Ecosource Native Seed and Restoration

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Burns, OR501(c)(3)EducationEIN 86-1978035

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EcoSource Native Seed & Restoration works with and for its members to provide business opportunities aimed at collecting, cleaning, producing, and storing genetically-appropriate native plant seeds. We also develop and implement the most scientifically-based restoration management plans and programs. Our goals are to foster largescale restoration of degraded Sagebrush Steppe ecosystems, help conserve under-ground water resources in agricultural production, and enhance the rural economy of the High Desert region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
45¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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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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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $92K a year · 22% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
45%
of spending
Concern: 45% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 68% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$212K
-68% vs prior year
Spent
$318K
To programs
45%
Net assets
$336K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$212K
FY2024▼ -68%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$403K
FY2023$653K
FY2024$212K
Expenses
$318K
FY2024▼ -1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$353K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$318K
Net assets
$336K
FY2024▼ -24%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$110K
FY2023$441K
FY2024$336K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

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

Where the money goes

45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 45% · $142K Management & general 55% · $176K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$76,039Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Taynton’s $76K as Executive Dir. is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Jennifer Taynton$76,039$70,131$48,672

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

Programs and updates

Restores ecosystems and conserves water by producing native seeds and implementing science-based restoration plans.

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1 program service account for $142K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Resortation and conservation of seeds and groundwater in the high desert region.

$142Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$212K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$159K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$318K
Ln 25
Programscol B$142K
Managementcol C$176K
Owns and owesPt X
$336K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$320K
Total assetsLn 16$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Government grantsLn 1e$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$159K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$212K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$320K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$320K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$336K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$413K$320K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$447K$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$441K$336K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$39K$20K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$117K$61K$55K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$71K$29K$41K
Management feesLn 11a$5K$3K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$209$209
Advertising and promotionLn 12$788$788
Office expensesLn 13$959$60$899
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$28K$11K$17K
TravelLn 17$28$20$8
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$17K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$69$69
Total functional expensesLn 25$318K$142K$176K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $212K$318K−$105K$336K 990 PDF
FY2023 $653K$322K$331K$441K 990 PDF
FY2022 $403K$353K$50K$110K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $212,059 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$48,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$803
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$48,803
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $159,116$159,116
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,140$4,140
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $163,256$212,059
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $317,535 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,414 · Management $18,431$38,845
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $61,241 · Management $55,292$116,533
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,245 · Management $41,483$70,728
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $3,150 · Management $1,912$5,062
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,800$7,800
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $209$209
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $788$788
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $60 · Management $899$959
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,980$1,980
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,592 · Management $17,388$27,980
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20 · Management $8$28
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,320$10,320
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,747$11,747
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,184 · Management $7,303$24,487
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $69$69
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $141,906 · Management $175,629 · Fundraising $0$317,535
Part X · Balance sheet $345,109 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $413,032$320,279
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$200
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,761$24,630
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $446,793$345,109
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,746$9,539
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,747$9,539
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $278,264$155,531
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $162,782$180,039
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $441,046$335,570
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $446,793$345,109
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $335,570 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$212,059
XI-2 Total expenses$317,535
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$105,476
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$441,046
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$335,570

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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