LightHawk

Grand Junction, CO | http://www.lighthawk.org

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LightHawk

EIN: 84-0852104

Contributions tax deductible
as of September 2023

IRS BMF 509(a)(1)
as of September 18, 2023

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Mission

LightHawk brings aviation and conservation together to improve efforts to protect land, water and wildlife. The aerial perspective provides a better understanding of the ways environments are connected and how policies impact life on the ground. Many nonprofit organizations lack the resources to effectively harness the gift of flight. LightHawk staff provide the expertise needed to plan and execute flights in support of important conservation projects. We fly partner scientists, philanthropists, media and other stakeholders in an effort to shine a light on important conservation issues. Our work is focused on protecting land, water, wildlife and building climate resilience. Flights are provided to our partners at no cost thanks. to the generosity of volunteer pilots.

Ruling year info

1982

Chief Executive Officer

Jim Becker

Main address

P.O. Box 2751

Grand Junction, CO 81502 USA

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EIN

84-0852104

Subject area info

Environment

Population served info

Adults

Low-income people

NTEE code info

Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification N.E.C. (C99)

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

Show Forms 990

Communication

Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

LightHawk accelerates conservation success through the powerful perspective of flight.

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?

Overview

LightHawk’s program priorities are focused on areas where aviation can make a significant contribution. We plan and conduct flights to collect scientific data, transport endangered species and to educate policymakers and stakeholders. We also conduct flights for reporters, photographers and filmmakers working on environmental stories. LightHawk flights take place throughout North America.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Land

Landscapes and wild areas can be difficult to examine from ground level. Aerial observations can allow for more area to be covered by partners. LightHawk flights assist conservation organizations in monitoring conservation easements, document pollution and other threats to the important lands.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Water

LightHawk flights address conservation issues around both fresh water as well as oceans and coastlines. Our work helps partners monitor waterways for pollution, overuse and other threats. They also monitor and document and issues in oceans and coastlines including impacts due to climate change.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Wildlife

LightHawk flights transport endangered species for the purpose of breeding and/or release into the wild. Our flights are able to move animals more efficiently and in better conditions reducing stress during transport, leading to better outcomes when released into the wild. LightHawk flights have seen higher rates of survival than other methods of transport.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Climate resilience

Our flights improve the collection of data and documentation of the environmental impacts of climate change. We also fly government officials and stakeholders over climate impacted areas to increase their understanding of the impacts of policies they have enacted or are considering.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Where we work

Awards

4-star Rating 2021

Charity Navigator

Affiliations & memberships

International Union for Conservation of Nature 2021

External reviews

Photos

Videos

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 know that aviation can greatly enhance and accelerate conservation work. We also know that aviation resources are often too costly for conservation efforts.

LightHawk conservation staff seek out projects and partners where we know we can make a significant contribution. We then serve as consultants co-designing flight campaigns to achieve relevant and important conservation outcomes, educational objectives and outreach strategies.

Once we have a project planned, we tap into our network of over 300 volunteer pilots who donate expertise, time, aircraft, and fuel to support the project, making flight support free of direct cost to our partners.

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

- We work with more than 100 of the best and most effective conservation partners
- We have a corps of more than 300 skilled and dedicated volunteer pilots
- We fly internationally acclaimed writers, photographers, videographers who journal our work.
- We fly dozens of decision makers each year whose hearts and minds are changed, and who go on to make changes on the ground to air, land, and water quality.
- We form coalitions to address national, regional and local conservation problems.

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

LightHawk stopped the construction of a coal-fired power plant on the edge of the Grand Canyon in 1979. One pilot in one plane garnered national media attention and started LightHawk by protecting one of our nation’s greatest treasures.

Since then, we have grown to 300 volunteer pilots, each year flying hundreds of missions and 1,000 passengers across the US.

