Conservation Technology Accelerator INC EIN 99-4126508 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Conservation Technology Accelerator INC

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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).


Protects global biodiversity using traditional methods against resource exploitation. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $579K in revenue, $488K in expenses, and $151K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Portola Valley, CA
Filings
2 on file (2024–2025)
Revenue
$579KFY2025
Expenses
$488K
Net assets
$151K
People
4
Filings
2
Updates
0
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EIN  99-4126508 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portola Valley, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects global biodiversity using traditional methods against resource exploitation.
Leadership
Samuel Gray · Treasurer · $80K
Money in and out
$579K revenue, $488K expenses
Bottom line
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$579K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$488K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$151K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $90K
Total assets
151K
deployed as grants and operations

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990-PF
Revenue
$579K
FY2025▲ +270%
Expenses
$488K
FY2025▲ +409%
Total assets
$151K
FY2025▲ +150%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total assetsPt II$151K

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CConservation Technology Accelerator INC
EINHdr · item D99-4126508
Principal addressHdr · item CPortola Valley, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2025

Governance & Policies

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

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$79,881Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO
$79,532Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Samuel Gray’s $80K as Treasurer is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Samuel Gray$79,881$13,499
Hunter Listwin$79,532$13,499

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $39K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization's activities will include wildlife and natural habitat surveys and other wildlife and natural habitat conservation data collection processes to inform tax-exempt wildlife and natural habitat organizations on how to better implement effective environmental conservation policies and practices.

$39Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$579K
Total revenueLn 12$579K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Operating & administrative $1.00
Operating & administrative100%$488K
Total functional expensesLn 25$488K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$24K
Total assetsLn 16$151K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$151K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Payout rate
Grants paid $0 · Total assets $151K
0%
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants — · Total revenue $579K
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
not reported
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $579K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
not reported
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $579K · Prior year $156K
+270%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $151K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $579K · Expenses $488K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $151K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $151K · Total assets $151K
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Samuel Gray · Reported title Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $80K · Total expenses $488K
16%
Personnel share
not reported
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth 270%

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)$579K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$156K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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