The Program for Preserving the Natural World Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461864221
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Boston, MA, USA
Phone
6179303274
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal-Related N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$128,500
Expenses
$100,217
Assets
$130,971
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERIC CHIVIAN (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)

People named in this filing

  • ERIC CHIVIAN (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • TRACY SACHS (CLERK)

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

To promote greater understanding of how human beings are ultimately and totally dependent on the natural world, so that policy-makers and the public recognize that we have no other choice but to preserve it.

What it reported doing in 2024

Toxic chemicals and food production - working to expose the signigicant environmental and public health hazards of new class of pesiticides call neonicotinoids, that are widely used in growing genetically-modified foods, and are strongly linked to bee colony collapse disorder and to threats to other organisms.

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: 22%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.31; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 91.5%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $100K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 0/100.