2024 annual report
In 2024 we received $166,629 and spent $172,982. We ended the year with $39,636 in net assets.
The year at a glance
- Money in
- $166,629
- Money out
- $172,982
- Net assets at year end
- $39,636
Our mission, as reported
To conserve ecologically and culturally significant land in Washington, Oregon, and California.
This is how we described our work to the IRS that year. We have since stepped back from holding land to focus on fiscal sponsorship and campaign help.
Where the money came from
| Source | Amount |
|---|---|
| Contributions and grants | $166,629 |
| Total | $166,629 |
Where the money went
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries and wages for sponsored project staff | $74,904 |
| Professional fees and contractors | $52,084 |
| Supplies | $26,255 |
| Protect Thacker Pass project costs | $7,049 |
| Travel | $6,455 |
| Rent and utilities | $3,775 |
| Other: books, subscriptions, printing, and smaller costs | $2,460 |
| Total | $172,982 |
Our return reports all of these expenses as program services, the work we exist to do. Salaries went to people working on the projects we sponsor. Fertile Ground itself has no paid staff, and volunteers run the organization.
Net assets
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Net assets at the start of the year | $7,085 |
| Money in | $166,629 |
| Money out | −$172,982 |
| Accounting adjustment, as reported | $38,904 |
| Net assets at the end of the year | $39,636 |
The accounting adjustment is a correction to opening balances that our accountant recorded on the return.
Board and officers
- Max Wilbert, President
- Saba Malik, Secretary
- Rahman Malik, Treasurer
- Dillon Thomson, Executive Director
No board member or officer was paid for this role.
About these figures
These figures come from our 2024 IRS return (Form 990-EZ), prepared by our accountant from our records. They are not audited financial statements.
The public copy of the return leaves out the schedule of contributors, which names individual donors. The law allows us to keep donor names private.