The Conservation Alliance: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 94-3100867)

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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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

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1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022

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

$3.0Mprogram 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

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$379K

The Holocene FoundationFY2024$300K

PatagoniaorgFY2024$110K

Wilburforce FoundationFY2024$50K

444 S FoundationFY2024$50K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$25K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$24K

Tzp Cares FoundationFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$941K

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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

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.9M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$81K

Money outPt IX

$3.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$3.0M

Managementcol C$398K

Fundraisingcol D$132K

Owns and owesPt X

$5.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M

Total assetsLn 16$5.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$469K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$81K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$133K

Total revenueLn 12$2.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$538K

SavingsLn 2$1.2M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K

Total assetsLn 16$5.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$469K

Net assetsLn 32$5.5M

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.2M	$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$5.3M	$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3K	$2K
Total assetsLn 16	$7.8M	$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$219K	$469K
Net assetsLn 32	$7.5M	$5.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$2.1M	$2.1M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$155K	$155K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$632K	$379K	$190K	$63K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$21K	$13K	$6K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$55K	$33K	$16K	$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$56K	$33K	$17K	$6K
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K	$1K	$714	$238
Accounting feesLn 11c	$11K	$7K	$3K	$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$26K	$16K	$8K	$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$350K	$210K	$105K	$35K
Office expensesLn 13	$34K	$20K	$10K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$23K	$14K	$7K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$72K	$43K	$21K	$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$12K	$7K	$4K	$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$4K	$3K	$1K	$424
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$25K	$14K	$9K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.5M	$3.0M	$398K	$132K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$3.0M	$3.0M	−$64K	$5.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.0M	$3.7M	−$1.7M	$5.1M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$2.9M	$3.5M	−$666K	$5.5M	990 PDF
FY2021	$3.4M	$3.2M	$274K	$7.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$3.2M	$2.8M	$474K	$7.3M	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 F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,865,320 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,080,766$2,917,668

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $348,231−$52,348

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,428,997$2,865,320

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,210,000$2,208,000

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $653,386$763,704

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $291,838$559,688

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,155,224$3,531,392

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $273,773−$666,072

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

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 $2,865,320 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$1,660,564

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,257,104

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,917,668

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $80,920$80,920

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$133,268−$133,268

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$133,268 · Excluded from tax $80,920$2,865,320

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,531,392 across 16 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,053,000$2,053,000

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $155,000$155,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $379,138 · Management $189,569 · Fundraising $63,190$631,897

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,830 · Management $6,415 · Fundraising $2,138$21,383

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $32,915 · Management $16,457 · Fundraising $5,486$54,858

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,340 · Management $16,670 · Fundraising $5,556$55,566

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,428 · Management $714 · Fundraising $238$2,380

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,891 · Management $3,445 · Fundraising $1,148$11,484

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $15,684 · Management $7,842 · Fundraising $2,614$26,140

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $209,829 · Management $104,916 · Fundraising $34,972$349,717

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,330 · Management $10,165 · Fundraising $3,389$33,884

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,808 · Management $6,904 · Fundraising $2,301$23,013

IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,971 · Management $21,486 · Fundraising $7,162$71,619

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,226 · Management $3,612 · Fundraising $1,204$12,042

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,543 · Management $1,271 · Fundraising $424$4,238

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,948 · Management $8,898 · Fundraising $2,325$25,171

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,000,881 · Management $398,364 · Fundraising $132,147$3,531,392

Part X · Balance sheet $5,921,148 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $218,225$538,304

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,021,197$1,211,582

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $206,038$433,490

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$135,086

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,183$2,224

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,302,255$3,513,379

X-14 Intangible assets$87,083

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,750,898$5,921,148

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,253$232,240

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $205,000$220,000

X-25 Other liabilities$17,197

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $219,253$469,437

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,939,851$1,874,643

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,591,794$3,577,068

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,531,645$5,451,711

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,750,898$5,921,148

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,451,711 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,865,320

XI-2 Total expenses$3,531,392

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$666,072

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,531,645

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,417,028

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,166

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,451,711

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