LightHawk has an amazing team to tackle the continent's most pressing conservation issues:
- A national Board of Directors
- A staff that is distributed throughout the US
- A network of more than 100 of the most effective conservation organizations in the US, Mexico and Canada. Here is a small sampling of conservation partners and journalists:
~ National Geographic
~ Surfrider Foundation
~ The Nature Conservancy
~ National Audubon Society
~ Waterkeeper Alliance
~ Restore America's Estuaries
~ National Park Service
~ US Fish and Wildlife Service
~ Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada
~ The Bay Foundation
~ Sonoran Institute
~ William Penn Foundation
~ The Walton Family Foundation
~ Trout Unlimited
~ Numerous NPR and PBS affiliates

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

Visit: https://www.lighthawk.org/projects/our-conservation-work/

Financials

LightHawk

Fiscal year: Apr 01 - Mar 31

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

9.00

Average of 17.87 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

5.7

Average of 7.5 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

28%

Average of 23% 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

LightHawk

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Apr 01 - Mar 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$1,333,038
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$760
Investments	$28,343
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$10,702
Total Revenue	$1,372,843

Expenses
Program Services	$765,054
Administration	$102,120
Fundraising	$140,940
Total Expenses	$1,008,114
Net Gain/Loss	$364,729

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$3,452
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$16,322
Interest Expenses	$2,293
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,559,868
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$19,269
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$161
Total Revenue	$1,579,298

Expenses
Program Services	$817,005
Administration	$86,359
Fundraising	$160,806
Total Expenses	$1,064,170
Net Gain/Loss	$515,128

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$8,500
Advertising & Promotion	$10,211
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$14,366
Interest Expenses	$2,312
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$320
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,247,873
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$8,144
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$53,594
Total Revenue	$1,309,611

Expenses
Program Services	$1,023,177
Administration	$105,136
Fundraising	$174,100
Total Expenses	$1,302,413
Net Gain/Loss	$7,198

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$10,074
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$8,917
Interest Expenses	$2,313
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,282,793
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	($23,534)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$543
Total Revenue	$1,259,802

Expenses
Program Services	$1,088,165
Administration	$96,453
Fundraising	$197,598
Total Expenses	$1,382,216
Net Gain/Loss	($122,414)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$13,376
Advertising & Promotion	$8,491
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$12,199
Interest Expenses	$2,313
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,163,021
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$126,950
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$1,289,971

Expenses
Program Services	$1,096,274
Administration	$110,301
Fundraising	$173,606
Total Expenses	$1,380,181
Net Gain/Loss	($90,210)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$16,138
Advertising & Promotion	$5,435
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$13,976
Interest Expenses	$1,750
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$1,943
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,485,658
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$14,723
Investments	$46,699
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$1,547,080

Expenses
Program Services	$1,094,926
Administration	$150,992
Fundraising	$167,341
Total Expenses	$1,413,259
Net Gain/Loss	$133,821

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$20,865
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$14,275
Interest Expenses	$1,391
Investment Management Fees	$6,227
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,163,987
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$121,779
Investments	$79,684
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$1,365,450

Expenses
Program Services	$1,174,869
Administration	$164,733
Fundraising	$255,819
Total Expenses	$1,595,421
Net Gain/Loss	($229,971)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$19,403
Advertising & Promotion	$9,263
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$8,999
Interest Expenses	$750
Investment Management Fees	$6,856
Legal Fees	$1,691
Pension Plan Contributions	$20,995
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$40,595

Revenue
Contributions	$120,727
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	($3,610)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$117,117

Expenses
Program Services	$269,052
Administration	$38,348
Fundraising	$51,808
Total Expenses	$359,208
Net Gain/Loss	($242,091)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$5,529
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$0
Interest Expenses	$125
Investment Management Fees	$1,254
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$5,008
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,348,078
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$11,348
Investments	$106,014
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$1,465,440

Expenses
Program Services	$1,039,737
Administration	$180,753
Fundraising	$217,771
Total Expenses	$1,438,261
Net Gain/Loss	$27,179

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$3,597
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$8,757
Interest Expenses	$500
Investment Management Fees	$8,860
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,407,214
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$9,536
Investments	$56,617
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$1,473,367

Expenses
Program Services	$1,113,987
Administration	$217,211
Fundraising	$258,420
Total Expenses	$1,589,618
Net Gain/Loss	($116,251)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$65,635
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$36,153
Interest Expenses	$500
Investment Management Fees	$3,502
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$39,719
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,789,364
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$8,612
Investments	$24,500
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$1,822,476

