Sequoia Parks Conservancy FY2021 filing

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Three Rivers, CA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 94-1379633

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The Sequoia Parks Conservancy funds and enables projects and programs that protect, preserve, and provide access to the natural and cultural resources of Sequoia and kings canyon national Parks.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$269K 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $926K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$269K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $428K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$142K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.6M
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
59%
Net assets
$5.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.6M
FY2021▲ +69%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$4.8M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2021▲ +19%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.7M
Net assets
$5.2M
FY2021▲ +55%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$7.4M

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 Jan 1970.

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Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $1.6M Management & general 16% · $429K Fundraising 25% · $663K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $269K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Development Dir
$116,083Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$89,964Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Directo
$62,770Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tamara Marks’s $137K as Develpment Directo is at the 57th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tamara Marks$136,984$129,944$127,980$116,083$114,812
Savannah Boiano$122,526$101,006$95,476$89,964$88,400
Kristina Goldstone$87,807$73,870$71,234$62,770$62,026

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

Funds and enables projects to protect, preserve, and provide access to park resources.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The conservancy works with the park to carefully create, produce, or choose products that capture the intellectual, recreational and emotional connections people make in these two parks. The product line recognizes and values the needs and interests of a wide variety of visitors.

$938Kprogram expense
02

In 2018 the sequoia parks conservancy funded programs that focused on public access and inclusivity; visitor safety and preventative search and rescue and nature wildlife STEWARDSHIP.RANGERS in the classroom, popular with elementary school administrators, teachers and students alike.

$643Kprogram expense
03

The U.S. Army corps lake kaweah is a local favorite for boating and water recreation. The sequoia parks conservancy runs a small store inside the visitor contact station.

Pt IX · col B

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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$283K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$429K
Fundraisingcol D$663K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$659K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$283K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.0M
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$119K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 616
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$2.9M$4.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$29K$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$142K$119K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$444K$142K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$5.2M
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$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$63K$18K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$684K$253K$104K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$227K$156K$52K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$101K$67K$24K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$520$348$172
Office expensesLn 13$15K$11K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$392
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$43K$35K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$896K$394K$28K$474K
All other expensesLn 24e$234K$146K$45K$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$1.6M$429K$663K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.8M$3.7M$1.2M$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$3.2M$119K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$2.9M$993K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.6M$2.7M$1.9M$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$2.2M$462K$3.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,577,741 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,565,119 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$658,992
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,055,974
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,714,966
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $282,890$282,890
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,842$2,842
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 eventsExcluded from tax $4,992$4,992
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,932$6,932
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,857,783 · Excluded from tax $4,992$4,577,741
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,673,060 across 31 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 members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,975 · Management $17,993 · Fundraising $8,996$89,964
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $683,517 · Management $253,459 · Fundraising $104,109$1,041,085
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $156,488 · Management $52,440 · Fundraising $18,470$227,398
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,827 · Management $24,301 · Fundraising $10,125$101,253
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $348 · Fundraising $172$520
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,491 · Management $3,830$15,321
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,788 · Management $392$2,180
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,802$22,802
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,623 · Management $3,847 · Fundraising $4,106$42,576
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $394,379 · Management $28,312 · Fundraising $473,522$896,213
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $145,806 · Management $44,554 · Fundraising $43,388$233,748
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,581,044 · Management $429,128 · Fundraising $662,888$2,673,060
Part X · Balance sheet $5,326,358 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,032,369$3,014,853
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $878,129$1,238,980
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,973$1,620
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $660,698$913,946
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $142,138$119,336
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $28,820$29,032
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $33,859$8,591
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,783,986$5,326,358
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $130,325$141,528
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $443,900$141,528
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,531,675$3,538,570
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $808,411$1,646,260
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,340,086$5,184,830
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,783,986$5,326,358
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,184,830 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,577,741
XI-2 Total expenses$2,673,060
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,904,681
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,340,086
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$59,937
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,184,830

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