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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by RESOURCES LEGACY FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$131,040,478
Total expenses
$85,936,667
Contributions and grants received
$122,194,661
Grants paid
$38,205,349
Program service revenue
$1,981,894
Investment income
$6,828,952
Other revenue
$34,971
Total assets, end of year
$174,728,294
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,363,409
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$161,364,885
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$79,182,048
Management and general expenses
$6,137,063
Fundraising expenses
$617,556
Program service expenses (Part III)
$79,182,048

Program services were 92.1% 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)

    $1,638,474

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $120,556,187

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $12,537,202

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $1,981,894 · related or exempt $1,981,894

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,023,462 · excluded $4,023,462

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $34,971

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $34,971

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $34,971 · excluded $34,971

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $46,136,970

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

    securities $43,331,480

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,805,490

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,805,490 · excluded $2,805,490

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $35,525,540 · program services $35,525,540

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $2,679,809 · program services $2,679,809

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,506,244 · program services $653,286 · management and general $813,673 · fundraising $39,285

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $149,224 · program services $122,364 · management and general $1,492 · fundraising $25,368

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $15,477,995 · program services $12,353,600 · management and general $2,770,093 · fundraising $354,302

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $993,413 · program services $800,533 · management and general $170,258 · fundraising $22,622

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,820,236 · program services $1,428,170 · management and general $346,901 · fundraising $45,165

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,326,301 · program services $1,021,164 · management and general $272,773 · fundraising $32,364

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $366,301 · program services $220,454 · management and general $145,847

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $108,664 · management and general $108,664

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $90,950 · program services $90,950

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $27,250 · fundraising $27,250

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $211,290 · management and general $211,290

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $20,733,375 · program services $20,609,839 · management and general $116,860 · fundraising $6,676

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $75,054 · program services $46,047 · management and general $28,050 · fundraising $957

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $477,452 · program services $389,937 · management and general $83,864 · fundraising $3,651

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,106,520 · program services $678,862 · management and general $413,542 · fundraising $14,116

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $564,084 · program services $394,832 · management and general $161,663 · fundraising $7,589

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,557,952 · program services $1,328,026 · management and general $201,252 · fundraising $28,674

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $461,813 · program services $416,361 · management and general $44,094 · fundraising $1,358

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $92,622 · program services $50,495 · management and general $40,265 · fundraising $1,862

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $129,005 · program services $5,165 · management and general $123,840

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $164,267 · program services $134,158 · management and general $28,853 · fundraising $1,256

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $118,667 · program services $91,366 · management and general $24,406 · fundraising $2,895

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & MEMBERSHIPS

    total $69,534 · program services $62,690 · management and general $6,639 · fundraising $205

  • 24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL SERVICE FEES

    total $65,923 · program services $50,756 · management and general $13,558 · fundraising $1,609

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $37,182 · program services $27,644 · management and general $9,186 · fundraising $352

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,724,398 · end of year $10,003,977

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $38,406,961 · end of year $42,001,353

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,170,959 · end of year $31,190,940

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $838,117 · end of year $357,753

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $10,503 · end of year $13,276

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $298,203 · end of year $369,999

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

    $1,363,040

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

    $96,195

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $29,110 · end of year $1,266,845

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $72,768,273 · end of year $86,431,816

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $423,473 · end of year $3,092,335

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,873,470 · end of year $4,405,805

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $4,640,826 · end of year $5,137,900

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $125,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $428,651 · end of year $3,819,704

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,238,405 · end of year $9,680,176

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $106,363,645 · end of year $151,684,709

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

RESOURCES LEGACY FUND BUILDS ALLIANCES THAT ADVANCE BOLD SOLUTIONS TO SECURE A JUST AND RESILIENT WORLD FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • IN 2023, RLF CONTINUED TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE, AND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH DIVERSE PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. RLF'S WORK IN CONSERVATION FOCUSED ON: - PROTECTING AND RESTORING ECOLOGICALLY AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS AND WATERS. - SUPPORTING CREATION, RECOGNITION, AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS, INCLUDING BY PARTNERING WITH INDIGENOUS NATIONS, TRIBES, AND NATIVE HAWAIIANS TO HELP ADVANCE CONSERVATION IN THEIR TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES.

    Expenses $39,388,931 · Grants $19,005,164 · Revenue $985,889

  • RLF'S WORK TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS FOCUSED ON: - SUPPORTING A TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY IN WAYS THAT CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORT HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS FOR ALL. - PROMOTING THE USE OF NATURE-BASED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. - STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO WILDFIRE, FLOODS, DROUGHT, EXTREME HEAT, AND OTHER IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

    Expenses $35,418,752 · Grants $17,089,553 · Revenue $886,517

  • RLF'S WORK TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOCUSED ON: - SUPPORTING ADVOCATES AND LEADERS FROM FRONTLINE AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE THREATS, IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ATTAIN MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE.

    Expenses $4,374,365 · Grants $2,110,632 · Revenue $109,488

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Avi Garbow See Sch O

    DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $561,210
    From this org
    $512,796
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,414
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $476,796
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $36,000
    Deferred
    $35,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,264
    Filer's total
    $561,210
  • Barton Thompson Jr

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeanne Sedgwick

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lise Aangeenbrug

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ned Barnholt

    DIRECTOR (THRU 3/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Gaines

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chet P Hewitt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patsy Ishiyama

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katharine L Jacobs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlene Kabcenell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martha Kongsgaard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Randall Martinez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Wan

    DIRECTOR (THRU 9/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Washburn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Luseni Pieh

    DIRECTOR (BEG. 1/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brett Johnson

    DIRECTOR (BEG. 3/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gina McCarthy

    DIRECTOR (BEG. 9/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Armsby

    SECRETARY & VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $329,556
    From this org
    $295,817
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,739
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,817
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,091
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,648
    Filer's total
    $329,556
  • Rosina Bugarin See Sch O

    TREASURER & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $294,104
    From this org
    $248,511
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,593
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,511
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,615
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,978
    Filer's total
    $294,104
  • Helena Choi See Sch O

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $321,374
    From this org
    $273,806
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,568
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,806
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,088
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,480
    Filer's total
    $321,374
  • Jessica Anne Maher

    DIRECTOR, WESTERN ENERGY PROJECT

    Total calculated
    $283,844
    From this org
    $247,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,448
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $234,896
    Bonus
    $12,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,887
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,561
    Filer's total
    $283,844
  • Julia Turrini

    DIRECTOR, LANDS, RIVERS, COMMUNITIES

    Total calculated
    $282,747
    From this org
    $246,460
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,287
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,460
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,709
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,578
    Filer's total
    $282,747
  • Kaitilin Gaffney

    DIRECTOR, OCEAN, COAST & FISHERIES

    Total calculated
    $263,393
    From this org
    $223,370
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,023
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,370
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,118
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,905
    Filer's total
    $263,393
  • Lisbeth Jakobsen

    DIRECTOR, FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $253,905
    From this org
    $225,697
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,208
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,197
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,668
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,540
    Filer's total
    $253,905
  • Michael Scott

    DIR., INTL CONSERVATION & PUB. LANDS

    Total calculated
    $244,716
    From this org
    $224,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,466
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,250
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,773
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,693
    Filer's total
    $244,716
  • Michael Mantell

    FORMER OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $149,224
    From this org
    $137,136
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,088
    Hours/week
    25

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,136
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,810
    Nontaxable benefits
    $278
    Filer's total
    $149,224

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 · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 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
AVI GARBOW, PRESIDENT, RECEIVED A HOUSING STIPEND IN THE AMOUNT OF $36,000 TO SUPPORT A RENTAL IN CA THAT IS GROSSED UP.
PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION PAID BONUSES TO THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON SCHED J, PART II. SEE COL (II).

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
2023
Filed
4 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402789349300205

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