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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NIA TERO FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,750,393
Total expenses
$33,840,873
Contributions and grants received
$19,887,594
Grants paid
$17,024,614
Program service revenue
$106,360
Investment income
$1,754,237
Other revenue
$2,202
Total assets, end of year
$105,816,478
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,509,537
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$99,306,941
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$28,954,221
Management and general expenses
$4,360,934
Fundraising expenses
$525,718
Program service expenses (Part III)
$28,954,221

Program services were 85.6% 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

    $19,887,594

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LICENSE AND SCREENING FEES

    total $106,360 · related or exempt $106,360

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,734,837 · excluded $1,734,837

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,580,672

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

    securities $5,561,272

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $19,400

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $19,400 · excluded $19,400

  • 11a · Other revenue: GAIN ON FOR. CURR. EX.

    total $1,714 · excluded $1,714

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $488 · excluded $488

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,202

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,055,000 · program services $4,055,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $212,500 · program services $212,500

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $12,757,114 · program services $12,757,114

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,469,206 · program services $372,893 · management and general $1,096,313

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,581,213 · program services $2,825,110 · management and general $1,419,594 · fundraising $336,509

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $222,507 · program services $125,716 · management and general $81,368 · fundraising $15,423

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $464,000 · program services $252,545 · management and general $180,390 · fundraising $31,065

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $366,001 · program services $194,290 · management and general $150,904 · fundraising $20,807

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $221,277 · program services $156,288 · management and general $62,682 · fundraising $2,307

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,965 · program services $2,581 · management and general $56,384

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $160,962 · management and general $160,962

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,400,701 · program services $4,006,135 · management and general $348,731 · fundraising $45,835

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $67,171 · program services $32,177 · management and general $34,269 · fundraising $725

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $147,449 · management and general $147,449

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $212,719 · program services $116,899 · management and general $85,247 · fundraising $10,573

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,312,879 · program services $1,046,857 · management and general $233,285 · fundraising $32,737

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,212,330 · program services $2,174,665 · management and general $32,978 · fundraising $4,687

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $379,458 · program services $307,511 · management and general $61,904 · fundraising $10,043

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $132,208 · program services $90,007 · management and general $38,833 · fundraising $3,368

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE

    total $322,670 · program services $173,379 · management and general $138,379 · fundraising $10,912

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $48,282 · program services $39,790 · management and general $8,271 · fundraising $221

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUBS. & PUB'L

    total $21,545 · program services $3,915 · management and general $17,124 · fundraising $506

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSES, FEES & TAXES

    total $14,716 · program services $8,849 · management and general $5,867 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $964,630 · end of year $1,366,734

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $10,143,904 · end of year $8,225,495

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $34,382,447 · end of year $9,517,015

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $169,982 · end of year $61,502

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $157,642 · end of year $260,575

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

    $731,503

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

    $472,145

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $288,310 · end of year $259,358

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $75,453,547 · end of year $85,125,595

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $670,163 · end of year $1,000,204

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,613,761 · end of year $2,073,988

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $6,486,086 · end of year $4,350,083

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $85,466

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $64,742,514 · end of year $77,430,328

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $49,388,264 · end of year $21,876,613

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

NIA TERO WORKS ALONGSIDE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO SECURE THEIR GUARDIANSHIP OF VITAL ECOSYSTEMS. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ARE GUARDIANS OF EARTH.(SEE SCHEDULE O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SECURE INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP OF VITAL ECOSYSTEMS.

  • UPHOLD: PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES:NIA TERO IS COMMITTED TO WORKING ALONGSIDE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN GEOGRAPHIES CENTRAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF ALL HUMANITY. OUR INITIAL REGIONS INCLUDE THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, AMAZONIA, AND NORTH AMERICA, WHERE WE WORK WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO SHARE A COLLECTIVE TERRITORY AND HAVE STRONG GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO PROTECT THEIR HOMELANDS AND WATERS. IN ADDITION TO OUR GROWING NETWORK OF PARTNERS IN REGIONS, WE ALSO ARE PARTNERING ON AN INITIATIVE CALLED THE WAYFINDERS CIRCLE, A FELLOWSHIP OF 12 INITIAL MEMBERS FROM ACROSS SEVEN SOCIO-CULTURAL REGIONS WITH A WILLINGNESS AND CAPACITY TO SHARE THEIR VISION AND EXPERIENCES TO INSPIRE ALL PEOPLE TO RE-IMAGINE DEVELOPMENT, CONSERVATION, AND THE WAY WE RELATE TO EACH (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OTHER AND EARTH. IN TOTAL, OUR PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO ARE GUARDIANS OF OVER 100 MILLION HECTARES OF TERRITORY.

