Dishman Hills Conservancy EIN 91-6087260 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Dishman Hills Conservancy

Not yet claimed Claim this org →

Protects and maintains 718 acres of conservation land in Spokane County. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $598K in revenue, $236K in expenses, and $3.5M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Spokane, WA
Website
www.dishmanhills.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$598KFY2025
Expenses
$236K
Net assets
$3.5M
People
12
Filings
6
Updates
0
More identity details & actions ⌄
EIN  91-6087260 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Spokane, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
Compare with another nonprofit →
Is this your organization?
Claim this profile to manage it and share your story.
Claim
Provided by the organization

This section is blank until Dishman Hills Conservancy claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects and maintains 718 acres of conservation land in Spokane County.
Leadership
Michael Hamilton · Trustee
Money in and out
$598K revenue, $236K expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$598K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$236K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $362K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.17
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
27.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+60%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +31% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$598K
FY2025▲ +46%
Expenses
$236K
FY2025▲ +7%
Total assets
$3.5M
FY2025▲ +12%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2025▲ +408%
Total revenue
$598K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$236K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$362K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDishman Hills Conservancy
EINHdr · item D91-6087260
Principal addressHdr · item CSpokane, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.dishmanhills.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C340)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1968

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Lambert’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1982 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Jeff Lambert$65,000$65,000

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.

See Dishman Hills Conservancy executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $175K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Conservation Land Acquisition & Recreation

The DHC acquires and manages conservation lands. DHC owns 1012 acres and co-manages the three dishman hills conservation areas with spokane county parks, recreation & golf and the washington state department of natural resources. The total protected lands is more than 3400 acres, with 7 trailheads, and over 33 miles of trail.

$172Kprogram expense
02

Stewardship & Forest Health

DHC is committed to caring for the land it owns and manages with our partner organizations. Yearly monitoring of property for weeds, tresspass, encroachment, trash, and illegal activities is performed.

$1Kprogram expense
03

Education and Publications

DHC organizes over 30 educational hikes, speakers, more than 80 member or guest events, and kids in the hills each year. The kids in the hills program is led by DHC volunteers and washington naturalists.

$1Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$582K · 97%
Other revenue$14K · 2%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants97%$582K
Other revenue2%$14K
Investment income1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$598K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.17
Program services74%$175K
Management & general9%$22K
Fundraising17%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$236K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$544K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed27.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $544K · Operating expenses/yr $236K
27.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $175K · Total expenses $236K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $22K · Total expenses $236K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $236K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $26K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $360K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $582K · Total revenue $598K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $598K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $598K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $598K
+0.5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $236K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $598K · Prior year $410K
+46%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $319K · FY2025 $598K
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $598K · Expenses $236K
+60%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.5M · Total assets $3.5M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.5M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Hamilton · Reported title TRUSTEE · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $236K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $180K · Total expenses $236K
76%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth 46%

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 2 funders$15K

Similar Organizations

Closest in mission — by what they do
See all organizations like Dishman Hills Conservancy →

Compare

Search another nonprofit to view revenue, expenses, assets, key metrics, and leaders side by side

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)$598K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$410K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$221K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$524K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$387K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$319K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the peer-cohort and compensation comparisons above.