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Sitka Conservation Society

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Sitka, AK501(c)(3)Since 1967EnvironmentEIN 92-0096633Revenue $2.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsitkawild.org201 Lincoln St Ste 4, 99835-7583 · Sitka, AKTax-exempt since Apr 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Educating the public about Conservation issues

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$106K 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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FY2025 · 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
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 $169K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$106K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$72K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$2.2M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$767K
FY2021$910K
FY2022$781K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 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 Apr 1995.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.7M Management & general 16% · $326K

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; $106K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Andrews Thoms
Executive Di
$106,345Pt VII · Sec A
Krystina Scheller
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marian Allen
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pat Kehoe
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrews Thoms’s $106K as Executive Di is at the 33rd 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.

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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

Educates the public about conservation issues.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Distributing information on local and regional conservation issues and generating related information for public use.

$1.7Mprogram 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 · FY2025
National Wilderness Stewardship AllianceFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $94K · 2024–2024
Alaska Conservation FoundationAK · FY2024$94,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$64K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$326K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$559K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
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$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$64K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$337K
SavingsLn 2$222K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$559K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$406K$559K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K$72K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$106K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$886K$812K$75K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$8K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$112K$90K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$68K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$359K$359K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$17K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$47K$47K
TravelLn 17$89K$89K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$223K$218K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.7M$326K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.2M$2.0M$211K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.0M$83K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$1.7M$466K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.5M−$69K$781K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$136K$910K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.3M$189K$767K 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 $2,195,982 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,961,502$2,112,783
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,676$4,518
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $51,393$64,068
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,846$14,613
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,033,417$2,195,982
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $94,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,076,079$1,199,199
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $780,653$786,222
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,950,732$1,985,421
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $82,685$210,561
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,195,982 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,212 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$18,769
VIII-1e Government grants$1,133,519
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$960,495
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,112,783
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,518$4,518
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $64,068$64,068
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$4,401
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,730 · Excluded from tax $64,068$2,195,982
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,985,421 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $106,345$106,345
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $811,570 · Management $74,520$886,090
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,920 · Management $4,363$12,283
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $89,500 · Management $22,386$111,886
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,725 · Management $14,870$82,595
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,033$5,033
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $359,414$359,414
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $9,141$9,141
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,522 · Management $25,590$42,112
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $47,169$47,169
IX-17 TravelPrograms $88,991$88,991
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,307$11,307
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $218,035 · Management $5,020$223,055
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,659,677 · Management $325,744 · Fundraising $0$1,985,421
Part X · Balance sheet $1,827,309 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,878$337,401
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $373,828$221,925
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $700$700
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,133,579$1,267,283
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,539,985$1,827,309
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,455$9,196
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $63,056$63,056
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $81,511$72,252
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,458,474$1,755,057
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,458,474$1,755,057
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,539,985$1,827,309
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,755,057 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,195,982
XI-2 Total expenses$1,985,421
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$210,561
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,458,474
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$86,022
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,755,057

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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