Expenses
Program Services	$1,198,704
Administration	$217,026
Fundraising	$263,407
Total Expenses	$1,679,137
Net Gain/Loss	$143,339

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$19,123
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$37,236
Interest Expenses	$150
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$37,727
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$2,244,462
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$13,115
Investments	$36,796
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$2,294,373

Expenses
Program Services	$1,268,234
Administration	$187,800
Fundraising	$217,993
Total Expenses	$1,674,027
Net Gain/Loss	$620,346

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$17,359
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$37,693
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$3,038
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$20,453
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,325,717
Government Grants	$180,400
Program Services	$0
Investments	$41,512
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$583
Total Revenue	$1,548,212

Expenses
Program Services	$1,326,267
Administration	$96,797
Fundraising	$133,474
Total Expenses	$1,556,538
Net Gain/Loss	($8,326)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$24,011
Advertising & Promotion	$16,240
Information Technology Expenses	$47,824
Insurance Expenses	$43,410
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$285
Legal Fees	$1,401
Pension Plan Contributions	$19,458
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$12,250

Revenue
Contributions	$1,494,890
Government Grants	$160,115
Program Services	$0
Investments	$1,081
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$1,656,086

Expenses
Program Services	$1,441,662
Administration	$218,344
Fundraising	$203,573
Total Expenses	$1,863,579
Net Gain/Loss	($207,493)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$18,300
Advertising & Promotion	$1,075
Information Technology Expenses	$14,018
Insurance Expenses	$58,718
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$3,836
Pension Plan Contributions	$26,930
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

LightHawk

Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Apr 01 - Mar 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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	Jan 01, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	Change
Contributions	$1,333,038
Cash & Equivalents	$748,964	$773,622	$24,658
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$136,000	$255,195	$119,195
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$755,255	$539,446	($215,809)
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$352,528	$518,185	$165,657
Other	$3,568	$32,145	$28,577
Total Assets	$1,996,315	$2,118,593	$122,278

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	Change
Accounts Payable	$45,908	$44,210	($1,698)
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$100,000	$100,000	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$145,908	$144,210	($1,698)

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$132,378	$337,741	$205,363
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$759,111	$518,358	-$240,753
Total Restricted Net Assets	$891,489	$856,099	($35,390)
Unrestricted Net Assets	$958,918	$1,118,284	$159,366
Net Assets	$1,850,407	$1,974,383	$123,976

Assets	Jan 01, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	Change
Contributions	$1,559,868
Cash & Equivalents	$773,622	$801,877	$28,255
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$255,195	$777,800	$522,605
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$539,446	$647,931	$108,485
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$518,185	$477,062	($41,123)
Other	$32,145	$41,564	$9,419
Total Assets	$2,118,593	$2,746,234	$627,641

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	Change
Accounts Payable	$44,210	$34,583	($9,627)
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$100,000	$100,000	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$21,600	$21,600
Total Liabilities	$144,210	$156,183	$11,973

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$337,741	$999,886	$662,145
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$518,358	$598,789	$80,431
Total Restricted Net Assets	$856,099	$1,598,675	$742,576
Unrestricted Net Assets	$1,118,284	$991,376	($126,908)
Net Assets	$1,974,383	$2,590,051	$615,668

Assets	Jan 01, 2010	Dec 31, 2010	Change
Contributions	$1,247,873
Cash & Equivalents	$801,877	$924,788	$122,911
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$777,800	$702,930	($74,870)
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$647,931	$719,478	$71,547
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$477,062	$415,396	($61,666)
Other	$41,564	$46,887	$5,323
Total Assets	$2,746,234	$2,809,479	$63,245

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2010	Dec 31, 2010	Change
Accounts Payable	$34,583	$45,839	$11,256
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$100,000	$100,000	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$21,600	$0	($21,600)
Total Liabilities	$156,183	$145,839	($10,344)

LightHawk

Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Apr 01 - Mar 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Business model indicators

