CONSERVATION NW

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1989

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

MITCH FRIEDMAN

Phone

2066759747

Tax Period

2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31

CONSERVATION NW, founded in 1989, is a community nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $4.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024.

Mission

WE PROTECT, CONNECT AND RESTORE WILDLANDS AND WILDLIFE FROM THE WASHINGTON COAST TO THE BRITISH COLUMBIA ROCKIES.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,605,309

HABITAT CONNECTIVITY:WE ARE SUCCESSFULLY PROTECTING VITAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS AND RECONNECTED HABITAT BETWEEN WASHINGTON'S NORTH CASCADES AND MOUNTAIN WILDLANDS TO ITS NORTHWEST, NORTHEAST, SOUTH, AND WEST. THIS YEAR WE RETAINED STATE FUNDING FOR WILDLIFE UNDERPASSES TO BE BUILT ON HIGHWAY 97 WHERE IT'S CROSSED BY THE CASCADES TO ROCKIES CORRIDOR. WE ALSO CONTINUED PILOT PROJECTS WITH VIRTUAL FENCING THAT ENABLE REMOVAL OF BARB WIRE FROM KEY SAGELAND HABITAT CORRIDORS. AND WE PROTECTED (THROUGH ACQUISITION TO THE CHEHALIS INDIAN TRIBE) A PRIVATE PROPERTY ESSENTIAL FOR A WILDLIFE CROSSING OVER INTERSTATE 5 TO CONNECT THE CASCADES AND OLYMPICS.

Program 2

Expenses: $497,540

PROTECTING WILDLANDS:THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PRESERVING LARGE BLOCKS OF HABITAT, INCLUDING FOREST, SAGELAND, AND GENERAL WILDLANDS, AS CORNERSTONES OF ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE AND FOR LONG-TERM SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY OF IMPERILED WILDLIFE. IN THE PAST YEAR, WE COLLABORATED WITH DIVERSE INTERESTS TO ADVANCE SCIENCE-DRIVEN OUTCOMES ON FORESTRY PROJECTS ON STATE AND FEDERAL LANDS AND THE POLICIES UNDER WHICH THEY ARE FORMULATED. WE ALSO HELPED SECURE LEGISLATIVE FUNDING TO IMPROVE CARBON STORAGE ON KEY PRIVATE TIMBERLANDS.

Program 3

Expenses: $487,075

RESTORING WILDLIFE:THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WE CHAMPION THE RETURN OF ICONIC WILDLIFE WHILE BUILDING GREATER SOCIAL TOLERANCE TO SAFEGUARD THEIR LONG-TERM RECOVERY. THIS YEAR WE CONTINUED REINTRODUCTION OF LYNX TO THE KETTLE RANGE, WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS NATIONS IN THE US AND CANADA TO TRAP AND TRANSLOCATE ANOTHER 10 LYNX. OUR DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH RANCHERS IN WOLF COUNTRY HAS HELPED KEEP CONFLICT BETWEEN WOLVES AND LIVESTOCK TO A MINIMUM, AND OUR SUCCESS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HAS MEANT THAT WASHINGTON HAS HAD THE LOWEST RATE OF HUMAN-CAUSED WOLF MORTALITY OF ANY STATE BUT CALIFORNIA.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $4,122,357

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $33,854

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $4,156,211

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $475,059

Salaries & Benefits $2,561,165

Fundraising Expenses $512,786

Program Expenses $3,334,254

Other Expenses $1,293,895

TOTAL EXPENSES $4,330,119

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$4,156,211	$3,902,297	+0.1%
Expenses	$4,330,119	$3,863,223	+0.1%
Net Income	$-173,908	$39,074	-5.5%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

102

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$173,460

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
MATT UYTTENDAELE	PRESIDENT	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BETTIJEAN COLLINS	VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA LAUGHMAN	SECRETARY	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BRUCE JACOBSON	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BRAD JOHNSON	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS MASON	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LILI WONG	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LISA MCSHANE	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN SCOTT	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DR VALERIE TARICO	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANDY HELD	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JAMES KING	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE ROLFES	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH JOY	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MITCH FRIEDMAN	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$160,407	$13,053	$173,460

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$4,156,211	$4,330,119	$2,039,346	$-173,908
2024	$3,902,297	$3,863,223	$2,239,272	$39,074
2023	$3,415,844	$3,400,672	$2,214,117	$15,172
2022	$3,166,393	$2,804,400	$2,082,344	$361,993
2021	$2,657,122	$2,312,245	$2,001,237	$344,877
2020	$2,506,648	$2,513,794	$1,428,216	$-7,146
2019	$2,324,131	$2,174,488	$1,394,167	$149,643