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.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$38K 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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FY2023 · 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$38K
to officers and key staff · 59% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 59% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
53 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 53.2 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
$19K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$325K
Spent
$63K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$262K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$325K
FY2023
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$325K
FY2024$418K
FY2025$651K
Expenses
$63K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$63K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$634K
Net assets
$262K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$262K
FY2024$319K
FY2025$336K

From the FY2023 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2023.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $63K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $38K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$37,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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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3 programs · $63K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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

$51Kprogram expense
02

Partnered with conservation organizations, timber industry interests, local community members, and federal land managers to develop and implement large landscape restoration projects on federal public lands.

$6Kprogram expense
03

Partnered with conservation, recreation, hunting and fishing organizations, and Tribes to develop and implement federal policies to conserve and steward federal public lands.

$6Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$325K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Money outPt IX
$63K
Ln 25
Programscol B$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$262K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K
Total assetsLn 16$281K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$325K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$280K
SavingsLn 2$5
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$280K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$281K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$262K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$281K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$19K
Net assetsLn 32$0$262K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$800$800
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$38K$38K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$884$884
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$63K$63K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $651K$634K$17K$336K 990 PDF
FY2024 $418K$362K$56K$319K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $325,497 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$274,090
I-9 Program service revenue$52,567
I-10 Investment income$24
I-11 Other revenue−$1,184
I-12 Total revenue$325,497
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$800
I-15 Salaries and benefits$40,374
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$22,017
I-18 Total expenses$63,191
I-19 Revenue less expenses$262,306
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $325,497 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $51,383 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$274,090
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$274,090
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $24$24
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,407$325,497
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $63,191 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $800$800
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,500$37,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,874$2,874
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,668$4,668
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,547$1,547
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,015$5,015
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,906$2,906
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,997$6,997
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $884$884
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $63,191 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$63,191
Part X · Balance sheet $281,265 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$279,940
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$5
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,320
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$281,265
X-25 Other liabilities$18,961
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$18,961
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$262,304
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$262,304
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$281,265
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $262,304 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$325,497
XI-2 Total expenses$63,191
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$262,306
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$262,304

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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