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Conservation Strategy Fund

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 94-3294843

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Aug 18, 2017

Organization ProfileWWW.CONSERVATION-STRATEGY.ORG

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1160 G StreetArcata, CA 95521

(707) 822-5505

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

47th percentile

0.08x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 47% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

48th percentile

0.10x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 48% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

15th percentile

-21%

Higher net margin than 15% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$137,500

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 6.8% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

7th percentile

-19%

Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

56th percentile

4.9%

Faster revenue growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets47th percentile

Assets

Down

$2,447,877

Down $588,147 (-19%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$2,253,593

Down $417,689 (-16%) from 2015

Liabilities

Down

$194,284

Down $170,458 (-47%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue48th percentileNet Margin15th percentile

Revenue

Up

$2,010,455

Up $93,687 (+4.9%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$2,429,398

Down $175,190 (-6.7%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

-$418,943

Up $268,877 (+39%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth7th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0Assets 2011: $5,465,764Liabilities 2011: $2,335,234Net Assets 2011: $3,130,5302011Assets 2012: $5,088,945Liabilities 2012: $2,054,891Net Assets 2012: $3,034,0542012Assets 2013: $4,400,265Liabilities 2013: $1,553,190Net Assets 2013: $2,847,0752013Assets 2014: $4,482,344Liabilities 2014: $1,123,242Net Assets 2014: $3,359,1022014Assets 2015: $3,036,024Liabilities 2015: $364,742Net Assets 2015: $2,671,2822015Assets 2016: $2,447,877Liabilities 2016: $194,284Net Assets 2016: $2,253,5932016Assets 2017: $2,520,435Liabilities 2017: $373,315Net Assets 2017: $2,147,1202017Assets 2018: $3,107,170Liabilities 2018: $297,236Net Assets 2018: $2,809,9342018Assets 2019: $2,643,856Liabilities 2019: $302,632Net Assets 2019: $2,341,2242019Assets 2020: $3,164,268Liabilities 2020: $368,319Net Assets 2020: $2,795,9492020Assets 2021: $4,076,930Liabilities 2021: $191,211Net Assets 2021: $3,885,7192021Assets 2022: $4,067,506Liabilities 2022: $467,409Net Assets 2022: $3,600,0972022Assets 2023: $3,195,684Liabilities 2023: $269,926Net Assets 2023: $2,925,7582023Assets 2024: $3,699,609Liabilities 2024: $405,092Net Assets 2024: $3,294,5172024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$2,447,877
Liabilities$194,284
Net Assets$2,253,593
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth56th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MRevenue 2011: $3,481,059Expenses 2011: $1,669,613Net Income 2011: $1,811,4462011Revenue 2012: $1,625,249Expenses 2012: $1,721,725Net Income 2012: -$96,4762012Revenue 2013: $1,843,698Expenses 2013: $2,030,677Net Income 2013: -$186,9792013Revenue 2014: $3,250,562Expenses 2014: $2,738,535Net Income 2014: $512,0272014Revenue 2015: $1,916,768Expenses 2015: $2,604,588Net Income 2015: -$687,8202015Revenue 2016: $2,010,455Expenses 2016: $2,429,398Net Income 2016: -$418,9432016Revenue 2017: $1,963,769Expenses 2017: $2,079,533Net Income 2017: -$115,7642017Revenue 2018: $3,035,547Expenses 2018: $2,372,733Net Income 2018: $662,8142018Revenue 2019: $1,715,065Expenses 2019: $2,183,166Net Income 2019: -$468,1012019Revenue 2020: $2,365,689Expenses 2020: $1,910,964Net Income 2020: $454,7252020Revenue 2021: $3,277,137Expenses 2021: $2,187,367Net Income 2021: $1,089,7702021Revenue 2022: $2,394,724Expenses 2022: $2,655,618Net Income 2022: -$260,8942022Revenue 2023: $2,831,962Expenses 2023: $3,703,637Net Income 2023: -$871,6752023Revenue 2024: $3,700,432Expenses 2024: $3,490,640Net Income 2024: $209,7922024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$2,010,455
Expenses$2,429,398
Net Income-$418,943
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Aug 18, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$2,010,455
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Csf promotes the conservation of natural ecosystems and human communities through trainings, analysis, and expertise in conservaton economics.

Csf promotes the conservation of natural ecosystems and human communities through trainings, analysis, and expertise in conservation economics.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$2,024,666$1,296,516▼ $728,150
Pledges and Grants Receivable$744,503$624,320▼ $120,183
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$85,245$234,637▲ $149,392
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$7,970$177,570▲ $169,600
Accounts Receivable$165,590$80,111▼ $85,479
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$29,073-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Total Assets$3,036,024$2,447,877▼ $588,147
Other Assets Total$8,050$5,650▼ $2,400
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$284,667$151,429▼ $133,238
Deferred Revenue$80,075$42,855▼ $37,220
Total Liabilities$364,742$194,284▼ $170,458
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$1,491,403$1,211,784▼ $279,619
Unrestricted Net Assets$1,179,879$1,041,809▼ $138,070
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$2,671,282$2,253,593▼ $417,689
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$3,036,024$2,447,877▼ $588,147
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Scott EdwardsExecutive DirectorFT$125,000$12,500$137,500
John ReidFounder-$112,500$23,181$135,681
Holly BusseCFOFT$90,125$25,871$115,996

