Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Conservation Research and Education Opportunities
EIN 20-3574087 • 501(c)3 • Seattle, WA
Profile
Conservation research and outreach - see Schedule O Conservation Grants
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
10th percentile
Higher net margin than 10% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
89th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 12.5% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
23rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
17th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$125,716
Up $32,753 (+35%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
Up$125,716
Up $32,753 (+35%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$150,022
Up $99,989 (+200%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$117,269
Up $21,283 (+22%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$32,753
Up $78,706 (+171%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
- Assets
- $125,716
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $125,716
- Revenue
- $150,022
- Expenses
- $117,269
- Net income
- $32,753
Latest Detailed Filing
The latest 2024 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2022 below.
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
- Signed
- Apr 10, 2023
- Return Version
- 2022v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $100,024
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The primary exempt purpose of this organization is to promote biological conservation and sustainability research and education by providing program grants to individuals and organizations pursuing projects in these fields
Conservation research and outreach - see Schedule O Conservation Grants
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Wainstein | President Treasurer Executive Director | PT | $12,500 | - | $12,500 |
| Kathryn Scales | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Nancy Reichley | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Django Sussman | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Courtney Straight | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Amelia Wells | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Conservation Research and Education Opportunities
- EIN
- 20-3574087
- Phone
- 0000000000
- Address
- 6044 1ST AVE NW, SEATTLE, WA 98107
Signing Officer
- Name
- Michelle Wainstein
- Title
- President Treasurer
- Phone
- 0000000000
- Signed
- 2023-04-10
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Schedule O:
“FORM 990-EZ. PART I. LINE 8. OTHER REVENUE INTEREST INCOME FORM 990-EZ. PART I. LINE 10. GRANTS PAID CASH GRANTS DONEE'S RELATIONSHIP AMOUNT 1. Daniel Gilberts, The Evergreen State College none $13,000 2. Washington State Parks Foundation none $20,000 FORM 990-EZ. PART I. LINE 16. OTHER EXPENSES Business Licenses $135 State annual reporting fee $40 IRS 990 e-filing fee $70 TOTAL $245 FORM 990-EZ. PART III. STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS In 2022, CREO supported two habitat and wildlife conservation projects (total = $33,000): 1) Assessing anthropogenic effects on fungal decomposer communities along land use gradients of the Deschutes River system ($13,000) 2) Understanding wildlife activity and the impacts of human recreation on wildlife in Washington State Parks ($20,000)”
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