Stewardship Partners FY2020 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1999EnvironmentEIN 91-1939506

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Stewardship Partners helps private landowners restore and preserve the natural landscapes of WA State. We collaborate with diverse interest groups to build bridges and find solutions that achieve mutual goals of environmental protection, economic health, and community well-being. Our projects restore fish & wildlife habitat, improve water quality, protect open spaces and "green up" the built environment while maintaining the working landscape of farms, forestland and livable communities throughout the state.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $114K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$94K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$871K
Spent
$705K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$871K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$871K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$675K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$705K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$705K
FY2021$804K
FY2022$869K
FY2023$878K
FY2024$890K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1999.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $584K Management & general 11% · $79K Fundraising 6% · $42K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$99,657Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Burger’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Restores and preserves Washington State's natural landscapes on private land.

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3 programs · $584K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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.

$303Kprogram expense
02

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

$277Kprogram 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

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$871K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$845K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$705K
Ln 25
Programscol B$584K
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$382K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$845K
Government grantsLn 1e$145K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$871K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$382K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$382K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$793K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$304K$382K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$588K$793K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$94K
Net assetsLn 32$992K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$33K$33K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$83K$23K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$245K$223K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$6K$626
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$35K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$24K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$97K$94K$2K$800
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$1K$9K$635
Information technologyLn 14$8K$5K$3K$413
OccupancyLn 16$45K$28K$15K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$1K$59
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$170
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$44K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$705K$584K$79K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.2M$135K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$890K$157K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $675K$878K−$203K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$869K$223K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$804K$208K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $871K$705K$166K$1.2M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $871,379 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,275 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$54,751
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$144,961
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$645,767
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,079
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$845,479
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,343 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$19,343
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,604$7,604
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,322−$2,322
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,343 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,557$871,379
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $705,046 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $33,005$33,005
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,831 · Management $23,008 · Fundraising $9,203$115,042
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $223,001 · Fundraising $22,055$245,056
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,324 · Fundraising $626$6,950
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,406 · Fundraising $3,502$38,908
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,587 · Management $1,661 · Fundraising $2,406$27,654
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,373$12,373
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $94,336 · Management $2,230 · Fundraising $800$97,366
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,452$2,452
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,024 · Management $9,006 · Fundraising $635$10,665
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,120 · Management $2,726 · Fundraising $413$8,259
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,927 · Management $14,523 · Fundraising $2,200$44,650
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,054 · Management $1,241 · Fundraising $59$3,354
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,695 · Management $170$2,865
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,384$2,384
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,893$6,893
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,292 · Management $2,878 · Fundraising $0$47,170
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $583,986 · Management $79,161 · Fundraising $41,899$705,046
Part X · Balance sheet $1,306,215 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $303,643$381,738
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $89,088$109,249
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,466$7,590
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,485$15,100
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $588,140$792,538
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,005,822$1,306,215
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,044$2,987
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$91,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,044$93,987
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $550,192$235,147
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $441,586$977,081
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $991,778$1,212,228
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,005,822$1,306,215
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,212,228 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$871,379
XI-2 Total expenses$705,046
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$166,333
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$991,778
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$53,139
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$978
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,212,228

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