Totals
- Total revenue
- $158,629
- Total expenses
- $236,455
- Contributions and grants received
- $129,100
- Grants paid
- $16,750
- Program service revenue
- $15,322
- Investment income
- $14,207
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $174,619
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,251
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $172,368
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $201,649
- Management and general expenses
- $26,330
- Fundraising expenses
- $8,476
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $201,649
Program services were 85.3% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$129,100
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$20,667
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME
total $15,322 · related or exempt $15,322
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3 · Investment income
total $348 · excluded $348
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $21,436
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $7,577
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $13,859
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $13,859 · related or exempt $13,859
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $16,750 · program services $16,750
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $40,000 · program services $32,500 · management and general $5,000 · fundraising $2,500
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $7,269 · program services $6,180 · management and general $726 · fundraising $363
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $3,363 · program services $2,733 · management and general $420 · fundraising $210
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $3,330 · program services $2,832 · management and general $498
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11g · Fees: other
total $27,498 · program services $16,855 · management and general $10,512 · fundraising $131
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $202 · management and general $102 · fundraising $100
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,003 · program services $435 · management and general $1,568
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14 · Information technology
total $969 · program services $174 · management and general $795
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17 · Travel
total $15,931 · program services $12,895 · management and general $1,995 · fundraising $1,041
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $5,781 · program services $4,382 · fundraising $1,399
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23 · Insurance
total $2,553 · management and general $2,553
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24a · Other expenses: FISCAL AGENT
total $72,902 · program services $72,902
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM
total $21,053 · program services $21,053
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24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $10,202 · program services $7,205 · management and general $872 · fundraising $2,125
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24d · Other expenses: MEALS
total $2,985 · program services $2,079 · management and general $299 · fundraising $607
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24e · All other expenses
total $3,664 · program services $2,674 · management and general $990
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $125,764 · end of year $78,471
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $10,902 · end of year $21,148
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $16,867
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $20,457
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,249
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,249
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,204
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $75,000 · end of year $75,000
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
end of year $2,251
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $223,292 · end of year $145,466
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $26,902 · end of year $26,902
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
HOWELL CONSERVATION FUND ACCELERATES ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES AROUND THE WORLD BY WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF BUSINESS, NONPROFIT, AND PHILANTHROPY TO DRIVE BREAKTHROUGH CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS. WE WORK WITH EARLY-STAGE NONPROFITS, SMALL BUSINESSES, AND PHILANTHROPIES TO MAXIMIZE THEIR IMPACT AND ALLEVIATE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STARTUP PHASE OF A PROJECT, PROGRAM, OR ORGANIZATION. HOWELL CONSERVATION FUND'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION THROUGH SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS AND EDUCATION. DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF U.S. LAW BASED ON OUR 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS.
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY - IN 2024, HOWELL CONSERVATION FUND HELPED LEAD A RETURN EXPEDITION TO HENDERSON ISLAND, THE WORLD'S MOST PLASTIC POLLUTED BEACH, FINISHING THE WORK WE STARTED IN 2019. THE 2024 EXPEDITION MARKED A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD IN UNDERSTANDING PLASTIC WASTE ON HENDERSON ISLAND. THE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES CONDUCTED ON HENDERSON CONTRIBUTED CRUCIAL DATA THAT TRACKS HOW LITTER ACCUMULATES IN THE MOST REMOTE PLACES. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL ISLANDERS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE EXPEDITION ARE HELPING BUILD LOCAL STEWARDSHIP AND OWNERSHIP OF COLLECTION AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS FROM THE EXPEDITION ARE DUE OUT IN 2025.
Expenses $75,259
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BIRD SPECIES - HOWELL CONSERVATION FUND HAS SUPPORTED THE LOON PRESERVATION COMMITTEE SINCE OUR INCEPTION. THIS NEW HAMPSHIRE NONPROFIT FOCUSES ON PROTECTING LOONS AND PROMOTING CONSERVATION EFFORTS THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. HOWELL CONSERVATION FUND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FUNDERS OF LEAD TACKLE BUYBACK PROGRAM. SINCE THE START OF THE PROGRAM, 78,500+ PIECES (631.3 POUNDS) OF LEAD TACKLE HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM CIRCULATION, DIRECTLY PREVENTING LOON FATALITIES, SAFEGUARDING THE LIVES OF LOCAL WILDLIFE AND PRESERVING VITAL AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS.
Expenses $11,082 · Grants $5,000
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MARINE RESTORATION - IN 2024, HOWELL CONSERVATION FUND LAUNCHED A NEW BIOREGIONAL FINANCE FACILITY (BFF), FOCUSING ON MARINE REGENERATION IN THE CARIBBEAN. WE BROUGHT STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER IN NEW YORK CITY AS PART OF CLIMATE WEEK, CO-HOSTING A MEETING WITH SALESFORCE TO ESTABLISH THE SCOPE OF PROJECT, TO IDENTIFY LOCATION IN THE BAHAMAS, AND START DUE DILIGENCE TIED TO PILOTING THE BFF APPROACH.
Expenses $5,263
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CATALYTIC GRANT - IN 2024, HOWELL CONSERVATION FUND RAN A CATALYTIC GRANT PROGRAM, NURTURING DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION ACROSS A MYRIAD OF COMMUNITIES, SPARKING ESSENTIAL GROWTH IN ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES AS WE SUPPORTED GRANTS FOR NEW GRANTEES WE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH IN THE PAST. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF FUNDS WERE DISBURSED TO GRANTEES AT THE END OF 2023 (REFLECTED IN OUR 2023 TAX RETURN), THE WORK WAS COMPLETED BY GRANTEES IN 2024. RESULTS OF THE CATALYTIC GRANTS CAN BE FOUND IN OUR 2024 IMPACT REPORT ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.HOWELLCONSERVATION.ORG/POST/2024- YEAR-END-IMPACT-REPORT. FISCAL SPONSORSHIP - HOWELL CONSERVATION FUND WORKED WITH CRDC FOUNDATION THROUGHOUT 2023 AND 2024. THE ORGANIZATIONS COMPLETED THEIR FISCAL RELATIONSHIP AND CLOSED OUT BY THE END OF 2024.
Expenses $110,045 · Grants $11,750
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Brett HowellBRETT HOWELL
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $40,000
- From this org
- $40,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Stephanie BrownSTEPHANIE BROWN
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Justin HowellJUSTIN HOWELL
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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David WoottonDAVID WOOTTON
TREASURER/SE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202531359349317553
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