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Nonprofit · EIN 23-7380563

RARE INC

Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22201

Financials

$30.9M$32.1M2022$33.6M$37.2M2023$42.9M$38.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of RARE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$42,894,830$38,546,039$4,348,791$40,193,342$12,599,885$27,593,457
September 30, 2024990 (amended)$33,556,901$37,155,372-$3,598,471$35,089,126$11,059,152$24,029,974
September 30, 2023990$30,861,609$32,077,336-$1,215,727$40,527,597$13,501,035$27,026,562
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$41,626,913
of which government grants
$889,284
Program service revenue
$485,198
Investment income
$753,388
Net rental income
-$390,569
Net gain from sales of assets
$232,503
Other revenue
$29,331

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,942,762
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$3,811,779
Other salaries and wages
$14,445,785
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$24,458,899
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$690,501
Accounting fees
$334,454
Occupancy
$307,537
Travel
$1,660,361
Depreciation
$2,044
Program services (functional)
$31,682,868
Management and general (functional)
$3,694,605
Fundraising (functional)
$3,168,566

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$35,089,126
Total assets, end of year
$40,193,342
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,599,885
Net assets, end of year
$27,593,457
Publicly traded securities
$10,506,609
Net assets without donor restrictions
$14,232,657
Net assets with donor restrictions
$13,360,800
Gross unrelated business income
$419,900
Gross receipts
$45,134,873
Employees
126
Volunteers
2,000
Year formed
1974
State of legal domicile
VA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BRETT JENKSCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$597,110$124,981
CALEB MCCLENNENPRESIDENT
Officer
40$412,887$70,073
NIELS CRONECOO (THRU 4/25/25)
Officer
40$347,612$86,835
ANNA T BARTLETTVICE PRESIDENT (THRU 6/30/24)
Key employee
40$299,205$37,705
CARYN PERRELLISR. VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$290,962$43,398
ANNE SCHOUWCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Key employee
40$288,961$31,209
BRANDON SCHAUERSR. VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$282,951$22,387
RENEE CARSTENSENSR. VICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$256,936$38,962
ANDREW SIMPSONVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$240,807$46,731
ESTEBAN CHAVARRIAVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$219,906$49,900
TRACY PATILVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$228,222$38,756
KEVIN GREENSR. VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$207,971$49,202
BARBARA BETTSVICE PRESIDENT (THRU 2/21/25)
Highest-paid employee
40$221,222$28,912
RAQUEL TIRONAMANAGING DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$189,792$45,879
ANTHONY CHATWINVICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$220,391$14,938
25 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATHERINE SCHWEIGARTSR. VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$214,261$14,829
BRUCE BOYDCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3.5$0$0
LIZANNE GALBREATHCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3.5$0$0
DOROTHY BATTENVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3.5$0$0
RANDY BROWNTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3.5$0$0
SARAH STEIN GREENBERGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3.5$0$0
SCOTT AMEROTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
GUILHERME AZEVEDOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
AMY MARGERUM BERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
LINCOLN BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
NANCY E DEMPZETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
STEVE GAINESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
SVEN LINDBLADTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JOHN MARSHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
AMAECHI NDILITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
CARLOS ALVARADO QUESADATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
KADDU KIWE SEBUNYATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JAMIE STAUGLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
KATHLYN TANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
KAREN TOLIVERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
HEATHER MCTEER TONEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ELKE WEBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
MAUD WELLESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ED SOULETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JOHN DE WETCFO (BEG 1/25)
Officer
40$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 35 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BRETT JENKSCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$561,075$115,798
KAREN ZIFFERFORMER CHIEF DEV OFF (THRU 7/7/23)
Former
0$389,366$46,331
CALEB MCCLENNENPRESIDENT
Officer
40$396,888$27,817
NIELS CRONECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$327,954$79,288
ANNA T BARTLETTVICE PRESIDENT (THRU 6/30/24)
Key employee
40$279,105$54,826
CARYN PERRELLISR. VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$279,452$48,442
BRANDON SCHAUERSR. VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$270,115$29,870
ANDREW SIMPSONVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$230,928$44,593
