Cary Institute Of Ecosystem Studies Inc in Millbrook, New York (NY)

Cary Institute Of Ecosystem Studies Inc
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	223232968
Name of Organization	Cary Institute Of Ecosystem Studies Inc
In Care of Name	Holly Talbot
Address	PO BOX AB, Millbrook, NY 12545-0129
Activities	Other scientific research activities, Other instruction and training
Subsection	Educational Organization
Ruling Date	06/1993
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
Foundation	Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public
Organization	Corporation
Exempt Organization Status	Unconditional Exemption
Tax Period	06/2014
Assets	$50,000,000 to greater
Income	$10,000,000 to $49,999,999
Filing Requirement	990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Asset Amount	$125,526,226
Amount of Income	$30,928,190
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$11,863,931
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification: Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis

Non-representatives - add comments:

Amount of income in 2014: $30,928,190

Cary Institute Of Ecosystem Studies Inc:	$30,928,190
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$533,856

Assets in 2014: $125,526,226

This organization:	$125,526,226
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$265,262

Expenses in 2014: $10,467,409

This organization:	$10,467,409
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$544,303

Income to expenses ratio in 2014: 3.0

This organization:	3.0
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1.1

Expenses allocated to program services in 2002: 71.0%

Cary Institute Of Ecosystem Studies Inc:	71.0%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	81.7%

Number of employees in 2014: 123

Cary Institute Of Ecosystem Studies Inc:	123
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	13

Employees paid over $100,000 in 2014: 6.5%

This organization:	6.5%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	0.0%

Grants share in income in 2014: 41.8%

This organization:	41.8%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	45.8%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2014

Assets at the end of 2014

Functional expenses for 2014

Support schedule

	2013	2014
Checklist
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office?	No	No
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year?	No	No
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19?	No	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts?	No	No
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures?	No	No
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No	No
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-other securities that is 5% or more of its total assets?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-program related that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other assets that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization's separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)?	No	No
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	No	No
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States?	No	No
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals?	No	No
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities?	No	No
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities?	No	No
Did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government?	Yes	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization answer 'Yes' about compensation of the organization's current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002?	No	No
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year to defease any tax-exempt bonds?	No	No
Did the organization act as an 'on behalf of' issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?	No	No
Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year?	No	No
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization's prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ?	No	No
Did the organization report any amount for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, or disqualified persons?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons?	No	No
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	Yes	Yes
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	Yes	No
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner?	No	No
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions?	No	No
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions?	No	No
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations?	No	No
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets?	No	No
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3?	No	No
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity?	No	No
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	No	No
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?	No	No
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes?	No	No

	2012	2013	2014
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
The number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096		88	90
The number of Forms W-2G		0	0
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners?		Yes	Yes
The number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return		128	123
Did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?	No	No	No
Has it filed a Form 990-T for this year?		No	No
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?		No	No
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year?		No	No
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?		No	No
Did the organization file Form 8886-T?		No	No
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible?		No	Yes
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282?		No	No
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C?		No	No
Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?		No	No
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from members or shareholders	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from other sources	$0	$0	$0
Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?		No	No
The amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year		$0	$0
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?		No	No
The amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans		$0	$0
The amount of reserves on hand		$0	$0
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?		No	No
Has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments?		No	No

	2013	2014
Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
Total reportable compensation from the organization	$1,199,600	$1,120,162
Total reportable compensation from related organizations	$0	$0
Total estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations	$228,006	$229,462
Total number of individuals who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization	17	7
Total number of independent contractors who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization	1	1

	2012	2013	2014
Statement of Revenue
Total revenue	$11,637,547	$14,427,405	$11,863,931
Contributions, Gifts, Grants and Other Similar Amounts	$5,480,072	$5,374,280	$4,959,742
Program Service Revenue	$141,595	$127,368	$118,633
900099		$95,656	$84,994
611600		$31,712	$33,639
All other program service revenue		$0	$0
Other Revenue
Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts)	$1,206,602	$158,951	$33,589
Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	$0
Royalties	$0	$0	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0	$0
Net gain/loss from sales of assets other than inventory	$4,604,882	$8,520,352	$6,670,304
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory (Securities / Other)	$7,537,766 / $0	$22,174,931 / $0	$25,712,254 / $0
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses (Securities / Other)	$2,932,884 / $0	$13,654,579 / $0	$19,041,950 / $0
Gain or (loss) (Securities / Other)	$4,604,882 / $0	$8,520,352 / $0	$6,670,304 / $0
Net income/loss from fundraising events	$32,681	$13,567	$20,291
Gross income from fundraising events	$58,875	$33,450	$42,600
Less: direct expenses	$26,194	$19,883	$22,309
Net income/loss from gaming activities	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from sales of inventory	$0	$0	$0
Miscellaneous Revenue	$171,715	$232,887	$61,372
900099		$232,792	$61,332
900099		$95	$40
All other revenue		$0	$0

	2012	2013	2014
Statement of Functional Expenses
Total functional expenses	$10,858,882	$10,763,528	$10,467,409
Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments		$146,298	$0
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals		$0	$134,683
Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals		$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$396,446	$465,360	$574,366
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons		$0	$0
Other salaries and wages	$5,088,137	$4,997,382	$4,875,715
Pension plan accruals and contributions		$1,584,629	$557,800
Other employee benefits		$0	$599,111
Payroll taxes	$0	$0	$351,931
Fees for services (non-employees)
Management		$0	$0
Legal		$0	$1,693
Accounting		$62,061	$65,900
Lobbying		$0	$0
Professional fundraising services	$0	$0	$0
Investment management fees		$663,720	$655,422
Other		$582,953	$512,081
Advertising and promotion		$0	$0
Office expenses		$340,859	$243,504
Information technology		$0	$0
Royalties		$0	$0
Occupancy		$181,329	$173,890
Travel		$353,207	$284,916
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials		$0	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings		$45,405	$31,677
Interest		$109,722	$0
Payments to affiliates		$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		$217,249	$349,520
Insurance		$117,702	$148,354
Other expenses		$553,311	$599,923
Other expenses		$149,916	$126,399
Other expenses		$138,268	$124,854
Other expenses		$37,805	$40,055
Other expenses		$16,352	$15,615

	2012	2013	2014
Balance Sheet
Total assets	$105,943,516	$113,560,684	$125,526,226
Cash - non-interest-bearing		$1,855,861	$3,521,440
Savings and temporary cash investments		$0	$0
Pledges and grants receivable, net		$1,188,274	$1,117,610
Accounts receivable, net		$26,464	$27,260
Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees		$44,791	$43,083
Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons, persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations		$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable, net		$0	$0
Inventories for sale or use		$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges		$129,818	$187,613
Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis		$6,885,171	$6,763,226
Investments - publicly traded securities		$28,151,990	$31,595,642
Investments - other securities		$75,278,315	$82,270,352
Investments - program-related		$0	$0
Intangible assets		$0	$0
Other assets		$0	$0
Total liabilities	$1,674,308	$1,857,003	$1,784,117
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$817,215	$135,959
Grants payable		$0	$0
Deferred revenue		$473,451	$555,453
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability		$0	$0
Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified persons		$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$5,628	$2,412	$24,667
Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities)		$563,925	$1,068,038
Total net assets or fund balances	$104,269,208	$111,703,681	$123,742,109
Unrestricted net assets		$19,979,745	$24,316,051
Temporarily restricted net assets		$11,291,266	$18,942,901
Permanently restricted net assets		$80,432,670	$80,483,157
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds		$0	$0
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund		$0	$0
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds	$0	$0	$0

Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2014)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:	An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Number of organizations supported	0
Sum of amounts of support	$0

	2010 - 2014 Total
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (for 2010 - 2014)
Public Support	$27,294,308
Subtotal Support	$27,294,308
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received	$27,294,308
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge	$0
The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) that exceeds 2% of the total support	$0
Total Support	$29,498,536
Public Support	$27,294,308
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources	$1,490,254
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on	$0
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets	$713,974
Gross receipts from related activities, etc.	$683,415

	2000	2001	2002
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$6,039,331	$14,340,738	$4,906,144
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$5,222,207	$15,095,101	$5,309,060
Contributions to donor advised funds
Direct public support	$1,450,726	$11,425,288	$1,288,020
Indirect public support	$0	$0	$0
Government contributions (grants)	$3,771,481	$3,669,813	$4,021,040
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$202,071	$233,965	$173,610
Membership dues and assessments	$65,330	$69,216	$70,340
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	$97,856	$25,164	$6,236
Dividends and interest from securities	$976,715	$782,886	$792,957
Net rental income or (loss)	$0	$0	$0
Gross rents	$0	$0	$0
Less: rental expenses	$0	$0	$0
Other investment income	$0	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	$-543,196	$-1,948,274	$-2,019,345
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	$18,147,390	$13,837,510	$11,530,696
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$18,690,586	$15,785,784	$13,550,041
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities	$0	$0	$0
Gross revenue	$0	$0	$0
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses	$0	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	$-18,956	$-38,063	$-28,832
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$40,342	$41,513	$49,817
Less: cost of goods sold	$59,298	$79,575	$78,649
Other revenue	$37,304	$120,743	$602,118
Total expenses	$15,317,197	$12,771,935	$10,508,184
Program services	$7,267,693	$7,477,998	$7,462,922
Management and general	$7,765,528	$5,024,915	$2,794,454
Fundraising	$283,977	$269,022	$250,809
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year	$37,560,723	$40,349,327	$36,046,087
Excess or (deficit) for the year	$-9,277,866	$1,568,803	$-5,602,040
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$47,168,077	$37,560,723	$40,349,326
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$-329,488	$1,219,801	$1,298,801

	Total	Program services	Management and general	Fundraising
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2002)
Total functional expenses	$10,508,185	$7,462,922	$2,794,454	$250,809
Grants paid from donor advised funds
Other grants and allocations		$42,464
Specific assistance to individuals		$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$391,244	$164,060	$227,184	$0
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)
Salaries and wages of employees not included above	$4,890,990	$3,567,234	$1,186,526	$137,230
Pension plan contributions not included above	$440,749	$321,460	$106,923	$12,366
Employee benefits not included above	$619,500	$399,907	$204,004	$15,589
Payroll taxes	$374,160	$272,893	$90,769	$10,498
Professional fundraising fees	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounting fees	$35,430	$0	$34,100	$1,330
Legal fees	$5,899	$0	$5,899	$0
Supplies	$677,207	$477,555	$196,457	$3,195
Telephone	$47,247	$11,114	$35,476	$657
Postage and shipping	$33,161	$20,052	$10,500	$2,609
Occupancy	$318,832	$135,653	$183,179	$0
Equipment rental and maintenance	$8,517	$2,465	$4,875	$1,177
Printing and publications	$157,277	$129,267	$9,573	$18,437
Travel	$258,648	$260,191	$-10,175	$8,632
Conferences, conventions, and meetings	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest	$0	$0	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.	$667,106	$473,645	$191,793	$1,668
Other expenses not covered above	$1,539,749	$1,184,959	$317,370	$37,420

	2000	2001	2002
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$41,864,943	$44,285,807	$39,877,348
Cash - non-interest-bearing	$725,791	$317,286	$1,221,685
Savings and temporary cash investments	$0	$0	$0
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$222,665	$177,347	$56,055
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$3,956,217	$10,258,041	$6,858,012
Grants receivable	$1,045,837	$1,215,732	$972,506
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for sale or use	$35,412	$34,885	$35,287
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$78,445	$25,144	$76,937
Investments - publicly-traded securities
Investments - other securities	$26,630,404	$23,290,639	$22,031,537
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$0	$0	$0
Investments - other	$0	$0	$0
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$9,170,172	$8,966,734	$8,625,330
Other assets, including program-related investments	$0	$0	$0
Total liabilities	$4,304,220	$3,936,480	$3,831,261
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$1,180,336	$1,275,262	$1,256,708
Grants payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$3,123,884	$2,661,218	$2,574,553
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Mortgages and other notes payable	$0	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances	$41,864,943	$44,285,807	$39,877,348
Total net assets or fund balances	$37,560,723	$40,349,327	$36,046,087

	2000	2001	2002
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
Total revenue	$5,920,735	$14,340,738	$4,906,144
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements	$5,709,842	$15,560,537	$6,204,945
Other expenses	$59,298	$79,575	$78,649
Net unrealized gains on investments	$0	$0	$0
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0
Recoveries of prior year grants	$0	$0	$0
Other	$59,298	$79,575	$78,649
Other revenue	$270,191	$-1,140,224	$-1,220,152
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0
Other	$270,191	$-1,140,224	$-1,220,152

	2000	2001	2002
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
Total expenses	$15,317,197	$12,771,935	$10,508,184
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements	$15,317,197	$12,771,935	$10,508,184
Other revenue	$0	$0	$0
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0
Prior year adjustments	$0	$0	$0
Losses	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Other expenses	$0	$0	$0
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0

Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees

Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings	0
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?

Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?	No
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?	No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?	Yes
Direct and indirect political expenditures	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?	No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members	$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices	$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958	$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization	$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006	0

	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		Related or exempt function income
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2002)
	Business code	Amount	Exclusion code	Amount	Related or exempt function income
Total		$0		$-1,220,152	$811,236
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1	000000	$0	00	$0	$23,868
Program service revenue 2	000000	$0	00	$0	$97,102
Program service revenue 3	000000	$0	00	$0	$52,640
Program service revenue 4	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 5	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Medicare/Medicaid payments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	000000	$0	00	$0	$70,340
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$6,236	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$792,957	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
not debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other investment income	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	000000	$0	Gain (or loss, to the extent allowed) from the sale of investments and other non-inventory property and from certain property acquired from financial institutions that are in conservatorship or receivership (sections 512(b)(5) and 512(b)(16)(A))	$-2,019,345	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	000000	$0	00	$0	$-28,832
Other revenue	000000	$0	00	$0	$596,118

EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entity	Percentage of ownership interest	Total income	End-of-year assets
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2002)
	0%	$0	$0
	0%	$0	$0
	0%	$0	$0
	0%	$0	$0

Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation	Expense account and other allowances
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2002)
$144,813	$41,272	$0
$132,714	$37,823	$0
$118,482	$33,767	$0
$108,616	$30,956	$0
$106,223	$30,274	$0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000	23

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000

Statements About Activities (for 2002)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities	$0
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year

Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is	Not controlled by disqualified persons/supports non private foundation

	1999	2000	2001
Support Schedule
Total	$0	$0	$0
Gifts, grants, and contributions received	$0	$0	$0
Membership fees received	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975	$0	$0	$0
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above	$0	$0	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf	$0	$0	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$0	$0	$0

Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2002)
Total exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)	$0
Other exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Lobbying nontaxable amount	$0
Grassroots nontaxable amount	$0

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1	Resources For The Future Inc	1616 P Street Nw, Washington, DC 20036-1434	DC	1984-02	$55,016,082
2	Cary Institute Of Ecosystem Studies Inc	PO BOX AB, Millbrook, NY 12545-0129	NY	1993-06	$30,928,190
3	Keystone Center	1628 Sts John Road, Keystone, CO 80435	CO	1975-05	$5,647,456
4	Manomet Inc	PO BOX 1770, Manomet, MA 02345-1770	MA	1989-10	$5,087,388
5	Center For Clean Air Policy	750 First Street Ne, Washington, DC 20002-4241	DC	1986-01	$4,247,840
6	Public Media Center	466 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133-4067	CA	1974-06	$1,629,958
7	Institute For Environmental Research And Education Inc	PO BOX 2449, Vashon, WA 98070-2449	WA	1998-12	$533,856
8	Coneg Policy Research Center Inc	400 N Capitol St Nw Ste 382, Washington, DC 20001-6505	DC	1977-01	$490,319
9	Yellowstone Ecological Research Center	2048 Analysis Dr Ste B, Bozeman, MT 59718-6829	MT	2003-08	$423,768
10	Ecosystem Management Research Institute	PO BOX 717, Seeley Lake, MT 59868-0717	MT	2000-08	$212,437
11	Niwa Environmental Research Institute	Auckland Central 1010, New Zealand	international	2001-05	$138,396
12	Solutions To Avoid Red Tide Inc	PO BOX 784, Sarasota, FL 34230-0784	FL	1997-03	$118,715
13	Hudson Bay Project Corporation	69 Old Stagecoach Rd, Redding, CT 06896-1911	CT	1996-06	$98,486
14	Bio-Amazonia Conservation International Inc	66 Hollis St, S Weymouth, MA 02190-1414	MA	1994-06	$87,815
15	Center For The Study Of The Environment	1265 Ferrelo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103	CA	1993-01	$0
16	Geospatial And Environmental Technologies Institute	87 Packers Falls Road, Durham, NH 03824	NH	2007-10	$0
17	Harborlife Inc	11 Union St, Nantucket, MA 02554-3844	MA	1992-09	$0
18	Purusha Foundation	2022 Cliff Drive 280, Santa Barbara, CA 93109-1506	CA	2004-07	$0

Number of organizations performing similar types of work

California	3
Colorado	1
Connecticut	1
District of Columbia	3
Florida	1
Massachusetts	3

Montana	2
New Hampshire	1
New York	1
Washington	1
International	1

Total

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