Nature for Justice

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Falls Church, VA501(c)(3)Since 2020EnvironmentEIN 85-2234192Revenue $11.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnature4justice.earth2235 Meridian St, 22046-1828 · Falls Church, VATax-exempt since May 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mobilize funds and provide the necessary technical resources to leading, in-country organizations working with local, indigenous communities to achieve climate resiliency.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.8M a year · 56% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 96% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $145K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$87K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.9M
+240% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$11.1M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$11.9M
FY2025▲ +240%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$11.9M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$941K
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$11.1M
FY2025▲ +570%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$632K
FY2023$886K
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$11.1M

From the FY2025 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 May 2021.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.0M Management & general 15% · $360K Fundraising 5% · $115K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$86,670Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretarytreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Henry Arthur Cauley’s $87K as CEO is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Henry Arthur Cauley$86,670$43,335$152,000$104,000

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 15aYes

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

USA

FARMER INCLUSION PROGRAM IN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA: 2025 was a year of consolidation, expansion, and renewed momentum. After the loss of USDA funding, the program strengthened its foundations, deepened relationships with farmers, took deliberate steps toward long-term, farmer-centered impact across the Southeast, and successfully…

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Canada

FIRST 30X30 Indigenous-led conservation is essential to achieving national 30x30 biodiversity targets. While carbon markets have the potential to unlock long-term funding for Indigenous stewardship, early-stage financing remains scarce, preventing many First Nations from accessing these opportunities.

$818Kprogram expense
03

Africa

NATURE-BASED SOLUTION PROJECTS: In 2025, we advanced our African NbS work laying strong foundations for long-term, community-centered impact across the region. We completed a detailed project plan and due diligence for a large-scale ecological restoration initiative covering approximately 38,550 acres in South Africa in partnership with…

$29Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $2.1M · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$897,380
Unitemized GrantFY2024$687,263
Unitemized GrantFY2024$39,341
Unitemized GrantFY2023$438,369

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$614
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$360K
Fundraisingcol D$115K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$851K
Total assetsLn 16$11.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$614
Other incomeLn 4–11$257
Total revenueLn 12$11.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$851K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$851K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Total assetsLn 16$11.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
Net assetsLn 32$11.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$757K$851K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$11.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$462K$87K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$11.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$897K$897K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$59K$19K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$411K$281K$92K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$61K$43K$17K$372
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$30K$12K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$22K$14K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$81K$205$81K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$698K$592K$51K$55K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$180$872
Information technologyLn 14$14K$613$13K$607
TravelLn 17$52K$38K$7K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$27K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$1K$26K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.0M$360K$115K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $11.9M$2.5M$9.4M$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.5M$2.7M$769K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.4M$254K$886K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$941K$594K$632K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,883,909 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,912,327$11,835,771
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $580,245$47,267
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $134$614
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41$257
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,492,747$11,883,909
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $726,604$897,380
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $682,529$625,202
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,314,390$935,770
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,723,523$2,458,352
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $769,224$9,425,557
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,883,909 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,174,164
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,661,607
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,835,771
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $47,267$47,267
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $614$614
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $257$257
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,524 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $614$11,883,909
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,458,352 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $897,380$897,380
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,193 · Management $19,414 · Fundraising $8,063$86,670
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $280,902 · Management $92,128 · Fundraising $38,261$411,291
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $21,278$21,278
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,870 · Management $17,476 · Fundraising $372$60,718
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,757 · Management $11,574 · Fundraising $3,914$45,245
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $13,629 · Management $8,001$21,630
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $205 · Management $80,788$80,993
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $591,753 · Management $51,232 · Fundraising $54,931$697,916
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $180 · Management $872$1,052
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $613 · Management $13,005 · Fundraising $607$14,225
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,757 · Management $6,867 · Fundraising $7,810$52,434
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,934$26,934
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,965$4,965
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,608$6,608
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,386 · Management $26,250 · Fundraising $1,377$29,013
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,982,559 · Management $360,458 · Fundraising $115,335$2,458,352
Part X · Balance sheet $11,167,097 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $756,650$850,742
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,360,158$10,287,570
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$28,785
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,116,808$11,167,097
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $154,718$86,740
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $462,008$86,740
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,361$164,135
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,653,439$10,916,222
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,654,800$11,080,357
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,116,808$11,167,097
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,080,357 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,883,909
XI-2 Total expenses$2,458,352
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,425,557
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,654,800
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,080,357

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