The Center for Large Landscape Conservation

aka Center for Large Landscape Conservation | Bozeman, MT | www.largelandscapes.org

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EIN: 27-1226829

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Mission

Engage, connect, and activate people and communities to protect the integrity of landscapes and ecosystems that maintain our climate and support life.

Ruling year info

2011

President

Dr. Gary Tabor

Chief Operations Officer

Kathy Perkes

Main address

PO Box 1587

Bozeman, MT 59771-1587 USA

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EIN

27-1226829

Subject area info

Environment

Natural resources

Biodiversity

Wildlife biodiversity

Population served info

Adults

Academics

Activists

NTEE code info

Natural Resource Conservation and Protection (C30)

Wildlife Preservation/Protection (D30)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (C01)

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

All over the world, human development has fractured landscapes. Habitats are isolated, roads and fence lines cut through migration routes, and rivers, forests, and food systems are suffering. As our cities and highways grow, we are losing the biodiversity that keeps our planet healthy. For most of the twentieth century, the response to these sweeping changes has been to try to offset the impacts by creating state and national parks, reserves, and other protected areas. But ecology teaches us that protected places like national parks cannot support plant and animal populations if they are surrounded by housing or cut off by highways. Development makes migration challenging, stifles genetic diversity, and limits opportunities for animals to adapt to climate change. To remain healthy, ecosystems must be connected. Species need to be able to shift and adapt in response to the changing climate, maximizing resiliency and increasing their likelihood of survival.

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?

Community Resilience

Climate resilience and the restoration and protection of landscapes cannot happen without community participation. Our Community Resilience Program works in partnership with local governments, tribes, private landowners, non-profits, and faith groups to protect land and prepare for a changing climate. This program is driven by a dedication to real collaboration, environmental equity, and a desire to strengthen the work of communities by contributing science, planning, mentorship, and networking support. Within this program, we prioritize working with vulnerable and underserved communities, recognizing that the consequences of our changing planet are not equally distributed among its people.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Corridors and Crossings

Wildlife used to move freely across the landscape. Along the way, they made important contributions to the places they passed through—pollination, controlling pests, even shaping culture. Human development has made this movement increasingly difficult for plants and animals, just as climate change has made it more important than ever. The Corridors and Crossings Program protects critical migration routes and promotes habitat connectivity by advancing policies and projects at local, state, and federal levels that incentivize wildlife connectivity and reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. Our inclusive approach links agencies, organizations, and communities in a shared effort to reconnect what has been fragmented.

Population(s) Served

Adults

International Connectivity

After more than 40 collective years of protecting connectivity in North America, the Center is bringing knowledge and experience to bear on connectivity conservation issues worldwide. In the process, we serve as a hub for communities, individuals, and institutions across the globe, to develop solutions, implement projects, and achieve large-scale conservation. By engaging in conservation initiatives, including leading the Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, our International Connectivity Program directly contributes to global efforts to connect and protect crucial habitat across terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecosystems.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Where we work

Awards

Fulbright Professional Scholar Award in Climate Change & Clean Energy 2013

Fulbright Scholar

External reviews

Videos

Our results

Context Notes

Fiscal Year 2018-2019

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?

The Center for Large Landscape Conservation is a leader in the global movement to restore ecosystem health by reversing fragmentation, protecting connections, and building climate change resilience on the landscapes that sustain human and wild life. Guided by a team of specialists in everything from spatial ecology and sociology, to climate science and international law, we are defining best practices in connectivity conservation.

But it is not enough to build knowledge—power comes from using those insights to inform, connect, and empower others. So this is where we put our focus. Our technical and strategic support fortifies projects, builds and strengthens communities, and tactically connects initiatives in a way that the whole becomes more than the sum of its parts. We work at the birds-eye view so other organizations don’t have to, keeping a big- picture perspective that knits landscapes and people together, making their efforts as efficient, effective, and creative as possible.

