Nonprofit · EIN 82-1949563
NIA TERO FOUNDATION
Also known as CONSERVATION EQUITY
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98122
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $32,904,805 | $42,466,297 | -$9,561,492 | $80,555,234 | $5,597,700 | $74,957,534 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $26,173,466 | $43,070,792 | -$16,897,326 | $91,187,634 | $7,379,209 | $83,808,425 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $31,017,971
- Program service revenue
- $216,888
- Investment income
- $2,868,655
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $355,696
- Other revenue
- -$1,198,709
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $23,048,675
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,939,116
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,277,271
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,459,409
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $297,257
- Accounting fees
- $43,126
- Occupancy
- $387,444
- Travel
- $1,197,921
- Depreciation
- $424,886
- Program services (functional)
- $36,533,184
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,863,141
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,069,972
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $91,187,634
- Total assets, end of year
- $80,555,234
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,597,700
- Net assets, end of year
- $74,957,534
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $533,640
- Publicly traded securities
- $59,563,704
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $58,532,974
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $16,424,560
- Gross receipts
- $89,243,575
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER SELIGMANN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $740,282 | $55,295 |
| TINA-MARIE WILHELM | CHIEF STRATEGY & EXT. AFFAIRS OFF. Officer | 40 | $385,723 | $40,828 |
| CHRISTOPHER FILARDI | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer | 40 | $356,858 | $54,322 |
| MARGARITA MORA TERAN | SR MD, PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $279,078 | $36,006 |
| JESSICA SCHROEDER | SR MD, DIR., OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $276,591 | $29,217 |
| DAVID ROTHSCHILD | SR DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $231,722 | $39,078 |
| DAVID COOK | SR DIR., STRATEGY & PLANNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $224,559 | $46,000 |
| LAUREN GUZAUSKAS | MD DIR., DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $241,313 | $14,525 |
| JONATHAN DAVIS | SR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $227,078 | $25,187 |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MYRNA CUNNINGHAM KAIN | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUPTA ITOEWAKI | DIRECTOR (FROM 10/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA TAULI CORPUZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE MARIE BURGOYNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO-YO MA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEMONTE NENQUIMO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA PIPESTEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN STARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAINOA THOMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIAM KOKAUA | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER SELIGMANN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $640,750 | $51,485 |
| LEIGH MORGAN | CSOO, UNTIL 9/2023 Officer | 40 | $406,398 | $23,585 |
| CHRISTOPHER FILARDI | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer | 40 | $344,306 | $57,977 |
| MARC BALLANDRAS | DIR. OF INNOVATION & INFRASTRUCTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $265,658 | $42,364 |
| MARGARITA MORA TERAN | SR MD, PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $269,842 | $38,112 |
| JESSICA SCHROEDER | SR MD/ SEC/ TREAS, FROM 10/2023 Officer | 40 | $250,159 | $29,411 |
| TRACY RECTOR | MD, STORYTELLING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $234,677 | $42,353 |
| MICHAEL PAINTER | MD, IMPACT AND LEARNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $240,452 | $16,135 |
| LAUREN GUZAUSKAS | MD, DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $237,433 | $14,525 |
| TINA-MARIE WILHELM | CSEAO, FROM 10/2023 Officer | 40 | $90,126 | $5,026 |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MYRNA CUNNINGHAM KAIN | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL KLINGENSTEIN | VICE-CHAIR, UNTIL 10/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA TAULI CORPUZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE MARIE BURGOYNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YO-YO MA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEMONTE NENQUIMO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA PIPESTEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN STARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAINOA THOMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIAM KOKAUA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 900 E PINE ST STE 200, SEATTLE, WA 98122-4872
- In care of
- % LISA DEAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AULANI WILHELM, 900 E PINE ST 200, SEATTLE, WA 98122
- Signed the 990
- JESSICA SCHROEDER, SECRETARY AND TREASURER
- Phone
