Protected Areas Trust EIN 98-1235380

Protected Areas Trust

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Protects Guyana's natural areas for charitable, scientific, and educational goals. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.5M in revenue, $352K in expenses, and $12.0M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2014
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Animals
Location
Georgetown
Website
protectedareastrust.org.gy
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.5MFY2025
Expenses
$352K
Net assets
$12.0M
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  98-1235380 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Georgetown Founded 2014
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Protects Guyana's natural areas for charitable, scientific, and educational goals.
Leadership
Melanie R Mc Turk · Chairman
Money in and out
$1.5M revenue, $352K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$352K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.2M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
409.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +20% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+77%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +70% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +119%
Expenses
$352K
FY2025▼ -8%
Total assets
$12.0M
FY2025▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$39K
FY2025▼ -46%
Total revenue
$1.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$352K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.2M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$12.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $352K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Raise and invest funds to produce sustainable revenues to make grants to managers of the national protected areas of guyana

$352Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProtected Areas Trust
EINHdr · item D98-1235380
Principal addressHdr · item CGeorgetown,
WebsiteHdr · item Jprotectedareastrust.org.gy
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
State of legal domicileHdr · item M
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Government of Guyana
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Nominated by Major Donors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Nominated by Bod
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee University of Guyana
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee National Toshaos Council
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income100%$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$352K
Total functional expensesLn 25$352K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$844K
Total assetsLn 16$12.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$39K
Total net assetsLn 32$12.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed28.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $12.0M · Operating expenses/yr $352K
409.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $352K · Total expenses $352K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $352K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $352K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $1.5M
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.5M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.5M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1.5M · Total revenue $1.5M
+100%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $352K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.5M · Prior year $698K
+119%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $734K · FY2025 $1.5M
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $12.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.5M · Expenses $352K
+77%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $12.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $12.0M · Total assets $12.0M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $11.2M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $12.0M
93%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melanie R Mc Turk · Reported title CHAIRMAN · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $352K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $93K · Total expenses $352K
26%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Revenue growth 119%

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.

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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)$1.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$698K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$355K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$967K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$734K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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