Nonprofit · EIN 92-1296468
INATURALIST
Tax-exempt · SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $9,011,958 | $3,957,362 | $5,054,596 | $12,269,983 | $1,388,334 | $10,881,649 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,711,360 | $3,051,577 | $1,659,783 | $5,932,237 | $105,184 | $5,827,053 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,551,048 | $1,383,778 | $4,167,270 | $4,327,787 | $160,517 | $4,167,270 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,580,779
- of which government grants
- $69,141
- Program service revenue
- $172,178
- Investment income
- $264,681
- Royalties
- $3,293
- Other revenue
- -$5,680
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $881,863
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,538,553
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,791,962
- Professional fundraising fees
- $26,900
- Accounting fees
- $51,715
- Occupancy
- $8,900
- Travel
- $102,760
- Depreciation
- $3,598
- Program services (functional)
- $2,974,115
- Management and general (functional)
- $371,145
- Fundraising (functional)
- $612,102
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,932,237
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,269,983
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,388,334
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,881,649
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $17,921
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,502,456
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,379,193
- Gross receipts
- $9,011,958
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 1,508,033
- Year formed
- 2022
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Loarie | Executive Director, Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $193,491 | $36,012 |
| Patrick Leary | SR. Staff Software and Devops Eng. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $195,472 | $18,508 |
| Carrie Seltzer | Head of Engagement Key employee | 40 | $187,786 | $20,160 |
| Ken-Ichi Ueda | Co-Founder, Staff Software Engineer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $181,773 | $16,823 |
| Jeanne Braha | Head of Development Key employee | 40 | $164,015 | $15,709 |
| Kirk Van Gorkom | Head of Engineering (thru 10/25) Key employee | 40 | $150,905 | $22,548 |
| Abhas Misraraj | Staff UI/UX Designer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,283 | $16,597 |
| Dorothea Skaff | Dir. of Dig. Fundraising & Engmt Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,679 | $26,874 |
| Alison Young | Director of Outreach Programs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,399 | $20,894 |
| Jason Walthall | Head of Admin., CFO/Treasurer Officer | 20 | $86,742 | $4,495 |
| Dick Raines | Board Chair, President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine Chang | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nick Grandy | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelly Jin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lucas Joppa | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aileen Lee | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Amber Mace | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marcia Marsh | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dan Rademacher | Director (Thru 10/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT LOARIE | EXECUTIVE DIR., SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $191,198 | $33,440 |
| PATRICK LEARY | SENIOR STAFF SOFTWARE AND DEVOPS ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,054 | $17,262 |
| CARRIE SELTZER | HEAD OF ENGAGEMENT Key employee | 40 | $181,857 | $16,700 |
| KEN-ICHI UEDA | CO-FOUNDER, STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,605 | $15,797 |
| ALEX SHEPARD | STAFF MACHINE LEARNING & SOFTWARE ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,054 | $18,241 |
| AMANDA BULLINGTON | STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,463 | $18,014 |
| ABHAS MISRARAJ | STAFF UI/UX DESIGNER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,772 | $12,420 |
| JASON WALTHALL | HEAD OF ADMINISTRATION, CFO Officer | 20 | $79,352 | $2,878 |
| DICK RAINES | BOARD CHAIR, PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE CHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK GRANDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCAS JOPPA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AILEEN LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER MACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN RADEMACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON YOUNG | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT LOARIE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $77,914 | $15,931 |
| KEN-ICHI UEDA | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23), CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $80,240 | $7,187 |
| CARRIE SELTZER | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23), HEAD OF ENG. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $69,984 | $6,895 |
| DICK RAINES | BOARD CHAIR, PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE CHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AILEEN LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN RADEMACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1020 B ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901-2906
- Mailing address (990-N for 2022)
- 1020 B STREET, SAN RAFAEL CA 94901
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Scott Loarie, 1020 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
- Principal officer (990-N for 2022)
- SCOTT LOARIE, 1020 B STREET, SAN RAFAEL CA 94901
- Signed the 990
- Scott Loarie, Executive Director
- Phone
- (415) 320-6269
- Website
- WWW.INATURALIST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Armanino Advisory LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 92-1296468 or by the name INATURALIST.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
iNaturalist's mission is to connect people to nature and advance biodiversity science and conservation. Its vision is a world where everyone can understand and sustain biodiversity through the practice of observing wild organisms and sharing information about them.
Program accomplishments
- iNaturalist connects people to nature through open-source technology that enables individuals worldwide to record and learn about biodiversity while contributing to science and conservation. In 2025, iNaturalist advanced its exempt purpose across community engagement, scientific discovery, and global conservation:Community Engagement & Global Reach-Supported over 1.4 million active individuals who directly contributed biodiversity observations or verified identifications for others.-Engaged approximately 2 million monthly active users across the iNaturalist and Seek mobile applications, and over 4 million monthly website visitors.-Surpassed 250 million total verifiable global biodiversity observations recorded on the platform to date.Scientific Innovation & Open Data Access-Released 8 updated computer vision models and location-based geomodels assisting in the identification of over 110,000 taxa.-Launched the open-access iNaturalist Open Range Map Dataset, using machine learning across millions of observations to generate species range maps for over 100,000 taxa.-Enabled scientific research, resulting in over 1,100 peer-reviewed scientific publications citing or using iNaturalist data in 2025.Applied Conservation ImpactsiNaturalist data serves as vital infrastructure used by researchers, land managers, and conservationists to discover new species, track invasive and endangered taxa, refine species distributions, support protected area management, and inform climate change response.Expenses $2,974,115 · revenue $172,178
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 | 990 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
- 92-1296468
- 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
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,269,983
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,011,958
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $9,011,958 | $3,957,362 | $12,269,983 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,711,360 | $3,051,577 | $5,932,237 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,551,048 | $1,383,778 | $4,327,787 | XML |
| 990-N for 2022 Officer: SCOTT LOARIE | December 31, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 92-1296468).
Questions about INATURALIST
- What is the EIN of INATURALIST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INATURALIST is 92-1296468.
- Is INATURALIST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
- Are donations to INATURALIST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INATURALIST 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 INATURALIST due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INATURALIST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INATURALIST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Scott Loarie.
- Who are the officers and directors of INATURALIST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $193,491 (Scott Loarie, Executive Director, Secretary).
- How much revenue does INATURALIST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,011,958, expenses of $3,957,362 and total assets of $12,269,983 at year end.
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