Mt Adams Resource Stewards

What it reported doing in 2024

Collaborative land stewardship and fire adapted communities work occurs across various projects led by mt. Adams resource stewards, to include: stewardship crew and fire adapted communities we continued our stewardship field crew program that works with area land managers and home owners to implement projects to improve forest health, reduce wildfire danger to local communities and enhance habitat. Approximately 15 people were employed on 2024-25 projects included multiple defensible space/wildfire risk reduction projects, more than a dozen prescribed burns, five noncommercial thinnings, two tree planting projects, and four habitat improvement projects.south gifford pinchot collaborative group and capacity support for federal lands management we serve as fiscal sponsors and one of the founding members of the south gifford pinchot collaborative group that works with the us forest service to plan projects that improve ecosystem health and rural community wellbeing. Our staff also work with the usfs to support them when capacity gaps emerge and during this time period mt. Adams resource stewards employed two technicians that support a forest service presales crew with field project implementation activities.cooperative land stewardship on wildlife refuge and other lands the administration of ecological restoration and stewardship projects in partnership with the us fish and wildlife service by cooperative agreement to manageforestlands on a national wildlife refuge is another major focus. Accomplishments during the 2024-25 involved one forest treatment across approximately 25 acres, and monitoring efforts of past and future efforts were maintained during this time period. These efforts are also extended to small forest land owners and land conservancies to provide them support to manage their forests for multiple values, including broader societal benefits such as improved wildlife habitat and ecosystem services. Work occurred with the yakama nation during this time period to implement watershed restoration efforts by constructing beaver dam analogues in two distinct watersheds.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 64.1%; rating input score 64
• Program expense ratio: 89.4%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $380.34 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 28.4%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.15; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.4%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 29.9% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 30.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 23.2% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings