Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2001.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
14 people listed on the 990; $274K paid to officers and key staff.
Thomas Kaye’s $113K as Former Executive Director is at the 39th 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.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Kaye | $113,001 | $107,723 | $102,605 | $99,385 | $91,706 |
| Jennifer Butler | $107,951 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Norris | $53,194 | — | — | — | — |
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.
See Institute for Applied Ecology executive salaries →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
Restores native species and habitats through research and education.
Questions for Institute for Applied Ecology
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Habitat Restoration
For over 20 years, iae's mission has included restoring resilient ecosystems. We've learned that to increase habitat restoration in the willamette valley, new mexico and arizona, an increase in the availability of native seeds and plants is needed.
Ecological Education
The decline in human connection with nature is found especially in underserved communities within our region, including incarcerated people who number over 15,000 in oregon and 2.3 million nationwide. This nature deficit leads to lower human health, higher incidents of violence, and reduced sense of well-being.
Conservation Research
Our efforts to research, monitor and reintroduce endangered species into restored habitats in western oregon has many successes. We have established new populations of golden paintbrush, kincaid's lupine, nelson's checkermallow, bradshaw's lomatium, cook's desert parsley, columbia yellowcress and willamette daisy.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 13 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 2 findings: a material weakness in money controls.
Plus 15 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 10 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 9 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $928K | $892K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $572K | $597K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $877K | $1.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.1M | $4.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $602K | $1.3M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.5M | $3.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $172K | $134K | $37K | $778 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $3.1M | $2.4M | $669K | $14K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $113K | $73K | $39K | $680 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $722K | $509K | $210K | $3K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $281K | $205K | $74K | $1K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $22K | $22K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $93K | $93K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $106K | $37K | $57K | $11K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $103K | $81K | $22K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $291K | $271K | $20K | $70 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $13K | $13K | $15 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $79K | $37K | $42K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $39K | $31K | $8K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $62K | $4K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $6.7M | $5.3M | $1.4M | $36K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 1, 2025 | $6.4M | $6.7M | −$295K | $3.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 25, 2024 | $6.7M | $6.3M | $431K | $3.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 27, 2023 | $4.9M | $4.6M | $334K | $3.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 1, 2022 | $4.6M | $4.2M | $414K | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 19, 2021 | $3.7M | $3.4M | $328K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,367,319 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,367,319 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,662,277 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,469,913 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,183,537 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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