Methow Conservancy: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 91-1588861)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$2.8M
FY2021	$4.5M
FY2023	$5.9M
FY2024	$7.7M
FY2025	$1.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.1M
FY2021	$3.7M
FY2023	$2.3M
FY2024	$1.4M
FY2025	$1.5M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.3M
FY2021	$9.9M
FY2023	$12.5M
FY2024	$19.1M
FY2025	$19.4M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1994.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

92%

Program services 92% · $3.4M Management & general 6% · $234K Fundraising 2% · $72K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $175K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Jason Paulsen

Executive Director

$103,318Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Brooks

Associate Director

$71,678Pt VII · Sec A

Peggy Porter

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Phil Davis

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Benjamin Drummond

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jane Gilbertsen

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sam Nancy

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Schooler

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Brooks’s $106K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2021	FY2020
Jason Paulsen	—	—	$43,896	$103,318	$106,546
Sarah Brooks	$106,000	$102,333	$87,942	$71,678	$74,925

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects Methow Valley land through conservation easements and education for private owners.

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3 programs · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Continuing conservation easement program development and land protection efforts. Approximately 6,000 people benefited and critical wildlife habitat, including endangered species habitat protected.

$3.1Mprogram expense

02

Continuing development of Stewardship program. Monitoring and enforcing all easements, conservation planning for landowners, conservation mapping and restoration projects. Approximately 5,000 people benefited.

$187Kprogram expense

03

Continuing environmental education outreach and educational courses and programs. Approximately 1,300 people benefited.

$88Kprogram 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

Community Foundation of North Central WashingtonFY2024$212K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$92K

The Philadelphia FoundationFY2024$50K

The Family Home FoundationFY2024$50K

The Seattle FoundationFY2024$50K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$29K

Patrick & Aimee Butler Family FoundationFY2024$25K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$22K

Total grants receivedfrom 21 funders$599K

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Grants paid · 2 grants · $18K · 2023–2023

Individual RecipientFY2023$17,084

Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$4.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$60K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K

Money outPt IX

$3.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$3.4M

Managementcol C$234K

Fundraisingcol D$72K

Owns and owesPt X

$9.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M

Total assetsLn 16$10.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$69K

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M

Government grantsLn 1e$2.7M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K

Investment incomeLn 3$60K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$580K

Total revenueLn 12$4.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$91K

SavingsLn 2$1.7M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M

Other assetsLn 15$3.9M

Total assetsLn 16$10.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$69K

Net assetsLn 32$9.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 511

VolunteersI 6120

Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch

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 FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.4M	$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.0M	$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$79K	$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$8.4M	$10.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$64K	$69K
Net assetsLn 32	$8.3M	$9.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$21K	$21K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$208K	$99K	$48K	$62K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$291K	$243K	$43K	$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$10K	$8K	$2K	$134
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$41K	$34K	$6K	$543
Payroll taxesLn 10	$45K	$38K	$7K	$591
Legal feesLn 11b	$9K	$5K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$19K		$19K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$34K		$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2.9M	$2.9M
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$12K	$9K		$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$14K	$9K	$4K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$15K	$2K	$13K
OccupancyLn 16	$18K	$10K	$7K
TravelLn 17	$3K	$3K	$11
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K	$2K		$38
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$13K		$13K
InsuranceLn 23	$25K	$493	$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$43K	$33K	$10K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K		$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.7M	$3.4M	$234K	$72K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.8M	$1.5M	$237K	$19.4M	990 PDF
FY2024	$7.7M	$1.4M	$6.3M	$19.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$5.9M	$2.3M	$3.6M	$12.5M	990 PDF
FY2022	Not on file
FY2021 Viewing	$4.5M	$3.7M	$843K	$9.9M	990 PDF
FY2020	$2.8M	$1.1M	$1.8M	$8.3M	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

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Part I · Summary $4,545,518 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,203,452$5,032,914

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,324$5,517

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$391,931−$519,739

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,064$26,826

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,822,781$4,545,518

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$20,810

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $652,369$594,946

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $408,113$3,086,637

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,060,482$3,702,393

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,762,299$843,125

Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members10

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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 $4,545,518 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$2,706,879

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,326,035

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,906

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,032,914

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,517$5,517

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $59,780$59,780

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $10,291$10,291

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$579,519−$579,519

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $16,535$16,535

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,517 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$492,913$4,545,518

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,702,393 across 20 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,810$20,810

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,516 · Management $47,649 · Fundraising $62,030$208,195

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $243,373 · Management $43,441 · Fundraising $3,824$290,638

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,494 · Management $1,517 · Fundraising $134$10,145

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,473 · Management $6,155 · Fundraising $543$41,171

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,509 · Management $6,697 · Fundraising $591$44,797

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,286 · Management $3,330$8,616

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,400$19,400

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $34,121$34,121

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,878,246$2,878,246

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,868 · Fundraising $3,024$11,892

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,508 · Management $4,163 · Fundraising $1,752$14,423

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,362 · Management $13,002$15,364

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,500 · Management $7,006$17,506

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,916 · Management $11$2,927

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,290 · Fundraising $38$2,328

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $12,536$12,536

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $493 · Management $24,098$24,591

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,334 · Management $9,639$42,973

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,714$1,714

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,395,978 · Management $234,479 · Fundraising $71,936$3,702,393

Part X · Balance sheet $9,964,024 assets, 14 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $20,106; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $122,409$90,767

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,311,551$1,689,339

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,001$100,795

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,744$3,940

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $79,262$1,396,718

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,037,744$2,738,837

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,768,035$3,923,522

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,358,471$9,964,024

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,889$69,400

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,889$69,400

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,033,526$9,518,231

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $261,056$376,393

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,294,582$9,894,624

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,358,471$9,964,024

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,894,624 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$4,545,518

XI-2 Total expenses$3,702,393

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$843,125

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,294,582

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$756,917

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,894,624

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Methow Conservancy FY2021 filing

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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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Methow Conservancy

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV