Silvix Resources is a nonprofit environmental law firm with more than 20 years of experience in federal forest law, policy, and collaboration with a mission of using those tools to advance the conservation, restoration, and stewardship of western public lands.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $112K a year · 24% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $427K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$125
0.04% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$651K
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$634K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$336K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$651K
FY2025▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$325K
FY2024$418K
FY2025$651K
Expenses
$634K
FY2025▲ +75%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$63K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$634K
Net assets
$336K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$262K
FY2024$319K
FY2025$336K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2023.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $606K Management & general 4% · $28K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Jane Brown’s $150K as Executive Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Susan Jane Brown$150,000$156,250$37,500

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for western public lands conservation and restoration through federal forest law and policy.

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2 programs · $606K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Partnered with conservation, recreation, hunting and fishing organizations, and tribes to develop and implement federal policies to conserve and steward federal public LANDS.PARTNERED with conservation organizations, timber industry interests, local community members, and federal land managers to develop and implement large landscape…

$601Kprogram expense
02

Represented public interest conservation and recreation organizations in federal court litigation involving the protection and stewardship of federal public lands and bedrock environmental laws.

$5Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
RewildFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$427K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$651K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$613K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$182
Money outPt IX
$634K
Ln 25
Programscol B$606K
Managementcol C$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$336K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$336K
Total assetsLn 16$336K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$613K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$182
Total revenueLn 12$651K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$336K
SavingsLn 2$5
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$336K
Total assetsLn 16$336K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125
Net assetsLn 32$336K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 67
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$317K$336K
Total assetsLn 16$319K$336K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$125
Net assetsLn 32$319K$336K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$162K$162K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$45K$39K$6K
TravelLn 17$84K$79K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$276K$274K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$634K$606K$28K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $651K$634K$17K$336K 990 PDF
FY2024 $418K$362K$56K$319K 990 PDF
FY2023 $325K$63K$262K$262K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $650,993 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $378,898$613,120
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $39,248$37,691
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$182
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $418,146$650,993
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $175,674$183,570
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $186,244$450,396
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $361,918$633,966
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,228$17,027
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $650,993 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$613,120
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$613,120
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,691$37,691
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $182$182
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,691 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $182$650,993
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $633,966 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $161,612$161,612
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,593$8,593
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,365$13,365
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,603$11,603
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,713 · Management $3,418$8,131
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $39,000 · Management $6,104$45,104
IX-17 TravelPrograms $78,961 · Management $4,586$83,547
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $274,406 · Management $1,447$275,853
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,158$1,158
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $605,650 · Management $28,316 · Fundraising $0$633,966
Part X · Balance sheet $335,684 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $317,126$335,679
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$5
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $318,532$335,684
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$125
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$125
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $318,532$335,559
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $318,532$335,559
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $318,532$335,684
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $335,559 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$650,993
XI-2 Total expenses$633,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,027
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$318,532
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$335,559

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