To inspire fresh thinking that creates economic opportunity,social equity,&environmental wellbeing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$849K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.2M a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$849K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $25.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $312K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.0M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.9M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$11.2M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$36.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.9M
FY2021▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.3M
FY2021$8.9M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$9.9M
Expenses
$11.2M
FY2021▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.2M
FY2021$11.2M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$10.9M
FY2024$11.7M
Net assets
$36.3M
FY2021▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$35.9M
FY2021$36.3M
FY2022$32.4M
FY2023$33.0M
FY2024$34.4M

From the FY2021 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1995.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $7.5M Management & general 28% · $3.1M Fundraising 5% · $609K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $849K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/President/CEO
$190,883Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Investment Strategy
$186,618Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$143,807Pt VII · Sec A
$137,569Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$131,540Pt VII · Sec A
$38,807Pt VII · Sec A
$20,208Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ronda Rutledge$219,682$116,108———
Olivia Rebanal$184,571$210,621$192,506$143,807—
Jeremy Barnicle——$96,124$190,883$168,290
Nathan Kadish$168,600$175,789$173,086$186,618$166,590
Kevin Bumatay——$152,397$137,569$146,578
Jamese Kwele$143,960$134,672$122,045——
Neal Sacon$126,821$142,502$13,828——
Lily Abood Taylar$140,420————

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

Fosters economic opportunity, social equity, and environmental wellbeing by providing communities with decision-support tools, spatial analyses, and scientific data to build resilient ecosystems.

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3 programs · $6.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Ecotrust Investments

Ecotrust has harnessed the potential of a working endowment in concert with private investments to create economic, social, and environmental well-being in our region. Ecotrust investments is both a values-aligned funding source for ecotrust's transformative work, and a catalyst that brings triple bottom line projects to life at a scale…

$3.7Mprogram expense
02

Knowledge Systems

Our knowledge systems team delivers decision-support tools, analyses, maps, and data visualizations that support more resilient communities, economies, and ecosystems. Ecotrust's approach is designed to help our staff, partners and clients visualize the ecosystem in a social and economic context, create a participatory approach to…

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Events

Ecotrust events creates engagements that bring people together to build new connections and spark big ideas. Ecotrust events manages four venues in the natural capital center and the redd on salmon street, offers safe convening opportunities for partners and clients, and generates operating revenue in support of ecotrust's mission.

$993Kprogram expense

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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
Shelburne FarmsFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$312K
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Grants paid · 46 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2024
Black Farm BureauOR · FY2024$70,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,222
Heritage UniversityWA · FY2024$22,198
Salmon Nation TrustFY2024$18,073
Self Enhancement INCOR · FY2024$17,000
The Blueprint FoundationOR · FY2024$14,000
Yakutat Tlingit TribeFY2024$10,000
Klawock Cooperative AssociationFY2024$10,000
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian ReservationFY2024$10,000
Hoopa Valley TribeFY2024$8,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Money outPt IX
$11.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.5M
Managementcol C$3.1M
Fundraisingcol D$609K
Owns and owesPt X
$36.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$39.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$73K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$233K
Total revenueLn 12$8.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$256K
SavingsLn 2$3.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.8M
Total assetsLn 16$39.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$36.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 574
VolunteersI 615
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22.7M$25.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.7M$8.8M
Total assetsLn 16$39.4M$39.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$35.9M$36.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$106K$106K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$737K$401K$336K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.7M$3.2M$1.0M$418K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$164K$164K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$466K$358K$108K
Payroll taxesLn 10$439K$439K
Legal feesLn 11b$154K$85K$69K
Accounting feesLn 11c$129K$71K$58K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$6K$5K$72
Office expensesLn 13$148K$62K$80K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$194K$113K$72K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$1.5M$1.1M$469K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$62K$45K$16K$687
InterestLn 20$46K$46K$32
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$528K$521K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$272K$159K$113K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.2M$255K$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.2M$7.5M$3.1M$609K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $9.9M$11.7M−$1.8M$34.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.5M$10.9M−$2.4M$33.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.1M$9.4M−$3.3M$32.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $8.9M$11.2M−$2.3M$36.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.3M$9.2M−$963K$35.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,893,922 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,892,338$6,035,809
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,122,652$2,990,645
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $199,320−$132,532
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $53,683$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,267,993$8,893,922
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $140,022$105,570
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,853,375$6,482,409
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,237,720$4,612,021
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,231,117$11,200,000
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$963,124−$2,306,078
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,893,922 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,152,041
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,883,768
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$73,357
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,035,809
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,706,849 · Unrelated business $283,796$2,990,645
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $36,792 · Excluded from tax $63,897$100,689
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$233,221−$233,221
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,706,849 · Unrelated business $320,588 · Excluded from tax −$169,324$8,893,922
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,200,000 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $105,570$105,570
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $400,645 · Management $335,923$736,568
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,217,452 · Management $1,041,963 · Fundraising $417,746$4,677,161
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $163,728$163,728
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $358,153 · Fundraising $107,968$466,121
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $438,831$438,831
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $84,629 · Management $69,345$153,974
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $70,772 · Management $57,989$128,761
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,819 · Management $4,769 · Fundraising $72$10,660
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,670 · Management $79,986 · Fundraising $5,906$147,562
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $112,997 · Management $71,779 · Fundraising $9,322$194,098
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,076,656 · Management $469,313$1,545,969
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $44,711 · Management $16,113 · Fundraising $687$61,511
IX-20 InterestPrograms $46,032 · Management $32$46,064
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $521,326 · Management $6,890$528,216
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $158,901 · Management $113,413$272,314
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,199,789 · Management $255,459 · Fundraising $67,644$1,522,892
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,465,122 · Management $3,125,533 · Fundraising $609,345$11,200,000
Part X · Balance sheet $39,375,202 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,805$255,939
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,228,801$3,132,980
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,169,150$944,577
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $326,558$295,262
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,673,939$8,834,379
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $444,638$389,660
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $22,211,229$25,491,107
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $50,572$31,298
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $39,396,576$39,375,202
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,785,626$2,045,848
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $28,220$249,194
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,463,846$3,045,042
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,350,917$24,015,224
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,581,813$12,314,936
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $35,932,730$36,330,160
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $39,396,576$39,375,202
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,330,160 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,893,922
XI-2 Total expenses$11,200,000
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,306,078
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$35,932,730
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,454,337
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$14,090
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,235,081
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,330,160

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