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Uniting Americans across divides to protect the environment for future generations. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $400K in revenue, $83K in expenses, and $317K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Wilmington, DE
Website
natureisnonpartisan.org
Filings
1 on file (2024–2024)
Revenue
$400KFY2024
Expenses
$83K
Net assets
$317K
People
3
Filings
1
Updates
0
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EIN  99-2462539 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Wilmington, DE
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Uniting Americans across divides to protect the environment for future generations.
Leadership
Benji Backer · Ceodirector
Money in and out
$400K revenue, $83K expenses
Bottom line
40% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$400K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$83K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$317K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $317K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.40 Management & general $0.50 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
40%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
45.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+79%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total revenue
$400K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$83K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$317K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$317K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$317K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B40%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNature Is Nonpartisan
EINHdr · item D99-2462539
Principal addressHdr · item CWilmington, DE
WebsiteHdr · item Jnatureisnonpartisan.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDE
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2024

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ceodirector
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $33K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Nature Is Nonpartisan staff focused on laying the groundwork to build a cultural movement, including recruiting staff, engaging stakeholders and developing long and short-term strategy.

$33Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$400K
Total revenueLn 12$400K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.40 Management & general $0.50 Fundraising $0.10
Program services40%$33K
Management & general50%$42K
Fundraising10%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$83K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$317K
Total assetsLn 16$317K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$317K
Months of cash on handcomputed45.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $317K · Operating expenses/yr $83K
45.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $33K · Total expenses $83K
40%
Management & General
Management & general $42K · Total expenses $83K
50%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $83K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $9K · Solicited contributions $400K
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $400K · Total revenue $400K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $400K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $400K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $400K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $83K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $400K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $317K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $400K · Expenses $83K
+79%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $317K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $317K · Total assets $317K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $317K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Benji Backer · Reported title CEODirector · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $83K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $43K · Total expenses $83K
52%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 40%
Overhead ratio 50%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Legal fee ratio 19%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Deploy-Us INCFY2025$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$100K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$400K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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