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Robert HambrechtChairman
Jennifer MorrisDirector
Jon MellbergDirector
Marc StuartDirector
Terry VogtTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,266,497
Program Service Revenue
$743,079
Investment Income
$879
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$1,266,497
Change in Net Assets
$-418,943

Noncash Contribution Practices

Property subject to holding requirements
No
Reviewed unusual noncash gifts
No
Third parties used for noncash contributions
No

Noncash Contributions

Contribution TypeContribution CountReported AmountValuation Method
Securities Publicly Traded1$27,819Market
Total Noncash Contributions1$27,819-

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$2,010,455
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$1,254
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$2,011,709
Total Revenue per Form 990
$2,010,455
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$1,314,499
Other Expenses$907,830
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$207,069
Total Fundraising Expense$9,584
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$551,319$107,376$4,973$663,668
Fees for Services Other$394,991$22,284$8$417,283
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$242,539$144,330$2,308$389,177
Foreign Grants$207,069--$207,069
Travel$161,167$18,984$24$180,175
Other Employee Benefits$104,797$34,989$724$140,510
Payroll Taxes$97,282$23,475$387$121,144
Occupancy$61,695$8,401$241$70,337
All Other Expenses$29,323$6,361$55$35,739
Other Expenses$15,006$583$14$15,603
Office Expenses$5,658$5,285$803$11,746
Insurance$1,444$4,432-$5,876
Total Functional Expenses$2,039,304$380,510$9,584$2,429,398

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$2,429,398
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$2,429,398
Total Expenses per Form 990$2,429,398
International Activity

International Summary

Offices
2
Employees
7
Spending
$207,069

International Compliance

Foreign grant records maintained
Yes
Activity in boycott countries
No
Foreign corporation ownership
No
Foreign partnership interest
No
Interest in foreign trust
No
Passive foreign investment company interest
No
Transfers to foreign corporations
No

International Activities

RegionActivityServicesOfficesEmployeesSpending
IndonesiaProgram Services and GrantsEconomic Analysis13$150,734
South AmericaProgram Services and GrantEconomic Analysis14$56,335
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“A draft of form 990, in pdf format, is e-mailed to the board members and recorded in the minutes.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“Each director, officer, employee and intern receives and signs the conflict of interest policy. Annually, they complete a disclosure form identifying any relationships, positions or circumstances which could contribute to a conflict of interest. A person with a conflict is barred from participating in board discussion or voting on any matter in which there is a conflict or perceived conflict.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

“The board reviews comparable survey of top management officials compensation and makes an independent determination based on survey results and conversations with individuals at similar nonprofit organizations.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15B: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees

“The board reviews comparable survey of key employee compensation and makes an independent determination based on survey results and conversations with individuals at similar nonprofit organizations.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“Governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Conservation Strategy Fund
EIN
94-3294843
Phone
7078225505
Address
1160 G STREET, ARCATA, CA 95521

Signing Officer

Name
Holly Busse
Title
CFO
Signed
2017-08-18
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Scott Edwards
Formed
1998
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
5
Independent Board Members
5
Employees
11
Volunteers
5

Preparer

Firm
Demello McAuley McReynolds & Holland LLP
Address
351 G Street, Eureka, CA 95501-0475
Preparer
Kimber L McReynolds
Phone
7074450871
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection Process

“A committee of two board members and the cfo oversees the audit process by managing the audit timeline, reviewing the draft audit and then presenting the audit to the board.”

Financial Statement Notes

Part X : FIN48 Footnote

“Csf is exempt from federal and california income tax as a non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and similar state provisions.the open audit periods are 2012 through 2015. Csf has analyzed the tax positions taken for filing with the internal revenue service and the staet of california. The organization believes that income tax filing positions will be sustained upon examination and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material adverse affect on the financial statements. Accordingly, the company has not recorded any reserves, or related accruals for interest and penalties for uncertain income tax positions at december 31, 2016.”

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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$2,447,877
Liabilities
$194,284
Net assets
$2,253,593
Revenue
$2,010,455
Expenses
$2,429,398
Net income
-$418,943
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.70$0.41$3.29$3.70$3.49$0.21
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.20$0.27$2.93$2.83$3.70$0.87
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.07$0.47$3.60$2.39$2.66$0.26
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.08$0.19$3.89$3.28$2.19$1.09
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.16$0.37$2.80$2.37$1.91$0.45
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.64$0.30$2.34$1.72$2.18$0.47
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.11$0.30$2.81$3.04$2.37$0.66
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.52$0.37$2.15$1.96$2.08$0.12
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.45$0.19$2.25$2.01$2.43$0.42
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.04$0.36$2.67$1.92$2.60$0.69
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.48$1.12$3.36$3.25$2.74$0.51
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.40$1.55$2.85$1.84$2.03$0.19
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$5.09$2.05$3.03$1.63$1.72$0.10
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$5.47$2.34$3.13$3.48$1.67$1.81