Saratoga Plan Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Conservation program - plan provides comprehensive services and expertise to communities and individuals in the saratoga county region to permanently conserve significant tracts of farmland, woodlands, wildlife habitats, water resources, and trail linkages. Landscape analysis, conservation and community planning, consultations, educational programs, grant writing, volunteer coordination, local government partnership, technical assistance, project management, and direct and facilitated land protection are elements of plan's conservation services.for some projects, plan directly acquires title to real property for nature preserves, trails, and water resource protection, or facilitates and assists the conveyance of property to another entity such as a town or another conservation organization. Another strategy used to conserve land is the acceptance of conservation easements which restrict uses and limit development on properties which continue to be owned and managed by others, thus ensuring their permanent protection and public benefits. In other scenarios, plan helps landowners and communities identify and develop plans for conservation of their natural resources, facilitating or serving as the agent to help implement and accomplish their mutual conservation goals. Plan serves as an umbrella organization to provide support and coordinate the efforts of hundreds of volunteers working to plan, advance and manage a multi-user trail system throughout saratoga county for recreation and transportation. Over 215 miles of trail have been established to date and progress continues to expand and link them into a network.saratoga plan is a nationally accredited land trust, meeting the highest standards for nonprofit management and transaction practices for land conservation and stewardship projects.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 64%; rating input score 64
• Program expense ratio: 86.3%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $37.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 28.6%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.94; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.6%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 17.4% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings