Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,761,263
- Total expenses
- $6,203,663
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,012,507
- Grants paid
- $102,362
- Program service revenue
- $717,481
- Investment income
- $20,409
- Other revenue
- $10,866
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,856,190
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $720,407
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,135,783
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,787,790
- Management and general expenses
- $219,067
- Fundraising expenses
- $196,806
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,787,790
Program services were 93.3% 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
$4,012,507
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$33,615
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2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES
total $717,181 · related or exempt $717,181
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2b · Program service revenue: SPEAKER FEES
total $300 · related or exempt $300
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3 · Investment income
total $20,409 · excluded $20,409
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6a · Gross rents
real property $300
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $300
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $300 · excluded $300
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$18,630
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$18,118
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $512 · excluded $512
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$9,250
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$1,550
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $7,700 · related or exempt $7,700
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11a · Other revenue: BOOK ROYALTIES/ADVANCE
total $1,354 · related or exempt $1,354
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11b · Other revenue: SATELLITE LICENSING FE
total $1,000 · related or exempt $1,000
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,354
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $89,540 · program services $89,540
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $12,822 · program services $12,822
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $932,780 · program services $808,480 · management and general $43,850 · fundraising $80,450
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,068,267 · program services $1,002,147 · management and general $28,337 · fundraising $37,783
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $6,377 · program services $5,982 · management and general $169 · fundraising $226
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $110,503 · program services $103,664 · management and general $2,931 · fundraising $3,908
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $143,985 · program services $135,073 · management and general $3,819 · fundraising $5,093
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,906 · program services $2,879 · management and general $27
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $28,142 · program services $27,875 · management and general $267
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,624,365 · program services $1,608,927 · management and general $15,438
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $161,721 · program services $150,286 · management and general $750 · fundraising $10,685
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13 · Office expenses
total $152,938 · program services $147,446 · management and general $5,492
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14 · Information technology
total $16,801 · program services $15,301 · management and general $1,500
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16 · Occupancy
total $67,141 · program services $59,084 · management and general $8,057
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17 · Travel
total $748,682 · program services $629,630 · management and general $60,391 · fundraising $58,661
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $37,084 · program services $4,364 · management and general $32,720
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20 · Interest
total $3,533 · program services $3,130 · management and general $403
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $16,416 · program services $10,500 · management and general $5,916
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23 · Insurance
total $47,546 · program services $38,546 · management and general $9,000
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24a · Other expenses: ON-SITE EXPENSES
total $932,114 · program services $932,114
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $282,369 · end of year $502,087
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,728,161 · end of year $1,070,795
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $306,368 · end of year $184,099
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $1,550
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $581,666 · end of year $12,121
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$421,642
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$356,102
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $97,253 · end of year $65,540
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $22,807 · end of year $21,548
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $90,045 · end of year $476,249
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $187,155
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $164,791 · end of year $244,158
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,287,815 · end of year $994,225
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,290,368 · end of year $141,558
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
TO DISSEMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND EQUIP PEOPLE TOWARD EFFECTIVE ACTION, TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD MODEL ECONOMIC STRATEGIES THAT CONSERVE BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY, AND TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANS AND NATURE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
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BIONEERS CONFERENCE - THE BIONEERS "HEADWATERS" CONFERENCE IS A PRE-EMINENT LEADING-EDGE FORUM WHERE SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC INNOVATORS FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS INSPIRED BY NATURE AND HUMAN INGENUITY.NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED/AFFECTED/ATTENDING/ETC.: A POTENTIAL ANNUAL AUDIENCE REACH OF 1.2 MILLION THROUGH BIONEERS.ORG UNIQUE VISITORS, NATIONAL BIONEERS CONFERENCE ATTENDEES, LOCAL EVENTS AND ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT; ESTIMATED TOTAL REGULAR REACH OF 70 MILLION VIA RADIO/TV; RADIO SERIES BUILT FROM CONFERENCE CONTENT IS APPROXIMATELY 165 US STATIONS AS WELL AS 200 REPEATER STATIONS, FOR A TOTAL OF 437 STATIONS. VIDEO DISTRIBUTED VIA LINKTV AND OTHER BROADCAST METHODS. TENS OF MILLIONS VIA CONFERENCE VIDEO DISTRIBUTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTUBE (APPROXIMATELY 300,000+ FOLLOWERS ON ALL SOCIAL PLATFORMS; VIDEO CONTENT ON SOCIAL PLATFORMS INCLUDING YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK HAVE RECEIVED OVER 14,000,000 VIEWS). MONTHLY WEBSITE TRAFFIC IS AT 3X HISTORICAL AVERAGES, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 100K VISITORS/MONTH. DUE TO VENUE AVAILABILTY, IN 2023-24 THERE WERE TWO ANNUAL BIONEERS CONFERENCES HELD, IN APRIL 2023 & MARCH 2024. THE NEXT ANNUAL BIONEERS CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 2025.
