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Malpai Borderlands Group INC

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Develops conservation programs and fundraises to improve Southern Arizona and New Mexico rangelands. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $628K in revenue, $390K in expenses, and $14.0M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1994
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Douglas, AZ
Website
www.malpaiborderlandsgroup.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$628KFY2025
Expenses
$390K
Net assets
$14.0M
People
14
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  86-0760007 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Douglas, AZ Founded 1994
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Develops conservation programs and fundraises to improve Southern Arizona and New Mexico rangelands.
Leadership
Channing Moore · Executive Dir. · $40K
Money in and out
$628K revenue, $390K expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$628K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$390K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $238K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
208.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -38% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+38%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -37% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$628K
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses
$390K
FY2025▲ +77%
Total assets
$14.0M
FY2025▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$41K
FY2025
Total revenue
$628K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$390K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$238K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$14.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMalpai Borderlands Group INC
EINHdr · item D86-0760007
Principal addressHdr · item CDouglas, AZ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.malpaiborderlandsgroup.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1994
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAZ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C300)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1994

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Channing Moore’s $40K as Executive Dir. is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Channing Moore$40,000$32,841$28,500$12,125
Richard Winkler$36,498
Richard Winkler$32,555$32,555

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $269K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Conducted scientific research and survey activities of the rangelands

$194Kprogram expense
02

Support ranchers in conservation projects

$57Kprogram expense
03

Awards scholarships to worthy students from the Borderlands region to attend college

$17Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income$333K · 53%
Contributions & grants$286K · 46%
Other revenue$8K · 1%
Investment income53%$333K
Contributions & grants46%$286K
Other revenue1%$8K
Total revenueLn 12$628K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.04
Program services74%$290K
Management & general21%$83K
Fundraising4%$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$390K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$607K
Total assetsLn 16$14.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$41K
Total net assetsLn 32$14.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed18.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $6.8M · Operating expenses/yr $390K
208.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $290K · Total expenses $390K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $83K · Total expenses $390K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $18K · Total expenses $390K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $14K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $197K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $286K · Total revenue $628K
46%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $628K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $628K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $333K · Total revenue $628K
+53%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $390K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $628K · Prior year $554K
+13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $688K · FY2025 $628K
-2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $14.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $628K · Expenses $390K
+38%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $14.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $14.0M · Total assets $14.0M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $5.5M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $711K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $14.0M
44%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Channing Moore · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $40K · Total expenses $390K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $77K · Total expenses $390K
20%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 13%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$90K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $284K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$134,101
Unitemized GrantFY2025$13,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,000
The Trust for Public LandCA · FY2022$100,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,000

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$628K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$554K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$248K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$427K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$926K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$688K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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