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← THE STEWARDSHIP NETWORK

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE STEWARDSHIP NETWORK.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,148,197
Total expenses
$1,567,198
Contributions and grants received
$880,658
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$255,962
Investment income
$324
Other revenue
$11,253
Total assets, end of year
$1,259,909
Total liabilities, end of year
$152,345
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,107,564
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,324,574
Management and general expenses
$174,631
Fundraising expenses
$67,993
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,324,574

Program services were 84.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $23,036

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $857,622

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Annual conference

    total $15,837 · related or exempt $15,837

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Program service fees

    total $240,125 · related or exempt $240,125

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $324 · excluded $324

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $11,253 · related or exempt $11,253

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $11,253

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $96,936 · program services $48,468 · management and general $24,234 · fundraising $24,234

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $461,072 · program services $393,919 · management and general $36,104 · fundraising $31,049

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $9,935 · program services $8,722 · management and general $665 · fundraising $548

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $22,639 · program services $19,342 · management and general $1,772 · fundraising $1,525

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,673 · program services $36,277 · management and general $4,906 · fundraising $4,490

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $627 · management and general $627

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,335 · management and general $48,335

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $494,215 · program services $458,332 · management and general $35,748 · fundraising $135

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $500 · program services $405 · management and general $30 · fundraising $65

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,305 · program services $10,334 · management and general $6,441 · fundraising $4,530

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $28,701 · program services $19,009 · management and general $8,972 · fundraising $720

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,400 · program services $2,208 · management and general $120 · fundraising $72

  • 17 · Travel

    total $206,409 · program services $206,067 · management and general $342

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $61,780 · program services $61,780

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,857 · program services $3,885 · management and general $486 · fundraising $486

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,710 · program services $423 · management and general $3,287

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program materials and supplies

    total $43,248 · program services $43,248

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $14,856 · program services $12,155 · management and general $2,562 · fundraising $139

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $137,591 · end of year $99,110

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $838,471 · end of year $473,585

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $573,289 · end of year $597,848

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $48,718

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,805 · end of year $25,318

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $29,140

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $29,140

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,857

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,735 · end of year $15,330

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $34,201 · end of year $84,158

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $22,577 · end of year $68,187

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $61,571 · end of year -$239,847

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,463,399 · end of year $1,347,411

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To connect, equip, and mobilize people and organizations to care for land and water in their communities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Stewardship Networks mission is to connect, equip, and mobilize people and organizations to care for land and water in their communities. See Schedule O for additional information.

  • EQUIP Member Communities Program The Stewardship Network provides backbone support and technology systems to TSN Member Communities across the nation. Our approach builds inclusivity and diversity into land stewardship efforts and we fully embrace the unique supporting role we play in sparking change through these team efforts. In 2023, The Stewardship Network continued to refine and deliver a suite of support services to Member Communities, which include stewardship training and education coordinator support and leadership development event registration/communications structural technology support and communication services administrative, HR, and fiscal sponsorship services.

    Expenses $783,997 · Revenue $80,817

  • MOBILIZE Collaborative Stewardship Services The Stewardship Network was heavily involved with several important collaborative stewardship projects with partners across five states. These projects included but were not limited to Collaborating Well capacity support, California Landscape Stewardship Network capacity support, Duluth CISMA capacity support, Golden Gate Biosphere Network capacity support, Great Lakes Islands Alliance capacity support, Above/Below capacity support, technical and backbone support for 30x30 Californias ongoing engagement activities including their October 2023 convening.

    Expenses $301,995 · Revenue $169,747

  • CONNECT Learning Engagement Program The Stewardship Network has become an enormous nexus of relevant, specialized knowledge through decades of successful collaboration. While that hard-earned wisdom is leveraged all year long in service of our Member Communities, we continue to dedicate a meaningful portion of our energy to sharing these learnings with the widest audience possible. In 2023, these activities included 2023 Annual Conference held virtually, 2023 Spring Challenge, Monthly Webcasts, and Gloves for Good. See Schedule O for further details.

    Expenses $238,582 · Revenue $16,651

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa Brush

    Executive Director and President

    Total calculated
    $96,936
    From this org
    $94,113
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,823
    Hours/week
    50 + 0.1 related
  • Scott Dierks

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Shepard

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Chris Theriot

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Francisco Ollervides

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Shawn Johnson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Melanie Herron

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rich Bunch

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annie Burke

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Renee Wallace

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • The Stewardship Network Fund

    501c3 · Supporting organization of The Stewardship Network · MI · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by The Stewardship Network

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423189349310432

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