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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by POLITICAL ECONOMY RESEARCH CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,780,569
Total expenses
$4,424,844
Contributions and grants received
$6,352,881
Grants paid
$124,365
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$353,409
Other revenue
$74,279
Total assets, end of year
$12,414,838
Total liabilities, end of year
$351,052
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,063,786
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,362,008
Management and general expenses
$688,403
Fundraising expenses
$374,433
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,362,008

Program services were 76.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,352,881

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $353,409 · excluded $353,409

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $44,507

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $44,507

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $44,507 · excluded $44,507

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $29,772 · excluded $29,772

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $29,772

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $124,365 · program services $124,365

  • 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 $375,000 · program services $291,100 · management and general $39,916 · fundraising $43,984

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,946,413 · program services $1,508,312 · management and general $263,546 · fundraising $174,555

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $99,667 · program services $73,404 · management and general $17,475 · fundraising $8,788

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $171,920 · program services $138,988 · management and general $12,826 · fundraising $20,106

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $151,494 · program services $123,958 · management and general $14,614 · fundraising $12,922

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,405 · program services $1,405

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $52,916 · management and general $52,916

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $459,635 · program services $422,990 · management and general $7,486 · fundraising $29,159

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $97,314 · program services $9,369 · management and general $87,858 · fundraising $87

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $41,597 · program services $1,140 · management and general $40,457

  • 17 · Travel

    total $208,007 · program services $189,208 · management and general $9,421 · fundraising $9,378

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $74,107 · program services $58,396 · management and general $9,486 · fundraising $6,225

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,066 · program services $3,001 · management and general $12,065

  • 24a · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $355,132 · program services $296,246 · management and general $1,399 · fundraising $57,487

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $104,523 · program services $69,170 · management and general $27,301 · fundraising $8,052

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOARD EXPENSES

    total $50,144 · management and general $50,144

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $38,623 · management and general $38,623

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $57,516 · program services $50,956 · management and general $2,870 · fundraising $3,690

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $216,679 · end of year $440,996

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $356,474 · end of year $571,163

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,379,992 · end of year $536,236

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $2,428,641

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

    $855,571

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,304,467 · end of year $1,573,070

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,674,795 · end of year $9,285,067

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $22,675 · end of year $8,306

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $247,021 · end of year $351,052

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,428,022 · end of year $1,647,402

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,280,039 · end of year $10,416,384

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PERC IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING CONSERVATION THROUGH MARKETS, INCENTIVES, PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS.

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE OUR STUDENT PROGRAM, AND OTHER RELEVANT PROGRAMMATIC OUTPUTS AS WELL AS CONSERVATION COMMUNICATION. PERC'S COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSERVATION AWARENESS VIDEOS, PLACEMENT OF MEDIA COMMENTARY IN LEADING OUTLETS SUCH AS CBS SUNDAY MORNING, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NPR, AND OTHER LEADING NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL OUTLETS, AND RELATED EFFORTS.WE ALSO DEVELOP AND PUBLISH AN IN-HOUSE MAGAZINE, PERC REPORTS THAT COVERS TIMELY CONSERVATION INNOVATIONS AND APPROACHES. THE MAGAZINE IS DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 11,000 HOUSEHOLDS AND ORGANIZATIONS. INTERESTED PARTIES MAY REGISTER FOR A FREE SUBSCRIPTION AT WWW.PERC.ORG.

    Expenses $1,176,214

  • LAW AND POLICY OUTREACH - THE OBJECTIVE OF PERC'S LAW AND POLICY OUTREACH IS TO DISSEMINATE TO TARGETED AUDIENCES THE IDEAS GENERATED BY OUR RESEARCHERS, FELLOWS, VISTING SCHOLARS, AND ENVIROPRENEURS AND EFFORTS OF OUR CONSERVATION INNOVATION LAB. OUR POLICY EFFORTS INCLUDE OUTREACH AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL IN CONGRESS AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, AS WELL AS THE STATE LEVEL. PERC CONTINUES TO EXPAND THE IMPACT OF OUR RESEARCH FINDING THROUGH ENGAGING POLICY MAKERS THROUGH OUR LAW AND POLICY CENTER. LAUNCHED IN 2022, IT CONTRIBUTED TO DEVELOPING TIMELY POLICY REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS AS WELL AS PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PARTNER ENGAGEMENTS. THESE RESULTED IN INVITATIONS TO PRESENT BEFORE KEY AUDIENCES, INCLUDING CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY, AND FILING OF AGENCY COMMENTS AND AMICUS BRIEFS. KEY TOPICS IN POLICY ADVANCEMENT INCLUDE FOREST MANAGEMENT REFORMS TO REDUCE CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE, ENDANGERED SPECIIES RECOVERY, WATER MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE, FUNDING OF OUR NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS, MIGRATION ROUTES, AND MORE. LEGAL EFFORTS INCLUDED ADVANCING ENDANGERED SPECIES RECOVERY. FURTHER DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE. WWW.PERC.ORG.

