2024-01-29T09:53:35-06:00 2023-09-30 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2022-10-01 520853312 Conservation Nation CONS 2027875861 1717 K Street NW 900 Washington DC 20006 Lynn Mento CEO 2027875861 2024-01-10 1 Lynn Mento XXX-XX-XXXX 1 Yong Zhang CPA P01249785 7038930300 2024-01-10 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Lynn Mento 1717 K Street NW 900 Washington DC 20006 3319187 0 X www.conservationnation.org X 1965 DC To diversify the conservation movement by funding and supporting conservationists from underrepresented communities while educating and inspiring the next generation of leaders. 13 13 16 42 0 0 3219717 2588507 0 0 39026 176969 67967 46734 3326710 2812210 159900 946127 0 0 1214074 1172389 34000 0 443974 809271 793283 2217245 2911799 1109465 -99589 6221716 6574007 109470 248351 6112246 6325656 To diversify the conservation movement by funding and supporting conservationists from underrepresented communities while educating and inspiring the next generation of leaders. 0 0 1226713 946127 46734 Supporting Wildlife Conservationists: Conservation Nation offers support to help save wildlife and their habitats around the world and builds a stronger, more inclusive wildlife conservation community. Our programs provide funding and support to conservationists from underrepresented communities to advance their critical work and opportunities to emerging conservationists that would otherwise be beyond their reach. Programs include grants, professional development, fellowships, internships and scholarships. 466696 Inspiring the next generation: Conservation Nation offers programs to inspire and educate a diverse and inclusive generation of wildlife champions. Our programs focus on middle school students in traditionally underserved communities. We offer the Conservation Nation Academy program with an in-school curriculum focused on inspiring role model conservationists and experiences in nature. Our education programs aspire to develop a student's conservation mindset and ethic, to build their confidence and self-efficacy in conservation, and to cultivate future conservation champions and leaders. 101801 Building communities and connections: Conservation Nation cultivates an inclusive global community of people and organizations focused on amplifying diverse perspectives in conservation to solve urgent biodiversity challenges. Our unique value is stitching together funding, resources, education and connections that individuals need to enter, stay and thrive in conservation. Together with partner organizations, we offer networking and mentoring programs, public events, and strategic collaboration to leverage our collective strength to break down barriers with urgency, efficiency and impact. 1795210 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NE NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X Lin Walker 2027875861 1717 K Street NW 900 Washington DC 20006 Alonford AJ Robinson Chair & Executive Committee Chair 0.40 X X 0 0 0 Nora Gardner Immediate Past Chair 0.40 X X 0 0 0 Barbara Lang Vice Chair 0.40 X X 0 0 0 John Mina Treasurer & Fin.,Audit & Investment Chair 0.40 X X 0 0 0 Wyndee Parker Secretary 0.40 X X 0 0 0 Cindy Lewin Gov. & Nominating Committee Chair 0.40 X 0 0 0 Marja Diaz Board Member 0.40 X 0 0 0 Larry Hanauer Board Member 0.40 X 0 0 0 Karen Kress Board Member 0.40 X 0 0 0 Marcia Marsh Board Member 0.40 X 0 0 0 Joyce Rogers Board Member 0.40 X 0 0 0 Gerald D Smith Jr Board Member 0.40 X 0 0 0 Yelberton Yebbie Watkins Board Member 0.40 X 0 0 0 Lynn Mento CEO 40.00 X 206641 0 25960 Kate Sizemore COO 40.00 X 190502 0 50751 Mark Ibrahim Director Technology 40.00 X 100024 0 16621 497167 0 93332 3 0 1 0 Caltor LLC 9812 Falls Road 112-330 Towson MD 21204 Consultant 153600 1 467398 2121109 2588507 165747 165747 518199 506977 11222 11222 11222 Other revenue 900099 46734 46734 46734 2812210 46734 0 176969 X 698556 698556 89690 89690 157881 157881 285684 134047 92475 59162 595082 279222 192625 123235 23609 11078 7642 4889 188612 88500 61053 39059 79402 37257 25702 16443 3230 1470 1154 606 127962 127962 22072 22072 332166 126334 45111 160721 4736 2550 1606 580 19178 2918 12375 3885 84499 40370 23557 20572 13895 2114 8966 2815 10711 5026 3467 2218 15217 6926 5438 2853 Program Funding 114752 111271 874 2607 Other Expenses 40536 0 40536 0 Fundraising expenses 4329 0 0 4329 2911799 1795210 672615 443974 1974742 886799 0 480651 11 0 21577 31686 4225386 5174871 6221716 6574007 109470 126725 0 121626 109470 248351 X 5749536 5463208 362710 862448 6112246 6325656 6221716 6574007 -99589 312999 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3189268 4176048 3291975 3219717 2588507 16465515 4852959 1407587 987436 67967 46734 7362683 8042227 5583635 4279411 3287684 2635241 23828198 22395 50332 29466 16252 15000 133445 0 22395 50332 29466 16252 15000 133445 23694753 108512 143124 254779 146047 165747 818209 108512 143124 254779 146047 165747 818209 42665 42665 1342095 2693921 426186 4462202 9535499 8420680 4960376 3433731 2800988 29151274 0.81280 0.69030 0.02810 0.08830 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12, Explanation of Other Income: Other income - 2018 Amount: $ 1,342,095. 2019 Amount: $ 2,693,921. 2020 Amount: $ 426,186. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 3103437 312999 300 313299 2790138 22072 22072 2812210 2890027 300 300 2889727 22072 22072 2911799 Part X, Line 2: The Conservation Nation is recognized as a tax-exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3) and is exempt from income taxes except for taxes on unrelated business activities. No provision for income taxes has been made as there were no unrelated business activities during the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. Management has evaluated Conservation Nation's tax positions and concluded that there are no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements. 1 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in Region 19580 North America 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in Region 10000 South America 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in Region 20000 South Asia 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in Region 9845 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in Region 98456 0 0 0 0 0 0 157881 0 157881 East Asia and the Pacific Project funding on Epaullete sharks. 10000 0 East Asia and the Pacific Project funding on green sea turtles and hawksbill turtles. 9580 0 North America Project funding on Red Knot an endangered shore bird. 10000 0 South America Project funding on Orinoco crocodiles. 10000 0 Sub-Saharan Africa Funding Youth Environmental Camp. 25000 0 Sub-Saharan Africa Collective Grant People and Pachyderms. 63471 0 6 0 2023 Conservationist Grant Funding - Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 1 9985 2023 Conservationist Grant Funding - Argentina South America 1 10000 2023 Conservationist Grant Funding - Bangladesh South Asia 1 9845 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: Grantee applications are first vetted by a panel of experts to be selected as grantees. Once selected, the grantees sign a document prior to funds being disbursed agreeing to various stipulations, including the appropriate use of the funds against the approved grant goals, regular communications with our team, and providing regular updates. Beyond regular check-ins with the team, grantees provide formal written updates at the 6-month and 12-month marks for their annual grants, which include how the funds were allocated across the project. Part I, line 3: Conservation Nation uses GAAP to report foreign expenditures. Part III Accounting Method: 1 African People & Wildlife Fund 19 Pheasant Hill Drive Far Hills NJ 07931 203153855 501 c3 100000 0 Training/support for rapid response anti-poaching teams and a network of community-based human-elephant conflict mitigation officers. BWEEMS 11216 SW 63rd Terrace Miami FL 33173 871101680 501 c3 7500 0 Internships funding. City Kids to Wilderness Project Inc 2437 15th St NW Washington DC 20009 521976304 501 c3 200000 0 Provide educational/experiential programming in DC and surrounding areas. Summer camp in Jackson Hole for city kids. A trip to Yellowstone National Park and High School summer internship in WY. Detroit Hives 12291 W Outer Drive Detroit MI 48223 812198745 501 c3 7500 0 Internships funding. Ecology Project International 315 S 4th St E Missoula MT 59801 912163952 501 c3 7500 0 Internships funding. Galveston Bay Foundation 1725 N Hwy 146 Kemah TX 77565 760279876 501 c3 7500 0 Internships funding. iBme Inward Bound Mindful Education PO Box 516 Concord MA 01742 273029390 501 c3 100000 0 Work on the City Kids Project to better equip staff and participants with proactive mindfulness practices through workshop. Inland Seas Education Association 100 Dame St 218 Suttons Bay MI 49682 382866234 501 c3 7500 0 Internships funding. Missouri Botanical Garden 4344 Shaw Blvd St louis MO 63110 430666759 501 c3 9956 0 Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot known for its unique and diverse lemur populations. The proposed project aims to protect 10 lemur species in the Vohibe Forest by monitoring the lemur population, studying their behavioral ecology, training Malagasy researchers and conservationists, reducing anthropogenic activities in the forest, conducting forest restoration, and working with local communities to establish alternative livelihood practices in the Ambalabe commune, Vatomandry district, where the Vohibe Forest is