McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 86-0674350)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.2M
FY2021	$2.5M
FY2022	$1.8M
FY2023	$1.5M
FY2024	$1.3M
FY2025	$1.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.3M
FY2021	$1.1M
FY2022	$1.9M
FY2023	$2.6M
FY2024	$1.8M
FY2025	$1.6M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.3M
FY2021	$2.7M
FY2022	$2.5M
FY2023	$1.5M
FY2024	$1.0M
FY2025	$852K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1991.

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Where the money goes

36 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

36%

46%

17%

Program services 36% · $577K Management & general 46% · $732K Fundraising 17% · $274K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $188K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Amanda Hofmann-Handy

CEO (left 6/6/25)

$96,234Pt VII · Sec A

Bridget Blixt

COO

$91,884Pt VII · Sec A

Benjamin Tate

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Art Ranz

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Barker

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Bozik

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Travis Childs

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Churchard

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Hofmann-Handy’s $96K as CEO (left 6/6/25) is at the 25th 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Justin Owen	—	—	$157,728	$167,043	$118,385	$120,796
Jakki Casey	—	—	$112,215	$108,963	$79,431	—
Amanda Hofmann-Handy	$96,234	—	—	—	—	—
Bridget Blixt	$91,884	$79,956	—	—	—	—
Kelly McCullough	—	$74,548	$26,000	—	—	—
Gary Schalla	—	—	$61,608	—	—	—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves natural open space through science, education, and stewardship.

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1 program · $577K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Through our youth education program, we brought engaging, science based educational programs to approximately 4,000 students. These programs sparked curiosity for, and love of, the sonoran desert which often leads to a greater respect for, and desire to conserve, NATURE.OVER 600 volunteers logged over 73,000 hours assisting us in…

$577Kprogram 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

Allsup Family FoundationFY2024$200K

Perimeter Bicycling Association of America INCFY2024$134K

HonorhealthFY2024$100K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$73K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$42K

Arizona Community FoundationFY2024$36K

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$31K

Globe FoundationFY2024$25K

Total grants receivedfrom 28 funders$740K

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$193K

Investment incomeLn 3$22K

Money outPt IX

$1.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$577K

Managementcol C$732K

Fundraisingcol D$274K

Owns and owesPt X

$852K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$385K

Total assetsLn 16$1.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$478K

PeoplePt VI, VII

24

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a22

IndependentVI 1b22

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Government grantsLn 1e$75K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$367K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$193K

Investment incomeLn 3$22K

Gains on assetsLn 7$7K

Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$322K

SavingsLn 2$63K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$385K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$341K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$386K

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$1.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$478K

Net assetsLn 32$852K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 513

VolunteersI 6625

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$251K	$385K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$320K	$341K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$410K	$386K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.9M	$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$931K	$478K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.0M	$852K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$239K	$91K	$100K	$47K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$575K	$220K	$241K	$114K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$8K	$3K	$3K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$34K	$13K	$14K	$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$75K	$28K	$31K	$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$108K		$108K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$29K	$21K	$7K	$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$667			$667
Office expensesLn 13	$98K	$47K	$23K	$28K
Information technologyLn 14	$39K	$6K	$33K	$477
OccupancyLn 16	$228K	$84K	$101K	$43K
TravelLn 17	$5K	$4K	$468	$205
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$34K	$28K	$571	$6K
InterestLn 20	$9K		$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$29K	$21K	$4K	$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$12K	$5K	$5K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$60K	$6K	$52K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.6M	$577K	$732K	$274K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$1.4M	$1.6M	−$165K	$852K	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.3M	$1.8M	−$476K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.5M	$2.6M	−$1.0M	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.8M	$1.9M	−$144K	$2.5M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.5M	$1.1M	$1.3M	$2.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.2M	$1.3M	−$83K	$1.3M	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

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Part I · Summary $1,417,821 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,318,243$1,415,991

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $234,602$192,892

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,188$21,638

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$231,031−$212,700

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,328,002$1,417,821

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,040,190$930,225

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $21,180$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $742,446$652,806

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,803,816$1,583,031

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$475,814−$165,210

Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22

VI-1b Independent voting members22

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 $1,417,821 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$1,199 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$366,901

VIII-1e Government grants$74,997

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$974,093

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,995

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,415,991

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $192,892$192,892

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,449$14,449

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,189$7,189

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$213,332−$213,332

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,831$1,831

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $191,693 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$189,863$1,417,821

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,583,031 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,359 · Management $100,081 · Fundraising $47,468$238,908

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $219,712 · Management $240,755 · Fundraising $114,173$574,640

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,011 · Management $3,301 · Fundraising $1,565$7,877

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,105 · Management $14,361 · Fundraising $6,810$34,276

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,495 · Management $31,222 · Fundraising $14,807$74,524

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $107,834$107,834

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,637 · Management $6,952 · Fundraising $1,652$29,241

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $667$667

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $46,962 · Management $23,271 · Fundraising $28,166$98,399

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,951 · Management $32,666 · Fundraising $477$39,094

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $83,575 · Management $101,259 · Fundraising $43,428$228,262

IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,455 · Management $468 · Fundraising $205$5,128

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,764 · Management $571 · Fundraising $5,979$34,314

IX-20 InterestManagement $9,225$9,225

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,282 · Management $3,710 · Fundraising $3,710$28,702

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,696 · Management $5,146 · Fundraising $2,440$12,282

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,597 · Management $51,536 · Fundraising $2,525$59,658

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $576,601 · Management $732,358 · Fundraising $274,072$1,583,031

Part X · Balance sheet $1,329,164 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $167,485$322,173

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $83,867$62,906

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $361,376$160,582

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $24,499$19,065

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,167$4,830

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $410,423$386,477

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $319,555$340,926

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $43,337$32,205

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $494,503$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,948,144$1,329,164

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $91,014$147,074

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $339,637$330,490

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $500,448$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $931,099$477,564

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,821$108,328

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $993,224$743,272

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,017,045$851,600

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,948,144$1,329,164

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $851,600 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,417,821

XI-2 Total expenses$1,583,031

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$165,210

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,017,045

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$235

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$851,600

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV