The Conservation Alliance FY2020 filing

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Windsor, CO501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 94-3100867Revenue $3.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRSconservationalliance.com1540 Main St Unit 218 Pmb 310, 80550-7914 · Windsor, COTax-exempt since Oct 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Conservation Alliance is to harness the collective power of business and outdoor communities to fund and advocate for the protection of north america's wild places.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$163K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $343K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$163K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $941K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$116K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$7.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$7.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$5.1M

From the FY2020 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 Oct 2002.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $2.5M Management & general 8% · $230K Fundraising 3% · $76K

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; $163K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$162,547Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shoren Brown’s $128K as VP Public Affairs is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicole Rom—$191,669$29,502——
Bradon Robinson———$171,309$162,547
Shoren Brown$128,419$151,000$161,129$55,887—
Conor McElyea$110,796$111,000———
Kelly Campbell$100,800————
Paul Hendricks$68,258————

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

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  • 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 advocates for protecting wild places using business and outdoor community power.

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1 program · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To support non-profit organizations that promote protection of the environment with an emphasis for north america's wild places.

$2.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $8.0M · 2020–2023
Individual RecipientFY2023$1,965,500
Individual RecipientFY2022$2,053,000
Individual RecipientFY2021$2,165,000
Individual RecipientFY2020$1,845,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$622K
Other incomeLn 4–11$95
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$230K
Fundraisingcol D$76K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$622K
Other incomeLn 4–11$95
Gains on assetsLn 7$170K
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K
Net assetsLn 32$7.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 614
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.7M$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K$116K
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M$7.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.8M$1.8M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$155K$155K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$163K$98K$49K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$228K$137K$69K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$9K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$16K$8K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$17K$9K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$395$235$120$40
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$6K$3K$929
Investment management feesLn 11f$31K$18K$9K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$16K$8K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$26K$13K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$15K$7K$2K
TravelLn 17$27K$16K$8K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$1K$425
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$2K$753
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$130K$77K$40K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.5M$230K$76K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.0M$3.0M−$64K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$3.7M−$1.7M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$3.5M−$666K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$3.2M$274K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.2M$2.8M$474K$7.3M 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
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Part I · Summary $3,239,140 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,519,605$2,616,840
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $76,531$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $775,052$622,205
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,894$95
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,375,082$3,239,140
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,000,000$2,001,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $430,341$461,763
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $284,940$302,808
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,715,281$2,765,571
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $659,801$473,569
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,239,140 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,509,664
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,107,176
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,616,840
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $451,800$451,800
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $18,833 · Excluded from tax $151,572$170,405
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $95$95
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,833 · Excluded from tax $603,467$3,239,140
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,765,571 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,846,000$1,846,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $155,000$155,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,528 · Management $48,764 · Fundraising $16,255$162,547
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $137,095 · Management $68,548 · Fundraising $22,849$228,492
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,472 · Management $4,736 · Fundraising $1,579$15,787
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,662 · Management $7,832 · Fundraising $2,611$26,105
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,299 · Management $8,650 · Fundraising $2,883$28,832
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $235 · Management $120 · Fundraising $40$395
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,571 · Management $2,786 · Fundraising $929$9,286
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $18,415 · Management $9,208 · Fundraising $3,069$30,692
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,734 · Management $7,867 · Fundraising $2,622$26,223
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,966 · Management $12,983 · Fundraising $4,328$43,277
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,704 · Management $7,352 · Fundraising $2,451$24,507
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,182 · Management $8,091 · Fundraising $2,697$26,970
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,548 · Management $1,275 · Fundraising $425$4,248
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,516 · Management $2,258 · Fundraising $753$7,527
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,079 · Management $39,760 · Fundraising $12,844$129,683
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,459,006 · Management $230,230 · Fundraising $76,335$2,765,571
Part X · Balance sheet $7,448,379 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,909,926$4,436
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $101,910$2,291,574
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $315,810$256,327
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,422$1,174
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,749,258$4,894,868
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,082,326$7,448,379
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,466$45,450
X-25 Other liabilities$71,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $223,966$116,450
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,750,256$1,755,816
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,108,104$5,576,113
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,858,360$7,331,929
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,082,326$7,448,379
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,331,929 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,239,140
XI-2 Total expenses$2,765,571
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$473,569
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,858,360
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,331,929

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