Profitability	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation	-$164,763	$149,779	-$461,327	$199,940	-$281,250
As % of expenses	-10.4%	8.9%	-27.6%	12.8%	-15.1%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation	-$165,993	$148,845	-$461,673	$199,593	-$281,597
As % of expenses	-10.4%	8.9%	-27.6%	12.8%	-15.1%

Revenue composition
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted)	$1,473,367	$1,822,476	$2,294,373	$1,548,212	$1,656,086
Total revenue, % change over prior year	0.5%	23.7%	25.9%	-32.5%	7.0%
Program services revenue	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%
Membership dues	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Investment income	1.7%	1.2%	1.6%	2.7%	0.1%
Government grants	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	11.7%	9.7%
All other grants and contributions	95.5%	98.2%	97.8%	85.6%	90.3%
Other revenue	2.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Expense composition
Total expenses before depreciation	$1,588,388	$1,678,203	$1,673,681	$1,556,191	$1,863,232
Total expenses, % change over prior year	10.5%	5.7%	-0.3%	-7.0%	19.7%
Personnel	57.3%	54.8%	53.2%	51.3%	44.6%
Professional fees	4.9%	4.4%	2.9%	3.9%	4.6%
Occupancy	1.2%	1.3%	1.2%	0.5%	0.1%
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	36.6%	39.5%	42.7%	44.4%	50.7%

Full cost components (estimated)	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total expenses (after depreciation)	$1,589,618	$1,679,137	$1,674,027	$1,556,538	$1,863,579
One month of savings	$132,366	$139,850	$139,473	$129,683	$155,269
Debt principal payment	$10,000	$15,000	$0	$0	$160,115
Fixed asset additions	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total full costs (estimated)	$1,731,984	$1,833,987	$1,813,500	$1,686,221	$2,178,963

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Months of cash	6.1	7.8	5.2	6.9	5.7
Months of cash and investments	13.3	14.5	11.2	15.5	13.3
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets	5.5	6.3	3.8	5.7	2.9

Balance sheet composition	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Cash	$810,234	$1,089,190	$721,042	$888,525	$888,552
Investments	$949,775	$934,058	$839,542	$1,127,487	$1,174,266
Receivables	$187,948	$75,116	$1,027,416	$986,000	$641,821
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE)	$6,816	$6,816	$2,902	$2,902	$2,902
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE)	71.0%	84.7%	76.1%	88.0%	100.0%
Liabilities (as a % of assets)	3.9%	3.6%	2.2%	6.6%	8.4%
Unrestricted net assets	$733,811	$882,656	$535,983	$735,576	$453,979
Temporarily restricted net assets	$641,953	$1,171,932	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently restricted net assets	$534,120	$0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total restricted net assets	$1,176,073	$1,171,932	$2,050,762	$2,116,761	$2,053,168
Total net assets	$1,909,884	$2,054,588	$2,586,745	$2,852,337	$2,507,147

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

Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

Chief Executive Officer

Jim Becker

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

LightHawk

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.

LightHawk

Board of directors
as of 08/01/2023

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Board of directors data

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Board chair

Steve Kent

Textron Aviation

David Kunkel

Josh Marvil

Will Worthington

Steve Kent

Phil Walker

Jim Becker

Erin Manzitto-Tripp

Kimberly Eckert

Erin Cooke

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 ? Yes
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? Yes
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

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Professional fundraisers

Fiscal year ending

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 Schedule G

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LightHawk

Mission

Is this your nonprofit?

Programs and results

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What we aim to solve

Our programs

Overview

Land

Water

Wildlife

Climate resilience

Where we work

Awards

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Goals & Strategy

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Financials

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

Liquidity in 2022 info

9.00

Months of cash in 2022 info

5.7

Fringe rate in 2022 info

28%

Funding sources info

Assets & liabilities info

Financial data

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Chief Executive Officer

Jim Becker

Number of employees

LightHawk

Compensation data

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Board of directors data

Steve Kent

Board leadership practices

Board orientation and education

CEO oversight

Ethics and transparency

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Board performance

Professional fundraisers

Solicitation activities

Liquidity in 2022

Months of cash in 2022

Fringe rate in 2022

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