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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICAN CONSERVATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$31,067,046
Total expenses
$32,432,989
Contributions and grants received
$30,851,570
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$47,480
Other revenue
$167,996
Total assets, end of year
$10,940,142
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,417,243
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,522,899
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$28,456,557
Management and general expenses
$3,976,432
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$28,456,557

Program services were 87.7% 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)

    $30,851,320

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $250

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,993 · excluded $22,993

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $15,145

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $15,145

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $15,145 · excluded $15,145

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $26,500

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $2,013

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $24,487

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $24,487 · related or exempt $24,487

  • 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: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $152,851 · related or exempt $152,851

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $152,851

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 $730,772 · program services $646,368 · management and general $84,404

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $19,121,182 · program services $16,912,765 · management and general $2,208,417

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,230,880 · program services $1,088,713 · management and general $142,167

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,604,881 · program services $1,419,517 · management and general $185,364

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $626,372 · program services $9,265 · management and general $617,107

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $81,415 · program services $34,831 · management and general $46,584

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,135,438 · program services $2,067,962 · management and general $67,476

  • 17 · Travel

    total $735,023 · program services $636,021 · management and general $99,002

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $123,639 · program services $62,947 · management and general $60,692

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $449,877 · program services $423,448 · management and general $26,429

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $647,103 · program services $459,551 · management and general $187,552

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $3,329,641 · program services $3,324,294 · management and general $5,347

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIP REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $584,099 · program services $525,378 · management and general $58,721

  • 24c · Other expenses: CREW MEALS

    total $476,595 · program services $476,595

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES

    total $234,341 · program services $109,040 · management and general $125,301

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $321,731 · program services $259,862 · management and general $61,869

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $663,958 · end of year $1,366,772

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,284,209 · end of year $4,987,956

  • 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

    beginning of year $442,676 · end of year $162,986

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

    $5,411,288

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

    $1,788,462

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,995,925 · end of year $3,622,826

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 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 $787,083 · end of year $799,602

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,478,840 · end of year $1,682,822

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,102,192 · end of year $1,591,088

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $299,985 · end of year $1,751,055

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $403,992 · end of year $392,278

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,888,842 · end of year $5,522,899

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROVIDE REWARDING ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HARNESS THE IDEALISM AND ENERGY OF A VOLUNTEER LABOR FORCE TO HELP RESTORE AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS.

  • AMERICAN CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE (ACE) PROVIDES TRAINED, SUPERVISED, COST EFFECTIVE LONG TERM VOLUNTEER CREWS TO ACCOMPLISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. VOLUNTEERS SERVE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS IN NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS, WILDLIFE REFUGES, WILDERNESS AREAS AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS WHILE LEARNING CONSERVATION AND LEADERSHIP ROLES. ACE IS GROUNDED IN THE PHILOSOPHY THAT COOPERATIVE LABOR ON MEANINGFUL CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOSTERS CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND OPERATES ON THE BELIEF THAT CHALLENGING VOLUNTEER SERVICE UNITES PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS IN COMMON CAUSE. ACE PERFORMS CONSERVATION PROJECTS THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS AGENCIES INCLUDING THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. THE TWO LARGEST ACE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE CONSERVATION CORPS AND THE EMERGING PROFESSIONALS IN CONSERVATION. 1. CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM - ORIGINALLY FORMED UNDER THE CONSERVATION CORPS MODEL, ACE PROVIDES A RANGE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROGRAMS PARTICIPANTS. ACES CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM IS FOR AMERCIAN PARTICIPANTS, AGED 18-30 (up TO AGE 35 FOR VETERANS) WHO ARE CONSIDERING LAND MANAGEMENT AS A CAREER PATH OR POTENTIAL COURSE OF STUDY. CORPS MEMBERS SERVE IN PROFESSIONALLY SUPERVISED TEAMS AS THEY EXPLORE FUTURE OUTDOOR CAREERS, LEARN PRACTICAL SKILLS, AND DEVELOP CONFIDENCE AS EMERGING LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION. CORPS MEMBERS ARE SUPPORTED DURING THEIR 3-12 MONTH SERVICE TERMS WITH COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES, FOOD ON PROJECTS, AND FREE COMMON HOUSING ON OFF DAYS. 2. EMERGING PROFESSIONALS IN CONSERVATION PROGRAM (EPIC) - ACE EPIC Internships and Fellowships program provide young adults ages 18-30 (up to age 35 for veterans) with focused, hands-on opportunities to work alongside and under the guidance of land management agency mentors as they apply their knowledge of resource management on their path to becoming the next generation of resource and land managers. The EPIC program not only provides an invaluable step for those seeking a link between the academic and professional worlds but also allows members to explore, connect, and preserve America's natural and cultural resources as they gain professional skills and cultivate their careers in the resource management field. EPIC operates in coalition with partners such as the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and other conservation focused groups. Positions available through EPIC and its partners are spread across a wide range of specialized conservation oriented vocations and typically last 3-12 months. EPIC members (interns) often have degrees and /or experience in disciplines such as, but limited to: conservation or wildlife biology, botany, ecology, entomology, forestry, geography, archeology, paleontology, geology, environmental sciences, recreation or natural resources management, or cultural resources.

    Expenses $28,456,557 · Revenue $31,067,046

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laura Herrin

    President/CEO

    Total calculated
    $198,671
    From this org
    $192,967
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,704
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,967
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,704
    Filer's total
    $198,671
  • Laura Craig

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $146,470
    From this org
    $140,597
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,873
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rafael Rosa

    CHIEF PROG OFF

    Total calculated
    $136,693
    From this org
    $136,693
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Alex Tremble

    CCO

    Total calculated
    $132,705
    From this org
    $124,775
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,930
    Hours/week
    40
  • Christopher Jackson

    COEAP

    Total calculated
    $116,233
    From this org
    $112,311
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,922
    Hours/week
    40
  • Robert Coates

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Trevor Pearson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Shayne Miller

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Scott Springer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Gail Adams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jeanne Wade Evans

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sarah Miggins

    Director

    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. 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 survey or study
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302209349300620

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