Stewardship Partners EIN 91-1939506 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Restores and preserves Washington State's natural landscapes on private land. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.3M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, and $1.9M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1999
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
www.stewardshippartners.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.3MFY2025
Expenses
$1.2M
Net assets
$1.9M
People
14
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  91-1939506 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA Founded 1999
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Restores and preserves Washington State's natural landscapes on private land.
Leadership
David Burger · Executive Director · $125K
Money in and out
$1.3M revenue, $1.2M expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $135K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -32% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +25%
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +32%
Total assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +15%
Total liabilities
$69K
FY2025▲ +495%
Total revenue
$1.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$135K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The Green Infrastructure program promotes low-impact development for innovative stormwater management.

$599Kprogram expense
02

The Snoqualmie Stewardship Program coordinates hands-on restoration, educational activities and community participation in the Snoqualmie Valley in order to restore habitat and maintain the economic viability of farms and forestland while helping landowners restore fish and wildlife habitat.

$416Kprogram expense
03

The Salmon-Safe Agriculture Certification Program is a certification and marketing program for farming practices that protect water quality and habitat for salmon and other fish and wildlife.

$4Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CStewardship Partners
EINHdr · item D91-1939506
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.stewardshippartners.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1999
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$124,904Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Burger’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1845 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Burger$124,904$114,673$108,095$105,521$99,545$99,657

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.3M · 98%
Program service revenue$27K · 2%
Investment income$32K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$1.3M
Program service revenue2%$27K
Investment income2%$32K
— government grantsLn 1e$703K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.04
Program services86%$1.0M
Management & general9%$109K
Fundraising4%$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$448K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$69K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.7M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.2M · Less non-cash grants $21K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.2M
17.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.0M · Total expenses $1.2M
86%
Management & General
Management & general $109K · Total expenses $1.2M
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $51K · Total expenses $1.2M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $42K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $472K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.3M · Total revenue $1.3M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $703K · Total revenue $1.3M
54%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $27K · Total revenue $1.3M
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $32K · Total revenue $1.3M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $27K · Total expenses $1.2M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.3M · Prior year $1.0M
+25%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $871K · FY2025 $1.3M
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.3M · Expenses $1.2M
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.9M · Total assets $2.0M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.2M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.0M
61%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual David Burger · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $125K · Total expenses $1.2M
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $520K · Total expenses $1.2M
44%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth 25%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

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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)$1.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$675K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$871K 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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