Tompkins Conservation EIN 94-3363675

Tompkins Conservation FY2023 filing

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Protects and restores wildlands and biodiversity in Chile and Argentina by creating national parks. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $-55.6M in revenue, $5.7M in expenses, and $14.2M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2000
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
San Francisco, CA
Website
www.tompkinsconservation.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$-55.6MFY2023
Expenses
$5.7M
Net assets
$14.2M
People
13
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  94-3363675 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA Founded 2000
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects and restores wildlands and biodiversity in Chile and Argentina by creating national parks.
Leadership
Debra B Ryker · Secretary/Treasurer/Vice P · $579K
Money in and out
$-55.6M revenue, $5.7M expenses
Bottom line
57% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$-55.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$61.3M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.43
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
27.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Goes to people
31%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$-55.6M
FY2023▼ -261%
Expenses
$5.7M
FY2023▼ -38%
Total assets
$14.2M
FY2023▼ -81%
Total liabilities
$51K
FY2023
Total revenue
$-55.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$61.3M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$14.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $3.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

See schedule oalong with protecting habitat, tompkins conservation supports the rewilding programs in chile and argentina that are helping diminished wildlife populations return to abundance, and reintroducing missing native species to reassemble whole and healthy natural communities.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

See schedule otompkins conservation continues to support the creation of protected areas on land and sea. Grants were made to purchase and support the efforts of creating national parks that are key to the rewilding program in argentina and chile.

$833Kprogram expense
03

See schedule oproduction and distribution of books as tools to educate the general public on various environmental issues and to educate the general public on the creation of national parks as a way to preserve ecosystems and a recovery process of threatened species.

$400Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTompkins Conservation
EINHdr · item D94-3363675
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.tompkinsconservation.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2000
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C34)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Treasurer/Vice P
$579,388Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$309,240Pt VII · Sec A
Global Communications Director
$145,288Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$145,108Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance and Operations
$74,714Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debra B Ryker’s $376K as Secretary/Treasurer/Vice President is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Debra B Ryker$376,420$447,067$579,388$572,728$317,431$325,000
Mark Burget$453,641$285,788
Esther Li$326,007$317,260$309,240$289,109$294,409$297,513
Luis Solorzano$182,303
Timothy Mack$181,110$149,902
Gwen Obermeyer$163,595$117,538
Carolyn McCarthy$153,673$149,551$145,288$118,371
Nicole Perman$109,921$149,551$145,108$127,635$110,163$102,846

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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Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.43
Program services57%$3.2M
Management & general43%$2.4M
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$14.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$51K
Total net assetsLn 32$14.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed6.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $12.8M · Operating expenses/yr $5.7M
27.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $3.2M · Total expenses $5.7M
57%
Management & General
Management & general $2.4M · Total expenses $5.7M
43%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $5.7M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $293K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $7.1M
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $50K · Total revenue $-55.6M
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $-55.6M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $-55.6M
Investment reliance
Investment income $-55.7M · Total revenue $-55.6M
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $5.7M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $-55.6M · Prior year $-15.4M
Prior-year revenue below floor — showing dollar change
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $14.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $-55.6M · Expenses $5.7M
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $14.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $14.2M · Total assets $14.2M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $8.2M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $1.7M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $14.2M
70%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Debra B Ryker · Reported title SECRETARY/TREASURER/VICE P · Highest reported compensation $579K · Total expenses $5.7M
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.7M · Total expenses $5.7M
31%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%
Overhead ratio 43%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -261%
Investment management fee ratio 0.2%
Legal fee ratio 3%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $29.0M · 2020–2025
Marin Community FoundationCA · FY2025$1,486,906
RewildTX · FY2025$470,000
Bears Ears PartnershipUT · FY2025$10,000
RewildTX · FY2024$2,470,845
Marin Community FoundationCA · FY2024$150,000
Earth Island Institute INCCA · FY2024$10,000
Marin Community FoundationCA · FY2023$2,266,391
RewildTX · FY2023$857,876
Marin Community FoundationCA · FY2022$100,354
Marin Community FoundationCA · FY2021$14,198,664
Marin Community FoundationCA · FY2020$6,306,676
Marin Community FoundationCA · FY2020$50,000
Northeast Wilderness TrustVT · FY2020$12,000
Earth Island Institute INCCA · FY2020$8,500

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$877K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$3.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$-55.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$-15.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$21.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$13.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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