Biodiversa Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851119766
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-PF 2023
Location
Tacoma, WA, USA
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Natural Resources Conservation and Protection

Reported finances

Revenue
$60,004
Expenses
$6,284
Assets
$60,329

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Maria Teresa Gamez (Chair)
  • Alba Lucia Morales Jiminez (Treasurer)
  • Daniel Van Der Post (Board Member)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The conservation of natural and cultural heritage accomplished in two components: 1 Astrolab expo in New York City showcasing wildlife art and 2 beehive project providing bees and associated equipment to the rural community residing within the El Silencio Wildlife Reserve.

What it reported doing in 2024

On May 3 2024 we partnered with Astrolab Contemporary to launch the Biodiversa Foundation through an art exhibition in Tribeca NYC. The show featured 22 female artists who created paintings and sculptures inspired by sound recordings from our nature reserve El Silencio. The objective of the event was to promote the Biodiversa Foundation on the East Coast of the U.S. and to foster dialogue around conservation through the lense of art. As a result of this event we expanded our network of contacts and supports including the New York Botanical Garden with whom we are currently developing a partnership to help expand the Woods of Memory project. Transfer of beekeeping equipment including hives smokers protective suits and educational materials. This grant was made to further the organizations exempt purpose of advancing science education and charitable work by supporting a local community and the surrounding ecosystem with a designated wildlife reserve.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 67% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 35
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 8.4%; rating input score 8
  • Program expense ratio: 80.2%; rating input score 80

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 89.5%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.6; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 8.4% of revenue deployed · 80.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 8/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.