042
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,069 · Fundraising $0$8,069
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,506 · Fundraising $0$7,506
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $866,853 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$866,853
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $100,221 · Fundraising $0$100,221
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $8,099 · Fundraising $0$8,099
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $50 · Fundraising $0$50
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $69,772 · Fundraising $0$69,772
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,949 · Fundraising $0$3,949
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $24,807 · Fundraising $0$24,807
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $45,563 · Fundraising $0$45,563
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,368,231 · Management $359,142 · Fundraising $0$1,727,373
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,719,520
XI-2 Total expenses$1,727,373
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,853
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$82,450
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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