located. Working closely with our partner institution that manages the field site, the Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG) Madagascar Program, we will support on-going and expand conservation activities. Funding from Conservation Nation will directly support Malagasy scholars and community members who are the key to long-term, sustainable conservation efforts in Madagascar. Mystic Aquarium 55 Coogan Blvd Mystic CT 06355 061480300 501 c3 7500 0 Internships funding. Pacific American Foundation 111 Hekili St Suite A 170 Kailua HI 96734 541696134 501 c3 7500 0 Internships funding. Puget Sound Estuarium 309 State Ave NE Olympia WA 98501 392076160 501 c3 7500 0 Internships funding. Save the Rhino International Inc 1350 Avenue of the Americas FL2 Suite 266 New York NY 10019 311758236 501 c3 50000 0 Training/support to females in natural resource management. Snow Leopard Trust 4649 Sunnyside Ave N 325 Seattle WA 98103 911144119 501 c3 24000 0 Fellowship for local woman for science based now leopard conservation. VIEW Veterinary Initiative for Endangered Wildlife 1627 W Main St Apt/Ste 445 Bozeman MT 59715 461233603 501 c3 102100 0 The Veterinary Initiative for Endangered Wildlife can secure on-the-ground veterinary care for the first time in Akagera's history and build the capacity of Rwanda's wildlife health workforce. YellowStone Forever PO Box 1857 Bozeman MT 59771 475427975 501 c3 50000 0 A general-purpose data collection protocol to create effective AI models for bioacoustics will be created for long-term data collection in Yellowstone. This protocol can be applied and used for multiple species research both inside Yellowstone and beyond. 16 0 2022 Chrysalis Scholarships 4 10000 2023 Chrysalis Scholarships 2 5000 2023 Conservationist Funding 1 9760 Claudia Salazar Fellowship Morgan 1 5218 Fall 2022 Emerging Conservationist Funding 10 54712 Taylor Rabe Conservationist Funding 1 5000 Part I, Line 2: Grantee applications are first vetted by a panel of experts to be selected as grantees. Once selected, the grantees sign a document prior to funds being disbursed agreeing to various stipulations, including the appropriate use of the funds against the approved grant goals, regular communications with our team, and providing regular updates. Beyond regular check-ins with the team, grantees provide formal written updates at the 6-month and 12-month marks for their annual grants, which include how the funds were allocated across the project. X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kate Sizemore COO 144646 0 0 0 45856 0 22856 0 27895 0 241253 0 0 0 Lynn Mento CEO 206641 0 0 0 0 0 25960 0 0 0 232601 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4a The COO received a severance payment due to a restructuring during calendar year 2022. The terms are industry standard and confidential, which will be provided to the IRS upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Conservation Nation provides a copy to the finance and audit committees for review and comment. A complete copy of the final return is circulated to all members of the governing body prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Each year, each board member must complete the Conflict of Interest Policy documentation to verify that they are still in compliance. The completed documentation is returned to the Conservation Nation's office. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors is tasked with reviewing the Executive Director's compensation based on goals and metrics as well as compared to similar positions within the market. The other officers and key employees' compensation is reviewed by senior management and based on the overall approved organizational budget. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Conservation Nation will make its governing documents, Conflict of Interest Policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Payroll processing fees: Program service expenses 3,944. Management and general expenses 16,732. Fundraising expenses 5,253. Total expenses 25,929. Consulting fees: Program service expenses 120,271. Management and general expenses 27,014. Fundraising expenses 154,595. Total expenses 301,880. Professional fees: Program service expenses 865. Management and general expenses 379. Fundraising expenses 356. Total expenses 1,600. Benefits management fees: Program service expenses 1,254. Management and general expenses 986. Fundraising expenses 517. Total expenses 2,757. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c The Conservation Nation Board, finance, audit and investment committees oversee the audit. They review the draft audit and then put forward a recommendation to the full Conservation Nation Board. The Board reviews and votes on the audit as the last step.