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

Our mission is to protect and restore ecosystem health at local, national, and international scales by uniting and empowering conservation efforts, building climate resilience, and protecting and connecting the landscapes that sustain humans and wildlife. Our approach is three-fold:

•Provide leadership to the international conservation community by defining best practices
in connectivity conservation and acting as a hub for global initiatives

•Amplify the conservation efforts of communities, governments, and non-profits through
technical and strategic support

•Contribute to regional, national, and international conservation policy and law by educating
decision makers, providing expertise, and drafting legislation

For the networks below, we provide strategic counsel and organizational management, supporting their members and staff to focus on engaging and empowering landscape conservation projects, processes, and practitioners and worldwide.

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

Big environmental problems like the ones we tackle require a multi-disciplinary approach— no organization can do it alone. Our theory of change is that if each of us brings our perspectives and skills to the table, together we can create the future we want. Our work is deeply collaborative. We convene partners from across disciplines to achieve this collective vision.
We also contribute our own unique expertise through four key focus areas, which have been identified for the crucial role they play in connecting and protecting large landscapes:

•Science
•Policy
•Community Planning
•Organizational Mentorship and Networking

This approach sets us apart as leaders in the connectivity conservation movement and clearly defines the contributions we make to our partners.

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

As for accomplishments, we have become nationally recognized for our work in wildlife corridor and ecological connectivity conservation with awards from the Federal Highways Administration for Excellence in Environmental Sustainability 2015 and with the recognition received from Patagonia with helping to develop its Freedom to Roam campaign and the Western Governors Association's wildlife corridor initiative. With regards to large scale conservation efforts, the Center for Large Landscape Conservation is honored to be one of only four non-profits that sits on the Department of Interior's Landscape Conservation Cooperation Council. In 2016, one of our lead initiatives -- the Roundtable of the Crown of the Continent (the 18 million acre ecosystem around Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park) received the inaugural Climate Adaptation Award by the Joint Implementation Committee of the US National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy. In September 2016, our Center was asked to serve as home of the World Commission on Protected Areas' newly created Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group to facilitate connectivity and large scale conservation implementation globally. To connect nature, we strive to connect people.

We have not accomplished a National Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act with Congress which we have been working on since 2007 which would preserve wildlife corridors nationwide through a unified designation. We continue to strive to get State Departments of Wildlife to invest in building more wildlife crossing structures. Working at the large scale on climate adaptation is always a struggle in a resource limited environment based on state budgets. This has challenged our work on climate adaptation with local communities and tribes. In the near future we have been tasked to come up with a new global protected area designation called Areas of Connectivity Conservation. We hope that in the next 2-4 years it will become a reality.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

We shared information about our current feedback practices.

Who are the people you serve with your mission?

CLLC serves a wide range of partner NGOs, businesses, tribal nations, policymakers, land use planners, government agencies, scientists and the networks of individuals working together to fight the rapid pace of landscape fragmentation.
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
What significant change resulted from feedback?

Based on our years of experience and the depth of expertise on our staff in all areas from science, policy and planning, CLLC regularly serves as an advisor to other organizations working to address connectivity issues. Though approached because of our knowledge and experience, we are continually looking for ways to ensure that our guidance and engagement with partners, especially the Tribal partners we support, are first and foremost grounded in areas they have prioritized, even if they conflict with our own assessments. We are continually learning the importance of listening and guiding rather than actively driving.
Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive
What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

Financial data

Source: IRS Form 990

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

The Center for Large Landscape Conservation

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$529,241
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$292
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$529,533

Expenses
Program Services	$220,925
Administration	$28,295
Fundraising	$17,195
Total Expenses	$266,415
Net Gain/Loss	$263,118

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$778
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$6,819
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$395,280
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	($2,870)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$392,410

Expenses
Program Services	$357,284
Administration	$50,171
Fundraising	$31,985
Total Expenses	$439,440
Net Gain/Loss	($47,030)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$7,558
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$1,904
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$12,213
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$810,482
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$10,552
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$821,034

Expenses
Program Services	$526,578
Administration	$84,529
Fundraising	$36,627
Total Expenses	$647,734
Net Gain/Loss	$173,300

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$8,833
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$1,532
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$10,507
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$713,883
Government Grants	$50,000
Program Services	$0
Investments	$11,101
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$774,984

Expenses
Program Services	$606,138
Administration	$83,761
Fundraising	$36,626
Total Expenses	$726,525
Net Gain/Loss	$48,459

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$8,054
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$1,931
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$13,760
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$595,901
Government Grants	$215,757
Program Services	$0
Investments	($2,276)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$11,676
Total Revenue	$821,058

Expenses
Program Services	$804,196
Administration	$118,713
Fundraising	$39,155
Total Expenses	$962,064
Net Gain/Loss	($141,006)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$9,436
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$2,255
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$879,544
Government Grants	$193,663
Program Services	$0
Investments	$2,066
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$14,729
Total Revenue	$1,090,002

Expenses
Program Services	$754,278
Administration	$144,968
Fundraising	$69,491
Total Expenses	$968,737
Net Gain/Loss	$121,265

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$13,508
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$2,721
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,629,382
Government Grants	$12,619
Program Services	$67,657
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$6,639
Total Revenue	$1,716,297

Expenses
Program Services	$1,011,270
Administration	$210,238
Fundraising	$60,571
Total Expenses	$1,282,079
Net Gain/Loss	$434,218

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$14,370
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$1,521
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$4,205,152
Government Grants	$161,719
Program Services	$0
Investments	$2,964
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$13,780
Total Revenue	$4,383,615

Expenses
Program Services	$1,380,207
Administration	$123,666
Fundraising	$368,161
Total Expenses	$1,872,034
Net Gain/Loss	$2,511,581

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$136,989
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$7,089
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$2,106,511
Government Grants	$64,648
Program Services	$68,163
Investments	$29,532
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$18,271
Total Revenue	$2,287,125

Expenses
Program Services	$1,797,409
Administration	$149,875
Fundraising	$319,524
Total Expenses	$2,266,808
Net Gain/Loss	$20,317

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$28,230
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$14,426
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,697,990
Government Grants	$373,925
Program Services	$437,444
Investments	$19,006
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$924
Total Revenue	$2,529,289

Expenses
Program Services	$2,104,467
Administration	$344,175
Fundraising	$179,703
Total Expenses	$2,628,345
Net Gain/Loss	($99,056)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$17,580
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$4,836
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$953
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$4,860,616
Government Grants	$167,999
Program Services	$272,485
Investments	$4,050
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$11,034
Total Revenue	$5,316,184

Expenses
Program Services	$2,846,574
Administration	$501,685
Fundraising	$227,880
Total Expenses	$3,576,139
Net Gain/Loss	$1,740,045

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$21,955
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$10,585
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$3,095
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

The Center for Large Landscape Conservation

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, 2011	Jun 30, 2012	Change
Contributions	$529,241
Cash & Equivalents	$64,242	$187,187	$122,945
Accounts Receivable	$0	$152,816	$152,816
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$7,085	$8,840	$1,755
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$71,327	$348,843	$277,516

Liabilities	Jul 01, 2011	Jun 30, 2012	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$12,798	$12,798
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	$0	$12,798	$12,798

Fund balance	Jul 01, 2011	Jun 30, 2012	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$151,500	$151,500
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$151,500	$151,500
Unrestricted Net Assets	$71,327	$184,545	$113,218
Net Assets	$71,327	$336,045	$264,718

Assets	Jul 01, 2012	Jun 30, 2013	Change
Contributions	$395,280
Cash & Equivalents	$187,187	$252,171	$64,984
Accounts Receivable	$152,816	$0	($152,816)
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$51,475	$51,475
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$8,840	$7,024	($1,816)
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$348,843	$310,670	($38,173)

Liabilities	Jul 01, 2012	Jun 30, 2013	Change
Accounts Payable	$12,798	$21,655	$8,857
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	$12,798	$21,655	$8,857

Fund balance	Jul 01, 2012	Jun 30, 2013	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$151,500	$105,035	-$46,465
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$151,500	$105,035	($46,465)
Unrestricted Net Assets	$184,545	$183,980	($565)
Net Assets	$336,045	$289,015	($47,030)

Assets	Jul 01, 2013	Jun 30, 2014	Change
Contributions	$810,482
Cash & Equivalents	$252,171	$293,597	$41,426
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$51,475	$187,173	$135,698
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$7,024	$6,593	($431)
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$310,670	$487,363	$176,693

Liabilities	Jul 01, 2013	Jun 30, 2014	Change
Accounts Payable	$21,655	$25,048	$3,393
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	$21,655	$25,048	$3,393

Fund balance	Jul 01, 2013	Jun 30, 2014	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$105,035	$252,377	$147,342
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$105,035	$252,377	$147,342
Unrestricted Net Assets	$183,980	$209,938	$25,958
Net Assets	$289,015	$462,315	$173,300

Assets	Jul 01, 2014	Jun 30, 2015	Change
Contributions	$713,883
Cash & Equivalents	$293,597	$453,981	$160,384
Accounts Receivable	$0	$550	$550
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$187,173	$74,706	($112,467)
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$6,593	$4,662	($1,931)
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$487,363	$533,899	$46,536

Liabilities	Jul 01, 2014	Jun 30, 2015	Change
Accounts Payable	$25,048	$23,125	($1,923)
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	$25,048	$23,125	($1,923)

Fund balance	Jul 01, 2014	Jun 30, 2015	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$252,377	$412,547	$160,170
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$252,377	$412,547	$160,170
Unrestricted Net Assets	$209,938	$98,227	($111,711)
Net Assets	$462,315	$510,774	$48,459

Assets	Jul 01, 2015	Jun 30, 2016	Change
Contributions	$595,901
Cash & Equivalents	$453,981	$371,654	($82,327)
Accounts Receivable	$550	$0	($550)
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$74,706	$35,000	($39,706)
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$4,662	$0	($4,662)
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$533,899	$406,654	($127,245)

Liabilities	Jul 01, 2015	Jun 30, 2016	Change
Accounts Payable	$23,125	$36,886	$13,761
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	$23,125	$36,886	$13,761

Fund balance	Jul 01, 2015	Jun 30, 2016	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$412,547	$331,430	-$81,117
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$412,547	$331,430	($81,117)
Unrestricted Net Assets	$98,227	$38,338	($59,889)
Net Assets	$510,774	$369,768	($141,006)

Assets	Jul 01, 2016	Jun 30, 2017	Change
Contributions	$879,544
Cash & Equivalents	$371,654	$479,202	$107,548
Accounts Receivable	$0	$686	$686
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$35,000	$77,500	$42,500
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$406,654	$557,388	$150,734

Liabilities	Jul 01, 2016	Jun 30, 2017	Change
Accounts Payable	$36,886	$66,355	$29,469
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	$36,886	$66,355	$29,469

The Center for Large Landscape Conservation

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	$179,354	$562,120	$132,366	$226,825	$1,118,553
As % of expenses	14.0%	30.1%	5.9%	8.6%	31.3%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation	$179,354	$558,072	$126,420	$221,970	$1,114,243
As % of expenses	14.0%	29.8%	5.6%	8.4%	31.2%

Revenue composition
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted)	$1,716,297	$4,383,615	$2,287,125	$2,529,289	$5,316,184
Total revenue, % change over prior year	57.5%	155.4%	-47.8%	10.6%	110.2%
Program services revenue	3.9%	0.0%	3.0%	17.3%	5.1%
Membership dues	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Investment income	0.0%	0.1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.1%
Government grants	0.7%	3.7%	2.8%	14.8%	3.2%
All other grants and contributions	94.9%	95.9%	92.1%	67.1%	91.4%
Other revenue	0.4%	0.3%	1.1%	0.0%	0.2%

Expense composition
Total expenses before depreciation	$1,282,079	$1,867,986	$2,260,862	$2,623,490	$3,571,829
Total expenses, % change over prior year	32.3%	45.7%	21.0%	16.0%	36.1%
Personnel	50.2%	55.4%	61.0%	64.1%	57.8%
Professional fees	22.2%	13.5%	9.0%	13.7%	14.4%
Occupancy	2.0%	1.7%	1.3%	1.1%	0.9%
Interest	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Pass-through	11.2%	8.8%	16.8%	16.0%	13.4%
All other expenses	14.4%	20.5%	11.8%	5.1%	13.5%

Full cost components (estimated)	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total expenses (after depreciation)	$1,282,079	$1,872,034	$2,266,808	$2,628,345	$3,576,139
One month of savings	$106,840	$155,666	$188,405	$218,624	$297,652
Debt principal payment	$0	$0	$0	$225,100	$0
Fixed asset additions	$0	$33,677	$0	$0	$0
Total full costs (estimated)	$1,388,919	$2,061,377	$2,455,213	$3,072,069	$3,873,791

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Months of cash	6.8	16.5	20.0	15.0	14.2
Months of cash and investments	6.8	16.5	20.0	15.1	14.2
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets	3.4	5.7	5.4	5.7	8.0

Balance sheet composition	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Cash	$723,358	$2,567,240	$3,768,120	$3,289,846	$4,211,910
Investments	$0	$0	$0	$10,120	$0
Receivables	$269,665	$951,415	$23,084	$239,655	$1,054,482
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE)	$0	$33,677	$33,677	$25,497	$25,497
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE)	0.0%	12.0%	29.7%	45.4%	62.3%
Liabilities (as a % of assets)	6.8%	3.1%	9.4%	5.6%	3.9%
Unrestricted net assets	$358,331	$916,403	$1,042,823	$1,264,793	$2,379,036
Temporarily restricted net assets	$566,920	$2,521,090	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total restricted net assets	$566,920	$2,521,090	$2,416,053	$2,093,351	$2,700,062
Total net assets	$925,251	$3,437,493	$3,458,876	$3,358,144	$5,079,098

Key data checks

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

Operations

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Letter of Determination

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President

Dr. Gary Tabor

Gary Tabor MES VMD is an ecologist and wildlife veterinarian who founded the Center in 2007. Gary guides the Center with a vision grounded in science and practice, drawing upon 40 + years of experience working on behalf of large-scale conservation efforts in Africa, South America, Australia, and Canada, and 12 years as a leader within the U.S. environmental philanthropic community. Some achievements include the establishment of Kibale National Park in Uganda; the establishment of the World Bank’s Mgahinga/Bwindi/Impenetrable Mountain Gorilla Conservation Trust (the first World Bank GEF Trust in Africa); co-founding the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative; pioneering the field of Conservation Medicine (now called OneHealth); co-founding Patagonia Company’s Freedom to Roam wildlife corridor campaign, and co-founding the Network for Landscape Conservation. Gary also serves as Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas’ Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group.

Chief Operations Officer

Kathy Perkes

As Chief Operations Officer, Kathy works to ensure financial sustainability, manage organizational risk and implement human resource best practices. Hired to help build a strong foundation to support the Center’s rapid growth, Kathy concentrates on internal process and capacity improvements, as well as providing leadership around strategic planning. Kathy’s career has been focused on non-profit management, primarily in the international development and conservation education fields. She specializes in innovative financing vehicles and the creation of earned revenue streams for non-profits as an alternative to traditional fundraising models. Kathy has worked extensively in East Africa throughout her career, living in Tanzania for eight years and more recently splitting her time between Kenya, Uganda and Bozeman. Her work there was centered around designing process improvements and building local financial capacity.

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The Center for Large Landscape Conservation

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The Center for Large Landscape Conservation

Board of directors
as of 09/21/2022

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Board chair

Victoria Mars

Mars Incorporated

Term: 2022 -

Thomas McHenry

Vermont Law School

Rick Weyerhaeuser

Sonen Capital

Michael Hankin

Brown Advisory

Jason Kibbey

Sustainable Apparel Coalition

Victoria Mars

Mars, Inc.

Martin Kaplan

Retired Partner, WilmerHale

Vicky Collins

Cynthia McVay

Field Farm

Robert Kieval

Diligence Matters, LLC

Douglas Foy

Serrafix Corporation

Mary C Pearl

Macaulay Honors College

Mamie A Parker

Ma Parker and Associates

Meg O'Leary

M20 Group

Kerry Omughelli

Bain & Company

Rick West

Autry Museum of the American West

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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? Yes
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? No

Organizational demographics

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The organization's co-leader identifies as:

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White/Caucasian/European

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Female, Not transgender (cisgender)

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We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.

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We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.

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