- (206) 339-1293
- Website
- WWW.NIATERO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN
Mission
NIA TERO WORKS ALONGSIDE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO SECURE THEIR GUARDIANSHIP OF VITAL ECOSYSTEMS. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ARE GUARDIANS OF EARTH.(SEE SCHEDULE O)
Program accomplishments
- UPHOLD: PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES:NIA TERO IS COMMITTED TO WORKING ALONGSIDE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN GEOGRAPHIES CENTRAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF ALL HUMANITY. OUR INITIAL REGIONS INCLUDE THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, AMAZONIA, AND NORTH AMERICA, WHERE WE WORK WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO SHARE A COLLECTIVE TERRITORY AND HAVE STRONG GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO PROTECT THEIR HOMELANDS AND WATERS. IN ADDITION TO OUR GROWING NETWORK OF PARTNERS IN REGIONS, WE ALSO ARE PARTNERING ON AN INITIATIVE CALLED THE WAYFINDERS CIRCLE, A FELLOWSHIP OF 12 INITIAL MEMBERS FROM ACROSS SEVEN SOCIO-CULTURAL REGIONS WITH A WILLINGNESS AND CAPACITY TO SHARE THEIR VISION AND EXPERIENCES TO INSPIRE ALL PEOPLE TO RE-IMAGINE DEVELOPMENT, CONSERVATION, AND THE WAY WE RELATE TO EACH (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OTHER AND EARTH. IN TOTAL, OUR PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO ARE GUARDIANS OF OVER 100 MILLION HECTARES OF TERRITORY.Expenses $23,816,044 · grants $20,575,141
- EXPAND: AMPLIFICATION AND SCALING:IN ORDER TO EXPAND RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP WORLDWIDE, NIA TERO IS PURSUING THREE ONGOING BODIES OF WORK THAT INTEGRATE BOTH OUR PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AS WELL AS ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS, NETWORKS AND INITIATIVES, OUTSIDE OF THOSE PARTNERSHIPS. FIRST, THROUGH GRANTMAKING, CONVENING AND DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND THEIR CHOSEN ALLIES, WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN POLICY FRAMEWORKS, SECURITY AND SELF-GOVERNANCE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. SECOND, THROUGH STRATEGIC CONVENING AND FACILITATION, AS WELL AS TARGETED GRANTMAKING AND FUNDRAISING, WE ARE WORKING TO INCREASE DIRECT FINANCING FOR INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP. AND LASTLY, THROUGH COMPELLING (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) STORYTELLING AND COMMUNICATIONS, WE SUPPORT THE ELEVATION OF VOICE, WAYS AND MEANS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP AND INSPIRE CHANGE.Expenses $8,642,126 · grants $2,473,533 · revenue $216,888
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: ALL OF NIA TERO'S WORK IS DONE THROUGH AND WITH OTHERS, FROM THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO INSPIRE AND LEAD US, TO OUR FOUNDING PARTNERS AND LIKE-MINDED INSTITUTIONS. NIA TERO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ADVISORS, PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERS, AND LIKE-MINDED INSTITUTIONS TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP US ACHIEVE OUR MISSION.Expenses $2,896,293
- SCIENCE AND LEARNING:NIA TERO IS COMMITTED TO GATHERING KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN ENABLE MEASUREMENT OF THE IMPACT OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH BOTH STANDARD SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS AS WELL AS INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING DEFINED BY OUR INDIGENOUS PARTNERS THEMSELVES. THIS INCLUDES DEVELOPING SYSTEMS THAT COMBINE TRADITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL METRICS WITH BIOCULTURAL METRICS THAT ARE DEFINED AND MEASURED BY OUR INDIGENOUS PARTNERS.Expenses $1,178,721
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-1949563
- 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
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $80,555,234
- Income (IRS master file)
- $89,243,575
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $32,904,805 | $42,466,297 | $80,555,234 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $26,173,466 | $43,070,792 | $91,187,634 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $21,750,393 | $33,840,873 | $105,816,478 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 82-1949563).
Questions about NIA TERO FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of NIA TERO FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NIA TERO FOUNDATION is 82-1949563.
- Is NIA TERO FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to NIA TERO FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NIA TERO FOUNDATION 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 NIA TERO FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NIA TERO FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NIA TERO FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names AULANI WILHELM.
- Who are the officers and directors of NIA TERO FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $740,282 (PETER SELIGMANN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does NIA TERO FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $32,904,805, expenses of $42,466,297 and total assets of $80,555,234 at year end.
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