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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SKY ISLAND ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,274,129
Total expenses
$1,259,984
Contributions and grants received
$1,271,389
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,225
Other revenue
$1,515
Total assets, end of year
$813,832
Total liabilities, end of year
$75,816
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$738,016
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$975,465
Management and general expenses
$191,805
Fundraising expenses
$92,714
Program service expenses (Part III)
$975,465

Program services were 77.4% 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)

    $315,940

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $955,449

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $15,299

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,225 · excluded $1,225

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $3,102

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,450

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $652 · related or exempt $652

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $863 · excluded $863

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $863

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,556 · program services $41,935 · management and general $49,476 · fundraising $15,145

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $502,764 · program services $466,889 · management and general $2,257 · fundraising $33,618

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $94,793 · program services $79,200 · management and general $8,027 · fundraising $7,566

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $51,235 · program services $42,807 · management and general $4,339 · fundraising $4,089

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $953 · management and general $953

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $69,673 · management and general $69,673

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $190,982 · program services $161,015 · management and general $10,597 · fundraising $19,370

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,193 · program services $320 · management and general $2,873

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $104,212 · program services $92,226 · management and general $5,929 · fundraising $6,057

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $28,669 · program services $24,539 · management and general $2,065 · fundraising $2,065

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,588 · program services $41,488 · management and general $10,091 · fundraising $2,009

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,871 · program services $3,542 · management and general $1,270 · fundraising $1,059

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,646 · program services $4,646

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,178 · program services $5,444 · management and general $867 · fundraising $867

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DUES

    total $28,365 · program services $6,268 · management and general $22,097

  • 24b · Other expenses: FEES AND PERMITS (INCLU

    total $6,585 · program services $5,106 · management and general $617 · fundraising $862

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $667 · management and general $667

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $54 · program services $40 · management and general $7 · fundraising $7

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $364,370 · end of year $443,638

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $268,252 · end of year $198,414

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $74,266 · end of year $68,187

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,433 · end of year $4,530

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,963 · end of year $15,559

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

    $55,818

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

    $36,491

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,000 · end of year $19,327

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $28,552 · end of year $39,901

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $32,879 · end of year $24,276

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $36,047 · end of year $51,540

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $32,879 · end of year $24,276

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $450,830 · end of year $523,225

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $267,959 · end of year $214,791

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE WORK TO CONNECT PEOPLE, WILDLIFE, AND LANDS ACROSS THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER THROUGH THE USE OF SCIENCE, ADVOCACY, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ON-THE-GROUND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES. OUR MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROTECTING FLOWING WATER AT SPRINGS AND STREAMS; CONSERVING TRANSBOUNDARY CONNECTIVITY AND HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE; ENGAGING PEOPLE IN UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATING, AND RECONNECTING TO THE INCREDIBLE BIODIVERSITY OF THIS REGION; AND FOSTERING THE CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIPS NECESSARY TO CONSERVE THE SKY ISLANDS' INTERCONNECTED ECOSYSTEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE AND LANDS IN THE SKY ISLAND REGION.

  • CONSERVATION/COMMUNITY - WITH THE HELP OF OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERS, SKY ISLAND ALLIANCE WORKED TO HEAL THE LAND IN THE U.S. AND MEXICO.OUR PATH OF THE JAGUAR INTERNSHIP EMBEDDED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITHIN SOME OF THE AGENCIES THEY COULD WORK FOR IN THE FUTURE INCLUDING SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK AND CORONADO NATIONAL MEMORIAL IN ARIZONA, AND BAVISPE FLORA AND FAUNA PROTECTION AREA IN SONORA. FOR FOUR YEARS, THE PATH OF THE JAGUAR INTERNSHIP HAS FOSTERED A NEW GENERATION OF CONSERVATIONISTS THAT WORK ACROSS BOUNDARIES AND REFLECT THE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES AND BACKGROUNDS OF THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE. WE SHED LIGHT ON SPECIAL PLACES IN THE SKY ISLANDS UNDER THREAT AND ENGAGED THE PUBLIC TO DEFEND THEM INCLUDING OPPOSING A MINE IN THE PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, AND A DESTRUCTIVE TRAIN LINE CONSTRUCTION THROUGH VITAL HABITAT IN SONORA. WE COMPLETED YEAR ONE 0F A LONG-TERM PROJECT TO CONSERVE HABITAT ALONG THE RIO SONORA, WORKING WITH RANCHERS IN SONORA TO IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION STRATEGIES.IN 2023, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 4,000 HOURS TO HEAL THE LAND AND REJUVENATE WATER SOURCES FOR WILDLIFE. WE BEGAN A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO SURVEY UNOFFICIAL ROADS IN THE CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST WITH SUPPORT FROM VOLUNTEERS AND RESTORE DAMAGED HABITAT. WE CONTINUED WORK AT ARAVAIPA CREEK, ONE OF THE MOST INTACT NATIVE FISHERIES IN ARIZONA, TO REMOVE INVASIVE VINCA AND REVIVE NATIVE PLANTS. AND, WE HOSTED NUMEROUS WEBINARS AND EVENTS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN LEARNING ABOUT THE SKY ISLANDS, INCLUDING SUPPORTING THE SECOND ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE SKY ISLANDS IN MOCTEZUMA, SONORA.

