Calypso Farm and Ecology Center EIN 92-0169368

Calypso Farm and Ecology Center

EIN  92-0169368 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Ester, AK
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Teaches local farming and environmental awareness through hands-on education in natural and farm ecosystems.
Leadership
Christie Shell · Director · $68K
Money in and out
$1.2M revenue, $889K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency

Teaches local farming and environmental awareness through hands-on education in natural and farm ecosystems. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $889K in expenses, and $947K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$889K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$947K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $274K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.16
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
15.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +51% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×12 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +56%
Expenses
$889K
FY2025▲ +21%
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +74%
Total liabilities
$243K
FY2025▲ ×19
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$889K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$947K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$274K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $618K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Local food access, community food relief, community shared agriculture and awareness programs - works to increase the volume of and access to fresh, locally grown food to all members of the community through food production, distribution and outreach. Serves approximately 3,000 people annually.

$614Kprogram expense
02

Field Trips and Day Camps

Providing hands-on, farm and garden-based education for youth of all ages. Serving approximately 3,000 people annually.

$3Kprogram expense
03

Hunter School Garden

Maintaining an educational garden that is a learning space for the school during the school year and a food production garden during the summer (the community roots gardening and leadership program for teens and young adults takes place in the garden during the summer months and involves approximately 10 people annually).

$2Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCalypso Farm and Ecology Center
EINHdr · item D92-0169368
Principal addressHdr · item CEster, AK
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.calypsofarm.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAK
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$68,500Pt VII · Sec A
$68,500Pt VII · Sec A
$68,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$66,875Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christie Shell’s $68K as Director is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 819 $1–10M food & agriculture 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christie Shell$68,500$63,500$59,500$52,500$52,500$52,000
Susan Willsrud$68,500$63,500$59,500
Thomas Zimmer$68,500$63,500$59,500$50,000
Abby Hatfield$66,875
Susan Wilsrud$52,500
Susan Wilsurd$52,500$52,000
Tom Zimmer$50,000$52,000

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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$817K · 70%
Program service revenue$286K · 25%
Other revenue$47K · 4%
Investment income$13K · 1%
Contributions & grants70%$817K
Program service revenue25%$286K
Other revenue4%$47K
Investment income1%$13K
— government grantsLn 1e$329K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.16
Program services70%$619K
Management & general14%$124K
Fundraising16%$147K
Total functional expensesLn 25$889K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$243K
Total net assetsLn 32$947K
Months of cash on handcomputed15.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $889K
15.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $619K · Total expenses $889K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $124K · Total expenses $889K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $147K · Total expenses $889K
16%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $117K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $335K
$0.35 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $817K · Total revenue $1.2M
70%
Government reliance
Government grants $329K · Total revenue $1.2M
28%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $286K · Total revenue $1.2M
25%
Investment reliance
Investment income $13K · Total revenue $1.2M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $286K · Total expenses $889K
32%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year $747K
+56%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $453K · FY2025 $1.2M
+21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $947K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $889K
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $947K · Total assets $1.2M
80%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christie Shell · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $68K · Total expenses $889K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $574K · Total expenses $889K
65%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth 56%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $19K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,787
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,575
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,000

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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)$1.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$747K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$815K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$781K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$661K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$453K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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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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