Natural Areas Association

supporting professionals protecting nature

aka NAA | Pittsburgh, PA | naturalareas.org

GuideStar Charity Check

EIN: 36-3132261

Contributions tax deductible
as of May 2023

IRS BMF 509(a)(2)
as of May 08, 2023

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Mission

The Natural Areas Association's (NAA) mission is to support the community of natural area professionals. We help members reach their professional goals, promote natural areas management based on sound science, work to raise awareness about the need for natural areas conservation, and support natural areas research.

Ruling year info

1982

Executive Director

Lisa Smith

Main address

PO Box 17646

Pittsburgh, PA 15235 USA

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EIN

36-3132261

Subject area info

Climate change

Natural resources

Biodiversity

Science

Information and communications

Population served info

Adults

NTEE code info

Natural Resource Conservation and Protection (C30)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Tax forms

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Communication

Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The Natural Areas Association (NAA) serves scientists and practitioners focused on the management of ecologically significant natural landscapes with the intent to protect biodiversity for current and future generations. Protecting nature requires quality science to inform practices on-the-ground and access to reliable resources that can advance the conservation and stewardship of land and water biodiversity. NAA curates and shares relevant and timely programs and resources with practitioners responsible for the ecological resilience and protection of natural areas in perpetuity.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Natural Areas Conference

Attendees catch up on current research by natural areas managers and scholars, learn about the challenges, successes and pitfalls of natural areas science, policy and education. They also obtain practical on-the-ground training and information that they can apply when they return to their jobs. Finally, a key function of the conference is to provide one-on-one meetings and conversations that couldn’t happen otherwise.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Natural Areas Journal

The Natural Areas Journal is a leading voice in natural areas management and preservation. Published quarterly by the Natural Areas Association, the Natural Areas Journal disseminates cutting-edge research, best practices and the newest knowledge related to natural areas. The journal includes peer-reviewed original research articles on applied conservation biology, ecological restoration, natural areas management, ecological assessment and monitoring, invasive and exotic species management, habitat protection, and fire ecology. Also included are editorials, conservation issues, forums, topic reviews, and stewardship articles.

Population(s) Served

Adults

NAA Webinar Series

NAA offers one-hour webinars focused on research and technique for land managers and stewards.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Online Resource Library

NAA offers a library of freely accessible proprietary resources for natural areas practitioners, as well as connecting our community to resources by affiliated organizations.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Stewardship in Action Workshops

Workshops are geared towards practitioners who are managing similar systems in a particular region. NAA’s goal is to create an opportunity for practitioners to come together as a community, support each other and share tested methodologies and expertise – as well as challenges - in a collaborative atmosphere.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Where we work

External reviews

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of attendees present at rallies/events

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Number of participants engaged in programs

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Number of people on the organization's email list

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

We are first and foremost in the business of science and practice delivery, bridging the gap between data and research on one hand, and on-the-ground management on the other. But we also take pride in fostering the natural areas practitioner community through professional networking and multiple forums in which to share ideas and best practices. We believe deeply in collaboration and that we are more effective at our jobs, when we come together to address our common challenges.

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

Foster a community of professionals that come together to find solutions to our shared challenges

Hold the Natural Areas Conference, the premier gathering of natural areas professionals

Hold Stewardship in Action Workshops to demonstrate on-the-ground management techniques and practices.

Publish the Natural Areas Journal, a peer-reviewed, internationally recognized journal for scientists and natural areas professionals that provides opportunities for researchers to share research results and best management practices

Offer interactive monthly webinars on emerging management topics.

Host virtual lectures and symposia for a deeper dive into emerging natural areas issues.

Convene a Science Advisory Committee comprised of leaders in natural areas science to identify emerging issues that may impact natural areas and the work of our stakeholders.

Host in-person and virtual, topical roundtables that provide natural areas practitioners with the opportunity for peer-to-peer learning and collaboration.

Connect practitioners from federal, state, local, academic, tribal, nonprofit and private entities committed to the ongoing protection of ecologically significant landscapes.

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

For the past 50 years, NAA has positively impacted biodiversity conservation and climate resilience through applied science, practical solutions, knowledge transfer, and advocacy. Our 2021 strategic business plan outlines a path that builds upon NAA’s existing strengths to advance science-based management practices to support on-the-ground efforts to protect ecologically significant natural landscapes. We continue to increase organizational capacity through increasing staffing levels and engaging expert consultants. We will continue to focus on content development, distribution, and accessibility to support practitioners in the preservation and stewardship of high-value natural areas.