Expenses $2,261,758 · Revenue $727,535
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INDIGENEITY PROGRAM - THE PROGRAM MISSION IS TO PROMOTE INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS BY CREATING A CULTURAL BRIDGE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION OUTLETS THROUGH VALUABLE INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE INDIGENOUS FORUM, RIGHTS OF NATURE, MEDIA AND INDIGENOUS EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA AND MATERIALS.NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED/AFFECTED/ATTENDING/ETC.: A POTENTIAL AUDIENCE REACH OF 1.2 MILLION THROUGH BIONEERS.ORG UNIQUE VISITORS, NATIONAL BIONEERS CONFERENCE ATTENDEES EXPOSURE, LOCAL EVENTS AND ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, WEBSITE, TEK INTENSIVES AND DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
Expenses $2,222,303
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BIONEERS RESILIENT COMMUNITIES NETWORK/LOCALIZATION/DNM/F&F (INCLUDES ASPECTS OF BIONEERS LEARNING, POLLINATOR/BEAMING, LOCALIZATION AND RESTORATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS) - AN INNOVATIVE BIONEERS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT TO RECONCILE NATURE AND CULTURES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BIONEERS LEARNING, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, ENGAGEMENT OF A "LEARNING NETWORK", LOCALIZATION, DNM AND RESTORATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS.NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED/AFFECTED/ATTENDING/ETC.: A POTENTIAL AUDIENCE REACH OF 1.2 MILLION THROUGH BIONEERS.ORG UNIQUE VISITORS, NATIONAL BIONEERS CONFERENCE ATTENDEES EXPOSURE, LOCAL EVENTS AND ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THIS PROGRAM HAS UNLIMITED POTENTIAL TO HELP BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FROM THE GROUND UP.
Expenses $1,176,154
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ELRF - (A RE-GRANTING FUND) - THE FUND AWARDS GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS TO WOMEN-LED ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ACROSS DIVERSE FIELDS WHO MAKE INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS. IT HELPS LEVERAGE UNDER-RECOGNIZED AND OFTEN GRASSROOTS WOMEN AND GROUPS TO OBTAIN EXPOSURE, CONNECTIONS AND FUNDING. INCLUDES INDIGIGIVING ACTIVITY.NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED/AFFECTED/ATTENDING/ETC.: 30 INDIVIDUALS AND 79 ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THOUSANDS OF CONSTITUENTS. THIS PROGRAM HAS UNLIMITED POTENTIAL THROUGH THE GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS PROVIDED.
Expenses $127,575 · Grants $102,362
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Eriel DerangerERIEL DERANGER
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Ginny McGinnGINNY MCGINN
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Anita SanchezANITA SANCHEZ
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Nina SimonsNINA SIMONS
VICE-CHAIR & SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $197,390
- From this org
- $179,027
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,363
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $179,027
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,363
- Filer's total
- $197,390
-
Kenny AusubelKENNY AUSUBEL
CEO
- Total calculated
- $237,711
- From this org
- $219,376
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,335
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $219,376
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,335
- Filer's total
- $237,711
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Sonali Sangeeta BalajeeSONALI SANGEETA BALAJEE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
William PeterffyWILLIAM PETERFFY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
John A PowellJOHN A POWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Chief Oren LyonsCHIEF OREN LYONS
HONORARY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Jeffrey VasterlingJEFFREY VASTERLING
VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
- Total calculated
- $165,519
- From this org
- $137,741
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,778
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $137,741
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $27,778
- Filer's total
- $165,519
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Teo A GrossmanTEO A GROSSMAN
PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS & RESEARCH
- Total calculated
- $148,065
- From this org
- $123,834
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,231
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Nicole SpangenburgNICOLE SPANGENBURG
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $144,659
- From this org
- $124,421
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,238
- Hours/week
- 40
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE SALARY LEVELS FOR THE CEO AND CHIEF RELATIONSHIP STRATEGIST.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 January 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202510159349302391
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