    Expenses $477,978

  • WILDLIFE - OUR BORDER WILDLIFE STUDY IS DOCUMENTING THE REMARKABLE WILDLIFE COMMUNITY LIVING ALONG 30 MILES OF THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER WITH AN ARRAY OF MORE THAN 100 CAMERAS. IN 2023, THE STUDY INCLUDED THE SAN RAFAEL VALLEY, PATAGONIA AND HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS, SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, AND SAN PEDRO RIVER. THE STUDY IS NOW ALSO DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE'S INTERACTION WITH WALL INFRASTRUCTURE TO UNDERSTAND IMPACTS. OUR DATA AND ADVOCACY HELPED CONVINCE THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INSTALL SMALL OPENINGS FOR WILDLIFE IN THE WALL AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION. THE STUDY HAS DOCUMENTED OVER FOUR YEARS OF NATURAL AND MANMADE CHANGE ACROSS THE SAN RAFAEL VALLEY AND THE PATAGONIA AND HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS.VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN OUR FOTOFAUNA PROGRAM SUBMITTED 924 CHECKLISTS FROM THEIR WILDLIFE CAMERAS IN THE U.S. AND MEXICO. THE PROGRAM IDENTIFIES WILDLIFE PRESENCE ACROSS THE REGION TO INFORM PROTECTION. WE NOW HAVE DATA SPANNING MORE THAN 370 MILES FROM NORTH OF PHOENIX TO HERMOSILLO.

    Expenses $302,394

  • SPRING SEEKER/SPRING RESCUE - AS CLIMATE CHANGES AND WE SEE MORE HEAT WAVES, DROUGHTS, AND WILDFIRES, SPRINGS CAN ACT AS REFUGES WHERE PLANTS AND ANIMALS ARE PROTECTED. SKY ISLAND ALLIANCE WORKS WITH VOLUNTEERS TO SURVEY CONDITIONS, THREATS, AND RESTORATION OPPORTUNITIES AT THESE PRECIOUS WATER SOURCES. IN 2023, OVER 50 VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS, AND STAFF SET A NEW ANNUAL RECORD IN SURVEYING SPRINGS. IN TOTAL, SPRING SEEKERS LOCATED AND CATALOGUED 449 SPRINGS IN 2023 A 19% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.WE ALSO CONTINUED WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS TO HEAL TUCSON'S SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS, WHICH HAD 120,000 ACRES BURN IN 2020'S BIGHORN FIRE. WE ARE RESCUING SEVEN PRIORITY SPRINGS AND CREATING 150 EROSION-CONTROL STRUCTURES TO KEEP WATER FLOWING FOR WILDLIFE.

    Expenses $195,093

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

Listed in Part VII

  • MICHAEL VAN ALSBURG

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • PAM ROSSETTER

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ROBERT GREY

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BILL BEMIS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JUAN CARLOS BRAVO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIM WERNETTE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELAINE WALSH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARIANA SOFIA RODRIGUEZ MCGOFFIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTIAN AGUILAR MURRIETA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DENISE MORENO RAMIREZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARMINA E GUTIERREZ-GONZALEZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARTHA MCKEE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AXHEL MUNOZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LOUISE MISZTAL

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $106,556
    From this org
    $97,260
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,296
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
24 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202442989349302164

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