BARBARA BETTSVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$242,772$27,980
ESTEBAN CHAVARRIAVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$213,041$49,544
TRACY NUGENTVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$220,275$39,880
RENEE CARSTENSENVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$222,783$37,059
KEVIN GREENVICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$204,078$49,828
RAQUEL TIRONAMANAGING DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$178,086$0
BRUCE BOYDCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3.5$0$0
LIZANNE GALBREATHCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3.5$0$0
DOROTHY BATTENVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3.5$0$0
RANDY BROWNTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3.5$0$0
SARAH STEIN GREENBERGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3.5$0$0
SCOTT AMEROTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
GUILHERME AZEVEDOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
AMY MARGERUM BERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
LINCOLN BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
STEVE GAINESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JOHN MARSHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
CARLOS ALVARADO QUESADATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
KAREN TOLIVERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ELKE WEBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
NANCY E DEMPZETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JAMIE STAUGLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
HEATHER MCTEER TONEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
MEHRDAD BAGHAITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
KATHY BAIRDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ALICE FARMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
AVI GARBOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 36 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BRETT JENKSCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$547,761$113,867
KAREN ZIFFERCHIEF DEV. OFFICER (THRU 7/7/23)
Officer
40$347,489$92,383
NIELS CRONECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$305,484$80,664
BRANDON SCHAUERSR. VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$255,326$52,724
CARYN PERRELLISR. VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$253,273$47,758
ANDREW SIMPSONVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$221,871$42,136
BARBARA BETTSVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$230,235$27,897
ANNA T BARTLETTVICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$196,234$53,908
ESTEBAN CHAVARRIAVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$199,884$47,840
RENEE CARSTENSENVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$207,710$35,865
KEVIN GREENVICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$190,824$47,141
TRACY NUGENTVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$187,011$37,814
RAQUEL TIRONAMANAGING DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$173,031$13,417
CALEB MCCLENNENPRESIDENT (BEG 10/22)
Officer
40$95,527$4,902
DOROTHY BATTENCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3.5$0$0
LIZANNE GALBREATHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
TOM PATTERSONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
SARAH STEIN GREENBERGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
SCOTT AMEROTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
GUILHERME AZEVEDOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
NANCY MACKINNONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
MICHAEL BONNEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
KATHY BAIRDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
MEHRDAD BAGHAITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
AMY MARGERUM BERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
BRUCE BOYDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
LINCOLN BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
RANDY BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
STEVE GAINESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ALICE FARMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
AVI S GARBOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JOHN MARSHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
CARLOS ALVARADO QUESADATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ED SOULETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
KAREN TOLIVERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ELKE WEBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1310 N COURTHOUSE RD STE 110, ARLINGTON, VA 22201-2594
In care of
% RARE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BRETT JENKS, 1310 NORTH COURTHOUSE RD 110, ARLINGTON, VA 22201
Signed the 990
CALEB MCCLENNEN, PRESIDENT
Phone
(703) 522-5070
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES AND FARMING - RARE'S COASTAL FISHERIES PROGRAM, FISH FOREVER, USES AN INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR-CENTERED APPROACH TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-LED COASTAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND RESTORE THE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS WHERE MORE THAN 70% OF MARINE LIFE IS FOUND. RARE LEVERAGES BIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES WITH PARTNERS AND LOCAL LEADERS TO SUSTAIN FISHERIES PRODUCTION, BUILD COORDINATED ADVOCACY AMONG GOVERNMENTS, AND ELEVATE COASTAL FISHERS' VOICES. RARE EMPOWERS LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND ENFORCE A PROVEN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: MANAGED ACCESS AREAS WITH NO-TAKE RESERVES (MA+R). THIS SYSTEM BALANCES PEOPLE'S SUSTAINABLE USE OF COASTAL FISHING WATERS WITH THEIR PROTECTION. SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SHAPE OUR GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM AND ECONOMY. THROUGH REGENERATIVE FARMING, FARMERS CAN CREATE NEW SOCIAL NORMS FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING. THE RESULTS ARE INCREDIBLE. WE RESTORE THE SOIL, BIODIVERSITY FLOURISHES, CARBON REMAINS IN THE GROUND, AND WE CREATE BETTER COMMUNITY CLIMATE RESILIENCE. REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE IS A POWERFUL SOLUTION TO PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND FARMER LIVELIHOOD.RARE'S REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM SEEKS TO TRANSFORM AND REIMAGINE HOW WE FARM FOR THE FUTURE. WE PARTNER WITH FARMING COMMUNITIES IN HIGH-BIODIVERSITY ECOSYSTEMS TO SHIFT TO REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND MORE SUSTAINABLE RANCHING PRACTICES. THE PROGRAM HELPS SMALLHOLDER FARMERS CREATE SUSTAINABLE AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE, BIODIVERSITY, AND THE CLIMATE.WITH A SCIENCE-BASED, BEHAVIOR-CENTERED APPROACH PAIRED WITH PARTNERSHIPS FOR SCALE, RARE IS WORKING TO NORMALIZE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY BEHAVIORS THROUGH THE POWER OF CULTURE. WORKING WITH LEADING ENTERTAINMENT BRANDS AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS, RARE IS PRODUCING GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH INTO THE POTENTIAL OF STORYTELLING TO SHIFT AUDIENCE PERCEPTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SHIFT CULTURE TO MAKE SUSTAINABILITY THE NORM.
    Expenses $16,582,879 · grants $1,775,438
  • BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH - COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE LEADING EFFORTS TO PROTECT NATURE AND STRENGTHEN RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. BUT LASTING CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS DEPEND ON MORE THAN SCIENCE AND POLICY - THEY DEPEND ON PEOPLE.RARE APPLIES BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, NARRATIVE CHANGE, AND INNOVATION TO DESIGN SOLUTIONS THAT HELP COMMUNITIES PROTECT ECOSYSTEMS WHILE STRENGTHENING LIVELIHOODS, FOOD SECURITY, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. THROUGH RESEARCH, PRACTITIONER TOOLS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENTS, NGOS, FUNDERS, COMMUNITIES, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, RARE'S BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE WORK IS HELPING SHAPE CONSERVATION PRACTICE WORLDWIDE.BY UNDERSTANDING WHAT DRIVES HUMAN BEHAVIOR - AND SHIFTING THE NORMS THAT SHAPE IT - RARE HELPS CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS TAKE ROOT IN COMMUNITIES AND SPREAD.
    Expenses $10,604,299 · grants $167,324
  • CONSERVATION FINANCE - WHERE TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL APPROACHES AND INSTRUMENTS FAIL, INNOVATIVE FINANCE BRIDGES THE GAP. RARE'S INNOVATIVE FINANCE BUILDS RESILIENCE TO BOTH FINANCIAL SHOCKS AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN UNDERSERVED, RURAL, AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM USES A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO PROTECT VITAL ECOSYSTEMS AND BENEFIT LOCAL ECONOMIES, BY DE-RISKING INVESTMENTS, ADVANCING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS, AND BUILDING SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ECONOMIES WITH PATHWAYS TO THE FORMAL ECONOMY.
    Expenses $4,495,690 · revenue $485,198

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 15, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 16, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 17, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-7380563
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1985
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C00Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$40,193,342
Income (IRS master file)
$45,134,873

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$42,894,830$38,546,039$40,193,342XML
990-TSeptember 2025–––IRS
990September 2024$33,556,901$37,155,372$35,089,126XML
990-TSeptember 2024–––IRS
990September 2023$30,861,609$32,077,336$40,527,597XML
990-TSeptember 2023–––IRS
990September 2022$25,340,932$31,019,368$38,323,972IRS
990-TSeptember 2022–––IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990-TSeptember 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7380563).

Questions about RARE INC

What is the EIN of RARE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of RARE INC is 23-7380563.
Is RARE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
Are donations to RARE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does RARE INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of RARE INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did RARE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of RARE INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names BRETT JENKS.
Who are the officers and directors of RARE INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 40 people; 16 received compensation from the organization, the highest $597,110 (BRETT JENKS, CEO).
How much revenue does RARE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $42,894,830, expenses of $38,546,039 and total assets of $40,193,342 at year end.

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