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ISLAND CONSERVATION

EIN 91-1839907 SANTA CRUZ, CA

Revenue 2024
$13,417,416
Expenses 2024
$12,161,756

Program services were 77.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
C300
Classification
1000
Street
630 WATER ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PREVENT EXTINCTIONS BY REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES FROM ISLANDS. BY REWILDING ISLANDS, WE RESTORE AND PROTECT WILDLIFE, COMMUNITIES, AND OCEANS. RESTORING ISLANDS BY REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES HAS REPEATEDLY PROVEN TO BE A HIGH IMPACT CONSERVATION ACTION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO RESTORE ISLANDS FOR NATURE AND PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.

  • CONSERVATION OPERATIONS: ISLANDS ARE BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS AND HOPE SPOTS FOR THE PLANET. THEY'RE SPECIAL PLACES WHERE CONSERVATION INTERVENTIONS MAKE AN OUTSIZED IMPACT FOR NATURE, OCEANS, AND PEOPLE. ISLANDS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THREE MAJOR THREATS: CLIMATE CHANGE, EXTINCTION CRISIS, AND FAILING OCEAN HEALTH--BUT THEY ARE ALSO RESILIENT. BY BRINGING BACK BIODIVERSITY, ISLAND CONSERVATION RESTORES THE VITAL NUTRIENT FLOWS THAT NOURISH BOTH LAND AND SEA, A NATURE-BASED SOLUTION THAT PREVENTS EXTINCTIONS, IMPROVES HUMAN LIVELIHOODS, AND BOOSTS CLIMATE RESILIENCE. ISLAND CONSERVATION SUPPORTS LOCAL ISLAND COMMUNITIES' VISION OF A WORLD FILLED WITH VIBRANT, THRIVING ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS. IN SO DOING, WE FOSTER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND HEALTHY ISLAND-OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS THE GLOBE.

    Expenses $8,187,137 · Grants $940,338 · Revenue $691,749

  • CONSERVATION IMPACT AND INNOVATION: TO ASSESS THE MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF ISLAND RESTORATION EFFORTS FOR NATURE, OCEANS, AND PEOPLE, ISLAND CONSERVATION MONITORS, MEASURES, AND MAPS HABITATS BEFORE AND AFTER OUR CONSERVATION INTERVENTION. WE PAIR LAND-BASED METHODS WITH MARINE MONITORING TO PAINT A HOLISTIC PICTURE OF INTERCONNECTED ECOSYSTEMS, AND WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THESE PROJECT SITES FOR YEARS AFTER THE INTERVENTIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED. SCIENTIFICALLY DOCUMENTING THE RESPONSE OF ISLAND SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS ALSO ENABLES US TO ADJUST AND IMPROVE ISLAND RESTORATION STRATEGIES AND TOOLS. WE AIM TO INCREASE THE SCOPE, SCALE, AND PACE OF ISLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS GLOBALLY.

    Expenses $1,220,768 · Grants $77,434 · Revenue $988,956

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • LYNNE HALE

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • IVAN SAMUALS

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • F GREGG GOOLSBY

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DORIA GORDON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SAIF AL-GHAIS

    DIRECTOR - UNTIL 10/21/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATE BROWN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • VIRGINIA CARTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATIE DOLAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRETON FISCHETTI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR JAMES GIBBS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES TORGERSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RONNY JUMEAU

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARJORIE KIM BERMEO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DELIA KULUKUNDIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RADHIKA MALPANI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JENNIFER STEELE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JUDY STERN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KAREN POIANI

    CEO - UNTIL 6/30/24

    Total calculated
    $253,828
    From this org
    $226,361
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,467
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,028
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $83,333
    Deferred
    $4,154
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,313
    Filer's total
    $253,828

  • PENNY BECKER

    VP OF CONSERVATION/CEO

    Total calculated
    $203,492
    From this org
    $197,565
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,927
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,565
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,927
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $203,492

  • RICHARD FEHLER

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $156,837
    From this org
    $119,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,737
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,100
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,650
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,087
    Filer's total
    $156,837

  • HEATH PACKARD

    CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $217,610
    From this org
    $176,680
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,930
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,680
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,299
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,631
    Filer's total
    $217,610

  • CARLEIGH MCDONALD

    MANAGING DIRECTOR IOCC

    Total calculated
    $180,735
    From this org
    $166,180
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,555
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,180
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,555
    Filer's total
    $180,735

  • CHAD HANSON

    DEPUTY VP CONSERVATION

    Total calculated
    $179,305
    From this org
    $149,535
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,770
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,535
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,672
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,098
    Filer's total
    $179,305

  • SANDRA SOTTOMANO

    DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $140,775
    From this org
    $120,326
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,449
    Hours/week
    32

  • SARAH ESPOSITO

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $149,604
    From this org
    $115,680
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,924
    Hours/week
    32

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $13,417,416
    Expenses
    $12,161,756
    Contributions
    $11,447,367
    Grants paid
    $1,017,772
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,154,356
    Expenses
    $11,214,788
    Contributions
    $5,761,898
    Grants paid
    $1,116,011
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $11,919,491
    Expenses
    $8,358,485
    Contributions
    $10,959,537
    Grants paid
    $1,032,802

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,035,021
    Expenses
    $8,069,768
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,877,224

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,970,850
    Expenses
    $7,105,380
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,323,153

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,674,307
    Expenses
    $6,961,358
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,427,772

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,101,809
    Expenses
    $6,747,851
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,571,428

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,066,803
    Expenses
    $6,680,130
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,074,790

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,765,242
    Expenses
    $6,448,674
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,644,727

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,765,242
    Expenses
    $6,448,674
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,644,727

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,397,374
    Expenses
    $5,479,559
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,283,740

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,701,934
    Expenses
    $4,868,049
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,339,020

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,101,224
    Expenses
    $4,842,515
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,648,777

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.