    Expenses $1,029,800 · Grants $124,365

  • RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS - PERCS ACADEMIC RESEARCH IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES. WE TREAT RESEARCH AS THE FIRST STAGE IN A MULTI-STAGE PROCESS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION POLICIES AND STRENGTHEN CONSERVATION PRACTICES.AS A RESULT, OUR SOLUTIONS AND INITIATIVES ARE BASED UPON RIGOROUS RESEARCH FROM A DIVERSE GROUP OF SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS. CORE RESEARCH AREAS INCLUDE ISSUES RELATED TO LAND USE, WATER, AND WILDLIFE. SPECIFIC FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE FOREST MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC LANDS FUNDING, PRIVATE CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE MIGRATION, WATER MANAGEMENT, AND ENDANGERED SPECIES RECOVERY. A MAJOR SOURCE OF RESEARCH COMES IN THE FORM OF PERCS MULTI-DAY RESEARCH AND IDEA DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AND IN-HOUSE SCHOLARS. THE SOLUTIONS AND PUBLICATIONS THESE CONFERENCES GENERATED (OR WILL GENERATE) INFUSE INTO BOTH THE ACADEMIC DEBATE ON CONSERVATION AND INTEGRATE INTO CONSERVATION POLICY AND PRACTICAL CONSERVATION OUTCOMES.PERCS IN-HOUSE RESEARCH INITIATIVES ARE AUGMENTED BY VISITING SCHOLARS FROM UNIVERSITIES AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. DETAILS ABOUT OUR FELLOWSHIPS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.PERC.ORG.

    Expenses $825,852

  • CONSERVATION INNOVATION LAB - LAUNCHED IN 2023, PERC'S CONSERVATION INNOVATION LAB DEVELOPS AND PROTOTYPES GROUNDBREAKING MODELS TO ADDRESS KEY CONSERVATION CHALLANGES AND ADVANCE NEW TOOLS.IN KEEPING WITH OUR BELIEF THAT CONSERVATION SHOULD UNITE AND NOT DIVIDE, PARTNERSHIPS ARE A DEFINING PILLAR OF THE LAB'S ETHOS. BY ENGAGING GROUPS THAT TRADITIONALLY DO NOT COLLABORATE, THE LAB AIMS TO FIND COMMON GROUND AND DEVELOP CREATIVE NEW SOLUTIONS THAT MUTUALLY BENEFIT STAKEHOLDERS AND CONSERVATION ALIKE.PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY INCLUDE PRIVATE DISEASE MIGITATION FUNDS IN PARADISE VALLEY, MT, AND THE CODY AREA OF WYOMING. PERC ALSO LAUNCHED THE NATION'S FIRST VIRTUAL FENCE CONSERVATION FUND TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION THROUGH THIS INNOVATIVE NEW TOOL, COLORADO'S FIRST ELK MIGRATION AGREEMENT, AND NUMEROUS OTHER EFFORTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT. THE GOAL IS TO PROTECT VITAL MIGRATION ROUTES, REDUCE WILDFIRE CONFLICT, PROTECT WORKING LANDSCAPES AND MORE.

    Expenses $330,142

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • BRIAN YABLONSKI

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $405,827
    From this org
    $373,263
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,564
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $281,263
    Bonus
    $92,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,314
    Filer's total
    $405,827

  • RUPERT MUNRO

    COO

    Total calculated
    $255,774
    From this org
    $228,986
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,788
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,486
    Bonus
    $28,500
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $11,474
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,314
    Filer's total
    $255,774

  • JONATHAN WOOD

    VP OF LAW & POLICY

    Total calculated
    $241,999
    From this org
    $215,305
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,694
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,305
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $11,380
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,314
    Filer's total
    $241,999

  • SHAWN REGAN

    VP of Research

    Total calculated
    $189,304
    From this org
    $166,523
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,781
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,823
    Bonus
    $14,700
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,573
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,208
    Filer's total
    $189,304

  • JOHN WLEZIEN

    VP OF MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $174,474
    From this org
    $161,046
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,428
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,546
    Bonus
    $13,500
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,323
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,105
    Filer's total
    $174,474

  • HANNAH DOWNEY

    POLICY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $137,474
    From this org
    $117,687
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,787
    Hours/week
    40

  • SARAH LUTIGER

    DIRECTOR OF OP.

    Total calculated
    $114,437
    From this org
    $101,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,041
    Hours/week
    40

  • TRAVIS BRAMMER

    DIR. OF CONSERVATI

    Total calculated
    $113,250
    From this org
    $100,296
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,954
    Hours/week
    40

  • LOREN BOUGH

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT CLEMENT

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILL PRICE

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTOPHER COSTELLO

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KIMBERLY DENNIS

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADAM PUTNAM

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GARY RIESCHEL

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HENRY BUTLER

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRAD LEVINE

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES HUFFMAN

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KC WALSH

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • REGINALD BROWN

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KRISTINA KENDALL

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRIS WRIGHT

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ISABEL BEHNCKE

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · Compensation committee
  • 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

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

  • PETRICH FAMILY

    $60,000

    PARADISE VALLEY

  • STATE POLICY NETWORK

    $20,000

    OUTREACH

  • NATIONAL REVIEW INSTITUTE

    $12,500

    OUTREACH

  • BIM KENDALL HOUSE - UNI OF WY

    $10,000

    CONSERVATION INNOVATION LAB

  • THEODORE ROOSEEVELET CONSERVA

    $10,000

    OUTREACH

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202511049349301996

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