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← THE EARTHFIRE INSTITUTE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE EARTHFIRE INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,575,281
Total expenses
$866,932
Contributions and grants received
$2,554,254
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,000
Investment income
$19,624
Other revenue
$403
Total assets, end of year
$5,940,037
Total liabilities, end of year
$455,922
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,484,115
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$691,684
Management and general expenses
$122,316
Fundraising expenses
$52,932
Program service expenses (Part III)
$691,684

Program services were 79.8% 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

    $2,554,254

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $725

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE

    total $1,000 · related or exempt $1,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $20,702 · related or exempt $12,681 · excluded $8,021

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,100

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

    other assets $2,178

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$1,078

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,078 · related or exempt -$1,078

  • 11a · Other revenue: PATRONAGE

    total $287 · related or exempt $287

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISC

    total $116 · related or exempt $116

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $403

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $301,713 · program services $217,557 · management and general $42,078 · fundraising $42,078

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $37,371 · program services $29,897 · management and general $3,737 · fundraising $3,737

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,022 · management and general $2,022

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,600 · management and general $8,600

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $97,008 · program services $70,508 · management and general $26,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,539 · program services $1,877 · management and general $3,662

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,772 · program services $6,772

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,790 · program services $2,400 · management and general $390

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $77,147 · program services $64,041 · management and general $6,553 · fundraising $6,553

  • 17 · Travel

    total $657 · program services $657

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $677 · program services $677

  • 20 · Interest

    total $12,044 · program services $12,044

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $145,559 · program services $141,826 · management and general $3,650 · fundraising $83

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,352 · program services $16,517 · management and general $1,835

  • 24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL CARE & MAINTENANCE

    total $81,257 · program services $81,257

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $20,056 · program services $4,821 · management and general $15,235

  • 24c · Other expenses: AUTO EXPENSES

    total $15,178 · program services $15,178

  • 24d · Other expenses: LAND MAINTENANCE

    total $11,034 · program services $11,034

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $23,156 · program services $14,621 · management and general $8,054 · fundraising $481

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,605,476 · end of year $736,973

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $438,231 · end of year $473,003

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

    $1,634,482

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

    $530,472

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,114,597 · end of year $1,104,010

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,062,874 · end of year $3,626,051

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $465,952 · end of year $455,534

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $825 · end of year $388

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,754,401 · end of year $5,484,115

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO REAWAKEN OUR CONNECTION TO WILDLIFE AND NATURE THROUGH RECONNECTION ECOLOGY, EXPANDING OUR SENSE OF COMMUNITY TO INCLUDE ALL LIVING BEINGS, AND MOVING US TO PROTECT FLOURISHING HABITATS FOR ALL LIFE.

  • EARTHFIRE INSTITUTE PROVIDED CARE FOR RESCUED NATIVE WILDLIFE BY PROVIDING SHELTER, FOOD, WATER, AND VETERINARY CARE FOR 31 WILD ANIMALS, 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR UNDER LICENSES FROM THE USDA AND IDAHO STATE FISH AND GAME. EARTHFIRE ALSO PERFORMED MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES FOR BEARS, WOLVES, BISON, COYOTES, FOXES, ONE COUGAR, ONE PORCUPINE, AND ONE BOBCAT; WORKED TO IMPROVE HABITATS; PROVIDED ESSENTIAL ENRICHMENT; MONITORED THEIR HEALTH AND UPDATED NUTRITIONAL CARE BASED ON LATEST RESEARCH; AND PROVIDED SMALL MAMMAL WILDLIFE REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO.

    Expenses $496,572

  • EARTHFIRE INSTITUTE CONTINUED TO IMPROVE INCREASED WEB FUNCTIONALITY, SOCIAL MEDIA, WRITTEN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND INFORMATIONAL PRINT MEDIA. EARTHFIRE SENT OVER 4,500 E-NEWSLETTERS EVERY MONTH AND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 SEMI-ANNUAL PRINTED MAGAZINES. TWELVE EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS ABOUT OUR WORK WERE PROVIDED TO NATIONAL AND GLOBAL AUDIENCES VIA ONLINE ORGANIZATIONS OR IN PERSON CONFERENCES.

    Expenses $184,663

  • EARTHFIRE INSTITUTE CONTINUED TO EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO THEIR LOCATION BY LEADING TWO HOUR GUIDED VISITS FOCUSED ON CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND WILD ANIMALS. EARTHFIRE HOSTED ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS TO ASSIST WITH CONSERVATION EFFORTS VIA ART AND OTHER PROJECTS TO FURTHER SHARE OUR MISSION AND CONSERVATION APPROACH OF RECONNECTION ECOLOGY.

    Expenses $10,449

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Allan N Blitz EdD

    CHAIR/VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • R Dale Preator

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Elizabeth M Kutter PhD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Michelle Lund

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Philbin Schulz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202403209349327410

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