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

We have increased the number and types of programs offered every year since 2016, and we plan to continue this trajectory. Our intention is to meet practitioners where they are, and this means creating programming for varied professional experience levels, geographic locations, budgets, ability to travel as well as their preferred method of learning, such as written, oral, hands on, collaborative and independent, and we've been acting on this through our program

Financials

Natural Areas Association

Fiscal year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

Financial documents

Yes, financials were audited by an independent accountant.

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

NET GAIN/LOSS: in

Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

112.01

Average of 61.43 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

3

Average of 3.7 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

0%

Average of 15% over 10 years

Funding sources

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

Source: IRS Form 990

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

Natural Areas Association

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$11,016
Program Services	$228,877
Investments	($29,655)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$77,742
Total Revenue	$287,980

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$83,481
Professional Fees	$0
Occupancy	$7,086
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$43,364
Other Expenses	$211,612
Total Expenses	$345,543
Net Gain/Loss	($57,563)

Revenue
Contributions	$11,512
Program Services	$134,484
Investments	$14,915
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$91,342
Total Revenue	$252,253

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$69,125
Professional Fees	$0
Occupancy	$6,900
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$48,114
Other Expenses	$175,482
Total Expenses	$299,621
Net Gain/Loss	($47,368)

Revenue
Contributions	$60,526
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$138,238
Investments	$37,470
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$236,234

Expenses
Program Services	$150,607
Administration	$35,814
Fundraising	$11,902
Total Expenses	$198,323
Net Gain/Loss	$37,911

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$6,920
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$6,469
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$73,344
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$176,445
Investments	($3,563)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$246,226

Expenses
Program Services	$209,958
Administration	$31,023
Fundraising	$5,849
Total Expenses	$246,830
Net Gain/Loss	($604)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,460
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$6,156
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$91,136
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$155,995
Investments	$23,750
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$270,881

Expenses
Program Services	$256,327
Administration	$58,728
Fundraising	$5,931
Total Expenses	$320,986
Net Gain/Loss	($50,105)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$7,822
Advertising & Promotion	$1,620
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$9,366
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$1,277
Legal Fees	$251
Pension Plan Contributions	$1,517
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$164,628
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$199,887
Investments	$21,654
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$386,169

Expenses
Program Services	$261,491
Administration	$95,409
Fundraising	$8,150
Total Expenses	$365,050
Net Gain/Loss	$21,119

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$8,669
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$4,997
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$1,151
Legal Fees	$897
Pension Plan Contributions	$1,540
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$166,492
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$227,454
Investments	$3,129
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$397,075

Expenses
Program Services	$249,771
Administration	$91,363
Fundraising	$9,050
Total Expenses	$350,184
Net Gain/Loss	$46,891

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$9,381
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$9,097
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$1,003
Legal Fees	$345
Pension Plan Contributions	$3,411
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$269,529
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$223,191
Investments	$3,438
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$496,158

Expenses
Program Services	$307,367
Administration	$59,863
Fundraising	$12,345
Total Expenses	$379,575
Net Gain/Loss	$116,583

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$8,663
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$7,172
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$1,419
Legal Fees	$365
Pension Plan Contributions	$1,592
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$355,685
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$187,612
Investments	$11,990
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$555,287

Expenses
Program Services	$394,430
Administration	$102,732
Fundraising	$17,431
Total Expenses	$514,593
Net Gain/Loss	$40,694

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$8,757
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$11,873
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$185,476
Government Grants	$127,288
Program Services	$309,182
Investments	$5,133
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$627,079

Expenses
Program Services	$271,353
Administration	$125,396
Fundraising	$18,306
Total Expenses	$415,055
Net Gain/Loss	$212,024

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$10,259
Advertising & Promotion	$173
Information Technology Expenses	$3,915
Insurance Expenses	$7,508
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$113
Pension Plan Contributions	$1,648
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$173,456
Government Grants	$38,712
Program Services	$234,114
Investments	$47,754
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$494,036

Expenses
Program Services	$279,043
Administration	$144,213
Fundraising	$21,527
Total Expenses	$444,783
Net Gain/Loss	$49,253

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$993
Information Technology Expenses	$7,345
Insurance Expenses	$5,345
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$599
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$2,580
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$114,189
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$245,320
Investments	$10,808
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$297
Total Revenue	$370,614

Expenses
Program Services	$270,412
Administration	$169,892
Fundraising	$24,350
Total Expenses	$464,654
Net Gain/Loss	($94,040)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$1,918
Information Technology Expenses	$7,070
Insurance Expenses	$6,153
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$3,706
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$1,972
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$154,815
Government Grants	$43,728
Program Services	$160,541
Investments	$69,043
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$428,127

Expenses
Program Services	$270,453
Administration	$135,810
Fundraising	$22,723
Total Expenses	$428,986
Net Gain/Loss	($859)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$8,000
Advertising & Promotion	$1,128
Information Technology Expenses	$7,855
Insurance Expenses	$5,368
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$2,707
Legal Fees	$3,528
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$297,725
Government Grants	$47,973
Program Services	$186,820
Investments	($341)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$532,177

Expenses
Program Services	$327,476
Administration	$109,425
Fundraising	$27,483
Total Expenses	$464,384
Net Gain/Loss	$67,793

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$14,541
Advertising & Promotion	$22
Information Technology Expenses	$7,964
Insurance Expenses	$6,057
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$3,603
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Natural Areas Association

Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Assets	Jul 01, 2008	Jun 30, 2009	Change
Contributions	$11,016
Cash & Equivalents	$292,638	$236,750	($55,888)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$2,250	$1,000	($1,250)
Total Assets	$294,888	$237,750	($57,138)

Liabilities	Jul 01, 2008	Jun 30, 2009	Change
Total Liabilities	$2,012	$2,437	$425

Fund balance	Jul 01, 2008	Jun 30, 2009	Change
Net Assets	$292,876	$235,313	($57,563)

Assets	Jul 01, 2009	Jun 30, 2010	Change
Contributions	$11,512
Cash & Equivalents	$236,750	$189,160	($47,590)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$1,000	$1,389	$389
Total Assets	$237,750	$190,549	($47,201)

Liabilities	Jul 01, 2009	Jun 30, 2010	Change
Total Liabilities	$2,437	$2,604	$167

Fund balance	Jul 01, 2009	Jun 30, 2010	Change
Net Assets	$235,313	$187,945	($47,368)

Assets	Jul 01, 2010	Jun 30, 2011	Change
Contributions	$60,526
Cash & Equivalents	$31,980	$59,234	$27,254
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$157,180	$169,511	$12,331
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$1,389	$1,257	($132)
Total Assets	$190,549	$230,002	$39,453

Liabilities	Jul 01, 2010	Jun 30, 2011	Change
Accounts Payable	$2,604	$4,146	$1,542
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$2,604	$4,146	$1,542

Fund balance	Jul 01, 2010	Jun 30, 2011	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$157,180	$0	-$157,180
Total Restricted Net Assets	$157,180	$0	($157,180)
Unrestricted Net Assets	$30,765	$225,856	$195,091
Net Assets	$187,945	$225,856	$37,911

Assets	Jul 01, 2011	Jun 30, 2012	Change
Contributions	$73,344
Cash & Equivalents	$59,234	$61,912	$2,678
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$169,511	$165,878	($3,633)
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$1,257	$1,363	$106
Total Assets	$230,002	$229,153	($849)

Natural Areas Association

Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

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Business model indicators

Profitability	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation	$125,680	$22	$24,260	$70,975	-$57,327
As % of expenses	30.3%	0.0%	5.2%	16.6%	-12.4%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation	$125,680	$22	$24,260	$70,386	-$57,916
As % of expenses	30.3%	0.0%	5.2%	16.4%	-12.5%

Revenue composition
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted)	$627,079	$494,036	$370,614	$428,127	$532,177
Total revenue, % change over prior year	12.9%	-21.2%	-25.0%	15.5%	24.3%
Program services revenue	49.3%	47.4%	66.2%	37.5%	35.1%
Membership dues	10.3%	16.6%	22.4%	22.4%	20.4%
Investment income	0.8%	1.6%	4.0%	2.2%	1.4%
Government grants	20.3%	7.8%	0.0%	10.2%	9.0%
All other grants and contributions	19.2%	18.5%	8.4%	13.7%	35.6%
Other revenue	0.0%	8.1%	-1.0%	14.0%	-1.5%

Expense composition
Total expenses before depreciation	$415,055	$444,783	$464,654	$428,397	$463,795
Total expenses, % change over prior year	-19.3%	7.2%	4.5%	-7.8%	8.3%
Personnel	49.9%	52.9%	50.9%	59.3%	66.9%
Professional fees	11.5%	16.0%	16.0%	13.5%	17.5%
Occupancy	4.1%	3.4%	3.8%	3.2%	0.9%
Interest	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Pass-through	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
All other expenses	34.5%	27.7%	29.2%	24.0%	14.6%

Full cost components (estimated)	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total expenses (after depreciation)	$415,055	$444,783	$464,654	$428,986	$464,384
One month of savings	$34,588	$37,065	$38,721	$35,700	$38,650
Debt principal payment	$0	$0	$0	$0	$47,700
Fixed asset additions	$0	$0	$2,945	$0	$0
Total full costs (estimated)	$449,643	$481,848	$506,320	$464,686	$550,734

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Months of cash	7.9	3.5	3.5	2.5	3.0
Months of cash and investments	14.6	14.6	14.9	16.6	14.7
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets	13.0	12.1	12.1	15.2	12.5

Balance sheet composition	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Cash	$274,791	$129,808	$137,370	$89,474	$115,866
Investments	$229,633	$412,979	$437,882	$502,963	$452,035
Receivables	$111,577	$108,000	$21,000	$0	$0
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE)	$4,371	$4,371	$7,316	$2,945	$2,945
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE)	100.0%	100.0%	59.7%	20.0%	40.0%
Liabilities (as a % of assets)	0.3%	2.1%	8.3%	8.7%	0.9%
Unrestricted net assets	$449,121	$449,143	$473,403	$543,789	$485,873
Temporarily restricted net assets	$166,577	$188,000	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total restricted net assets	$166,577	$188,000	$76,500	$0	$78,725
Total net assets	$615,698	$637,143	$549,903	$543,789	$564,598

Key data checks

Key data checks	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Material data errors	No	No	No	No	No

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents

Letter of Determination is not available for this organization

Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

Executive Director

Lisa Smith

Lisa Smith is the executive director of the Natural Areas Association. Lisa has also served as the organization’s Board President (2009-2013), Vice President (2005-2009) and member of the board (2003 – 2005). Lisa is a trained field ecologist who works with numerous partners on projects related to wild plant and natural areas management and conservation. As a consultant, she works with land trusts throughout the Mid-Atlantic region to strengthen operations and land stewardship programs as a certified assessor and accreditation facilitator. Her education includes a BSci in Biology from Juniata College, an MSci in botany from Miami University, and an MSciEd. in secondary science education from Duquesne University.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

Natural Areas Association

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation

Other

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Compensation data

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There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.

Natural Areas Association

Board of directors
as of 04/14/2023

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Board of directors data

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Board chair

Roger McCoy

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Term: 2019 - 2023

Jim Johannsen

Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation

Ryan Klopf

Virginia Natural Heritage

Darrell Bowman

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Alice Heikens

Franklin College

Peter Dunwiddie

University of Washington

Raquel Garcia-Alvarez

Forest Preserves of Cook County (IL)

Kelly Heintz

King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (WA)

Bill Holimon

Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission

Jim Neal

Caddo Lake Institute

Arthur Pearson

Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History (NY)

Ephraim Zimmerman

Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

Holli Redekop

Silverglow Studio

Board leadership practices

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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/14/2023

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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity

White/Caucasian/European

Gender identity

Female, Not transgender (cisgender)

Disability status

Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Natural Areas Association

supporting professionals protecting nature

Mission

Is this your nonprofit?

Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

Our programs

Natural Areas Conference

Natural Areas Journal

NAA Webinar Series

Online Resource Library

Stewardship in Action Workshops

Where we work

Our results

Evaluation documents

Number of attendees present at rallies/events

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Number of participants engaged in programs

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Number of people on the organization's email list

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Our Sustainable Development Goals

Goals & Strategy

Charting impact

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

Financials

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

Liquidity in 2022 info

112.01

Months of cash in 2022 info

3

Fringe rate in 2022 info

0%

Funding sources info

Assets & liabilities info

Financial data

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

Natural Areas Association

Natural Areas Association

Natural Areas Association

Business model indicators

Capital structure indicators

Key data checks

Operations

Documents

Executive Director

Lisa Smith

Number of employees

Natural Areas Association

Compensation data

Natural Areas Association

Board of directors data

Roger McCoy

Board leadership practices

Board orientation and education

CEO oversight

Ethics and transparency

Board composition

Board performance

Organizational demographics

Liquidity in 2022

Months of cash in 2022

Fringe rate in 2022

Funding sources

Assets & liabilities