Bark EIN 93-1263288

Bark FY2024 filing

EIN  93-1263288 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Restores and preserves Mt. Hood National Forest for nature, wildlife, and community well-being.
Leadership
Julie Falk · Interim Executive Director (april - November 2023) · $85K
Money in and out
$842K revenue, $865K expenses
Bottom line
66% program efficiency

Restores and preserves Mt. Hood National Forest for nature, wildlife, and community well-being. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $842K in revenue, $865K in expenses, and $550K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$842K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$865K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$550K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$23K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.15
Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-3%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$842K
FY2024▲ +129%
Expenses
$865K
FY2024▲ +123%
Total assets
$598K
FY2024▼ -10%
Total liabilities
$49K
FY2024▼ -13%
Total revenue
$842K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$865K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$550K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$23K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$598K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $546K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Public Education and Advocacy

Providing free, educational resource materials, guided learning experiences, and facilitated civic engagement activities to inform and support public participation in public lands law and policy by increasing public understanding of forest ecology, restoration science, and environmental justice through in-person and virtual spaces…

$289Kprogram expense
02

Restoration

Trained and guided 115 volunteers in seasonal beaver habitat surveys restoration plantings, and wetland hydrological capacity monitoring in MT. Hood national forest.

$136Kprogram expense
03

Forest Watch

Trained and guided 54 volunteers in conducting on-site ecological surveys and monitoring proposed timber logging and road-building projects on the public lands of MT. Hood national forest, incorporates community-driven science data into public comments submitted organizationally and by thousands of members of the public, through the…

$121Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBark
EINHdr · item D93-1263288
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bark-out.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Interim Executive Director (april - November 2023)
$84,850Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director as of November 2023
$13,462Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rich Walczak’s $102K as Executive Director (november 2024 to March 2025) is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2020
Rich Walczak$101,700$13,462
Julie Falk$3,250$84,850
Nakisha Nathan$66,080
Courtney Romine-Mann$54,682
Jessica Magpie$51,867
Francisco Garcia$3,000

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 & grants100%$840K
Program service revenue$250
Investment income$386
Other revenue$861
— government grantsLn 1e$20K
Total revenueLn 12$842K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.15
Program services66%$569K
Management & general19%$165K
Fundraising15%$131K
Total functional expensesLn 25$865K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$591K
Total assetsLn 16$598K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$49K
Total net assetsLn 32$550K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $592K · Operating expenses/yr $865K
8.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $569K · Total expenses $865K
66%
Management & General
Management & general $165K · Total expenses $865K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $131K · Total expenses $865K
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $89K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $594K
$0.15 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $840K · Total revenue $842K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $20K · Total revenue $842K
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $250 · Total revenue $842K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $386 · Total revenue $842K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $250 · Total expenses $865K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $842K · Prior year $367K
+129%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $550K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $842K · Expenses $865K
-3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $598K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $550K · Total assets $598K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $598K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Julie Falk · Reported title INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (APRIL - NOVEMBER 2023) · Highest reported compensation $85K · Total expenses $865K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $669K · Total expenses $865K
77%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth 129%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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)$834K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$842K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022$367K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021not on file
FY2020$968K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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