Mountains Restoration Trust: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 95-3677444)

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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

Restores habitats, conserves land, and empowers communities through education and access.

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3 programs · $772K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Acquisition & Real Estate

Treepeople land trust acquires and manages land for natural resource protection, recreational access, and education.

$647Kprogram expense

02

Restoration

Treepeople land trust restores natural functions to degraded systems through the re-introduction of native plants and riparian mechanics

$123Kprogram expense

03

Education

Treepeople land trust's outdoor education program educates the public on native landscapes, wildfire resiliency, responsible recreation, and regional environmental issues. Program activity has been minimal in recent years as we continue to DESIGN/PERMIT educational facilities.

$917program 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 · FY2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2023$50K

Land Trust Alliance IncorporatedFY2023$12K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$62K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$891K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$544K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K

Investment incomeLn 3$148K

Money outPt IX

$823K

Ln 25

Programscol B$772K

Managementcol C$51K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M

Total assetsLn 16$4.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

12

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K

Government grantsLn 1e$89K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$544K

Investment incomeLn 3$148K

Other incomeLn 4–11$14K

Gains on assetsLn 7$44K

Total revenueLn 12$891K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.1M

SavingsLn 2$267K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K

Other assetsLn 15$1.2M

Total assetsLn 16$4.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M

Net assetsLn 32$3.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 668

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 FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.8M	$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$3.1M	$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$269	$60K
Total assetsLn 16	$5.1M	$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$998K	$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$4.1M	$3.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$131K	$127K	$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$207K	$200K	$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$32K	$32K	$317
Payroll taxesLn 10	$28K	$27K	$910
Legal feesLn 11b	$57K	$57K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$19K	$16K	$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$471		$471
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$134K	$133K	$713
Office expensesLn 13	$114K	$109K	$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$37K	$36K	$1K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$1K	$526
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1K		$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$13K	$10K	$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$49K	$25K	$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$823K	$772K	$51K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$891K	$823K	$68K	$3.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$709K	$735K	−$26K	$4.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.5M	$785K	$751K	$6.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.8M	$467K	$2.3M	$6.5M	990 PDF
FY2020	$813K	$582K	$232K	$3.9M	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

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Part I · Summary $890,844 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $327,598$185,274

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $232,669$543,795

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $145,410$148,169

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,696$13,606

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $709,373$890,844

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $302,769$397,431

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $432,572$425,667

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $735,341$823,098

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$25,968$67,746

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

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 $890,844 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $12,688 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$88,519

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$96,755

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$185,274

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $543,795$543,795

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $104,250$104,250

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $43,919$43,919

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $918$918

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $543,795 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $161,775$890,844

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $823,098 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,764 · Management $4,432$131,196

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $199,570 · Management $6,978$206,548

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,755 · Management $317$32,072

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,705 · Management $910$27,615

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $56,830$56,830

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,677 · Management $3,123$18,800

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $471$471

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $133,220 · Management $713$133,933

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $109,471 · Management $4,153$113,624

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,059 · Management $1,267$37,326

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,350 · Management $526$1,876

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,018$1,018

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,520 · Management $3,690$13,210

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,746 · Management $23,833$48,579

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $771,667 · Management $51,431 · Fundraising $0$823,098

Part X · Balance sheet $4,865,317 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,711,329$1,131,350

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $85,554$267,492

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $156,874$47,164

X-4 Accounts receivable$142,849

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,711$19,715

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $269$60,354

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,882,367$1,941,249

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $1,255,144$45,064

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$1,210,080

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,101,248$4,865,317

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $127,927$46,446

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $869,682$1,061,298

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $997,609$1,107,744

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,706,176$1,214,826

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,397,463$2,542,747

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,103,639$3,757,573

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,101,248$4,865,317

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,757,573 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$890,844

XI-2 Total expenses$823,098

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$67,746

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,103,639

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$24,002

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$437,814

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,757,573

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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