Altar Valley Conservation Alliance

Tax-deductible

Tucson, AZ501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 86-0997296Revenue $569K in FY2024

On file with the IRSaltarvalleyconservation.org14990 S Sasabe Rd, 85736-1261 · Tucson, AZTax-exempt since Oct 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Altar Valley Conservation Alliance focuses on projects which conserve and protect arizona rangeland through programs in Conservation, science and community outreach and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $116K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$49K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 70% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$569K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$437K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$569K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$209K
FY2021$327K
FY2022$771K
FY2023$497K
FY2024$569K
Expenses
$437K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$246K
FY2022$362K
FY2023$541K
FY2024$437K
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2002.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $353K Management & general 17% · $76K Fundraising 2% · $8K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$49,400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Chief Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah King’s $49K as Executive Director is at the 30th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah King$49,400$38,689$29,727$24,427$26,332
Mary Miller—$4,279———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protecting Arizona rangeland through conservation, science, and community education.

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1 program · $353K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community meetings, workshop and training with locals, ranchers, environmentalists, government employees and research and education opportunities for students.

$353Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $11K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$569K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Investment incomeLn 3$110K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Money outPt IX
$437K
Ln 25
Programscol B$353K
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$309K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Government grantsLn 1e$434K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$110K
Gains on assetsLn 7$65K
Total revenueLn 12$569K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$267K
SavingsLn 2$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$309K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K$309K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$49K$34K$12K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$255K$246K$6K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$21K$8K$444
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Investment management feesLn 11f$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$398$398
Office expensesLn 13$15K$9K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$64$64
TravelLn 17$12K$10K$470$591
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$70$70
InterestLn 20$96$96
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$437K$353K$76K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $569K$437K$132K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $497K$541K−$44K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $771K$362K$409K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $327K$246K$80K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $209K$206K$3K$1.6M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $569,108 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $191,771$452,075
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,776$8,795
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $302,082$110,176
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,866−$1,938
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $496,763$569,108
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,000$5,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $406,605$333,705
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $123,325$98,303
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $540,930$437,008
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,167$132,100
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $569,108 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,688
VIII-1e Government grants$433,574
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,813
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$452,075
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,795$8,795
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45,190$45,190
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $64,986$64,986
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,938−$1,938
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,795 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $108,238$569,108
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $437,008 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,086 · Management $12,350 · Fundraising $2,964$49,400
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $245,961 · Management $6,259 · Fundraising $2,543$254,763
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,424 · Management $7,674 · Fundraising $444$29,542
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,552$21,552
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $17,181$17,181
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,084$25,084
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $398$398
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,320 · Management $4,086 · Fundraising $1,587$14,993
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $64$64
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,466 · Management $470 · Fundraising $591$11,527
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $70$70
IX-20 InterestManagement $96$96
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,061$6,061
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,277$1,277
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $353,086 · Management $75,793 · Fundraising $8,129$437,008
Part X · Balance sheet $2,131,491 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $265,932$267,332
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3$42,033
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,627,758$1,822,126
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,893,693$2,131,491
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,893,693$2,131,491
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,893,693$2,131,491
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,131,491 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$569,108
XI-2 Total expenses$437,008
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$132,100
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,893,693
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$105,698
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,131,491

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