Conservation Insight

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822385234
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Happy Valley, OR, USA
Phone
5036077587
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Wildlife Preservation, Protection

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,809
Expenses
$7,788
Assets
$4,448
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Thomas Virzi (Executive Director and Research Ecologist)
  • Kristen R Faust (President)

People named in this filing

  • Thomas Virzi (Executive Director and Research Ecologist)
  • Kristen R Faust (President)
  • Joseph DelGiodice (Secretary)

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

We are a nonprofit scientific research organization focused on providing sound solutions to avian conservation issues. Our mission is to provide evidence-based scientific findings that may be used by federal and state agencies, conservation managers, and communities to inform decision making.

What it reported doing in 2024

During fiscal 2024, we conducted scientific research on bird populations at Powell Butte Nature Park located in Portland, OR studying the impacts of habitat restoration at the park. The study has two separate but related components: 1) a demographic study of grassland birds breeding at the site, and 2) a volunteer community science study of avian diversity and abundance designed to complement the demographic study while engaging the community with scientific research. Demographic data including nest monitoring data, mark-recapture data, and spatial data were collected, summarized, and provided to our partner, Portland Parks and Recreation. Community science data were also shared with Portland Parks and Recreation, and with our other partner on the community science project, the Johnson Creek Watershed Council. We presented our results in our annual permitting reports; we also presented our findings at scientific meetings and less formal meetings with a broader audience which included volunteers and other community members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 30
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 25.6%; rating input score 26
  • Program expense ratio: 35.6%; rating input score 36

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.9%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -143.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -55.6% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -50.3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 25.6% of revenue deployed · 35.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 26/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.