    Expenses $16,070,778 · Grants $13,972,165

  • EXPAND: AMPLIFICATION AND SCALING:IN ORDER TO EXPAND RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP WORLDWIDE, NIA TERO IS PURSUING THREE ONGOING BODIES OF WORK THAT INTEGRATE BOTH OUR PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AS WELL AS ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS, NETWORKS AND INITIATIVES, OUTSIDE OF THOSE PARTNERSHIPS. FIRST, THROUGH GRANTMAKING, CONVENING AND DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND THEIR CHOSEN ALLIES, WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN POLICY FRAMEWORKS, SECURITY AND SELF-GOVERNANCE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. SECOND, THROUGH STRATEGIC CONVENING AND FACILITATION, AS WELL AS TARGETED GRANTMAKING AND FUNDRAISING, WE ARE WORKING TO INCREASE DIRECT FINANCING FOR INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP. AND LASTLY, THROUGH COMPELLING (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) STORYTELLING AND COMMUNICATIONS, WE SUPPORT THE ELEVATION OF VOICE, WAYS AND MEANS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP AND INSPIRE CHANGE.

    Expenses $8,606,062 · Grants $2,953,449 · Revenue $106,360

  • SCIENCE AND LEARNING:NIA TERO IS COMMITTED TO GATHERING KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN ENABLE MEASUREMENT OF THE IMPACT OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH BOTH STANDARD SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS AS WELL AS INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING DEFINED BY OUR INDIGENOUS PARTNERS THEMSELVES. THIS INCLUDES DEVELOPING SYSTEMS THAT COMBINE TRADITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL METRICS WITH BIOCULTURAL METRICS THAT ARE DEFINED AND MEASURED BY OUR INDIGENOUS PARTNERS.

    Expenses $1,680,974 · Grants $99,000

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: ALL OF NIA TERO'S WORK IS DONE THROUGH AND WITH OTHERS, FROM THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO INSPIRE AND LEAD US, TO OUR FOUNDING PARTNERS AND LIKE-MINDED INSTITUTIONS. NIA TERO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ADVISORS, PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERS, AND LIKE-MINDED INSTITUTIONS TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP US ACHIEVE OUR MISSION.

    Expenses $2,596,407

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

Listed in Part VII

  • PETER SELIGMANN

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $686,239
    From this org
    $636,157
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,082
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $579,507
    Bonus
    $56,650
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,782
    Filer's total
    $686,239

  • VICTORIA TAULI CORPUZ

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PAUL KLINGENSTEIN

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MANDY BAYHA

    DIRECTOR (END 6/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL CROW

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURENE POWELL JOBS

    DIRECTOR (END 6/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MYRNA CUNNINGHAM KAIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • YO-YO MA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NEMONTE NENQUIMO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRENDA PIPESTEM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEVIN STARR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NAINOA THOMSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSEPH WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNE MARIE BURGOYNE

    DIRECTOR (START 6/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LIAM KOKAUA

    DIRECTOR (START 6/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LEIGH MORGAN

    CHIEF STRATEGY & OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $410,074
    From this org
    $384,762
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,312
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $359,520
    Bonus
    $25,242
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,189
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,123
    Filer's total
    $410,074

  • CHRISTOPHER FILARDI

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $372,893
    From this org
    $317,069
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,824
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $306,169
    Bonus
    $10,900
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,524
    Filer's total
    $372,893

  • MARGARITA MORA TERAN

    SR MANAGING DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $286,252
    From this org
    $249,439
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,813
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,939
    Bonus
    $22,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,688
    Filer's total
    $286,252

  • MICHAEL PAINTER

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $253,294
    From this org
    $237,980
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,314
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,494
    Bonus
    $13,486
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,279
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,035
    Filer's total
    $253,294

  • TRACY RECTOR

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, STORYTELLING

    Total calculated
    $276,128
    From this org
    $236,664
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,464
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,930
    Bonus
    $15,734
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,005
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,459
    Filer's total
    $276,128

  • JESSICA SCHROEDER

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $264,431
    From this org
    $235,615
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,816
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,995
    Bonus
    $19,620
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,060
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,756
    Filer's total
    $264,431

  • LAUREN GUZAUSKAS

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $243,911
    From this org
    $229,425
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,486
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,375
    Bonus
    $15,050
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,766
    Nontaxable benefits
    $720
    Filer's total
    $243,911

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

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
IN REMOTE LOCATIONS WHERE COMMERICIAL SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE, NIA TERO WILL CHARTER PLANES/HELICOPTERS. OUR TEAM HAS THE OPTION OF FLYING BUSINESS/FIRST CLASS FOR FLIGHTS.
PART I, LINE 7
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BONUSES ON PART VII: PETER SELIGMANN $56,650 LEIGH MORGAN $25,242 CHRISTOPHER FILARDI $10,900 MARGARITA MORA TERAN $22,500 MICHAEL PAINTER $13,486 TRACY RECTOR $15,734 JESSICA SCHROEDER $19,620 LAUREN GUZAUSKAS $15,050

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
6 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202332799349300633

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