Wetlands Conservancy INC EIN 93-0797197 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Wetlands Conservancy INC

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Conserving, enhancing, and restoring Oregon's wetlands for future generations. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $621K in revenue, $675K in expenses, and $13.6M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Portland, OR
Website
www.wetlandsconservancy.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$621KFY2025
Expenses
$675K
Net assets
$13.6M
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  93-0797197 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Conserving, enhancing, and restoring Oregon's wetlands for future generations.
Leadership
Katie Ryan · Executive Dir. · $104K
Money in and out
$621K revenue, $675K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$621K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$675K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$54K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs▼ -12% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
34.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +19% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-9%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +52% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$621K
FY2025▼ -4%
Expenses
$675K
FY2025▼ -12%
Total assets
$13.6M
FY2025▲ +0.9%
Total liabilities
$58K
FY2025▲ +47%
Total revenue
$621K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$675K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$54K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$13.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $455K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Land acquisition and stewardship the organization uses land acquisition as a tool in securing oregons remaining wetland ecosystems. Where possible, the organization works to secure lands in partnership with a local community partner, agency, or tribe who will then take on perpetual ownership.

$380Kprogram expense
02

Communications, advocacy, and outreach in our ideal future, every oregonian understands the importance of wetlands to a healthy and climate resilient landscape. At TWC we know that people must experience places to really care about them and stand up for them.

$75Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWetlands Conservancy INC
EINHdr · item D93-0797197
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wetlandsconservancy.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C320)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1981

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$104,245Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katie Ryan$104,245$97,296$92,213$87,500$49,583
Esther Lev$9,109$66,198
Ann Witsil$45,466

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$574K · 92%
Investment income$43K · 7%
Other revenue$4K · 1%
Contributions & grants92%$574K
Investment income7%$43K
Other revenue1%$4K
— government grantsLn 1e$303K
Total revenueLn 12$621K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.12
Program services67%$455K
Management & general20%$136K
Fundraising12%$83K
Total functional expensesLn 25$675K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$58K
Total net assetsLn 32$13.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.9M · Operating expenses/yr $675K
34.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $455K · Total expenses $675K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $136K · Total expenses $675K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $83K · Total expenses $675K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $79K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $321K
$0.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $574K · Total revenue $621K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $303K · Total revenue $621K
49%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $621K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $43K · Total revenue $621K
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $675K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $621K · Prior year $649K
-4%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $521K · FY2024 $621K
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $13.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $621K · Expenses $675K
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $13.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $13.6M · Total assets $13.6M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.9M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $13.6M
14%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Katie Ryan · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $104K · Total expenses $675K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $414K · Total expenses $675K
61%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Revenue growth -4%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2024
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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)$621K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$649K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$920K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$817K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$676K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$521K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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