2017-03-02T09:57:21-06:00 2016-06-30 521197902 MULLEN SONDBERG WIMBISH & STONE PA 2553 HOUSLEY ROAD SUITE 200 ANNAPOLIS MD 214016751 990 2015-07-01 521884438 NATURESERVE NATU 7039081800 4600 N FAIRFAX DRIVE 7TH FLOOR ARLINGTON VA 22203 GREGORY MILLER PRESIDENT & CEO 7039081880 2017-02-28 1 PHILIP J WIMBISH JR CPA P01285171 4102244920 2017-02-28 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z GREGORY MILLER 4600 N FAIRFAX DRIVE 7TH FLOOR ARLINGTON VA 22203 11373601 0 X WWW.NATURESERVE.ORG X 1994 DC PROVIDE THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION ACTION 17 17 88 14 0 0 6867823 7079251 1072907 1084482 405813 442274 26843 14226 8373386 8620233 0 0 0 0 5940442 6406596 3000 0 380610 2688317 2843435 8631759 9250031 -258373 -629798 10585230 9732034 2231353 2494370 8353877 7237664 X TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NETWORK OF NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAMS AND CONSERVATION DATA CENTERS TO MANAGE AND DISTRIBUTE AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION CRITICAL TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE WORLD'S BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. 0 0 2001224 98093 CONSERVATION PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: NATURESERVE'S NETWORK OF MORE THAN 80 BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION CENTERS DEVELOP AND MANAGE A WIDE ARRAY OF PRODUCTS INCLUDING BIODIVERSITY MAP TOOLS, SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELING, GIS-ISSUED PUBLICATIONS, FORESTRY CERTIFICATION AND PUBLIC-USE TOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, NATURESERVE OFFERS A VARIETY OF CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT PLANNING SERVICES DESIGNED FOR SYSTEMATIC CONSERVATION PLANNING, ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT, AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION SOLUTIONS. 2250906 0 SCIENTIFIC DATA AND METHODS: BY SPECIFYING STANDARD METHODS FOR GATHERING AND MANAGING DATA FOR SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS, THE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ARE UNITED. FOCAL AREAS INCLUDE: FRESHWATER DATA METHODS AND DEVELOPMENT; BENCHMARK DATA STANDARDS; TERRESTRIAL VEGETATION METHODS AND DEVELOPMENT; TRENDS AND VIABILITY ANALYSIS THROUGH ELEMENT AND OCCURRENCE RANKS AND SPECIFICATIONS; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS METHODS AND DATA DEVELOPMENT. NATURESERVE HAS ESTABLISHED A STANDARDIZED WAY OF COLLECTING FIELD DATA, MAPPING BIOLOGICAL FEATURES, ASSESSING THE CONDITION OF THOSE MAPPED ELEMENTS, AND MANAGING THE INFORMATION. 1817097 823098 TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY DATA MANAGEMENT: NATURESERVE DATA IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A STANDARD FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT. AS DEMAND FOR A BROAD DATABASE OF BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION GROWS, NATURESERVE CONTINUES TO INVEST IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF ITS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, WHICH INCLUDE SEVERAL ONLINE TOOLS AND DATABASES AS WELL AS DESKTOP/CLOUD-BASED APPLICATIONS. 500260 224217 NETWORK CAPACITY BUILDING: PROJECTS RELATED TO SUPPORT OF MEMBER PROGRAMS IN OUR NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SPONSORING TRAININGS, HOSTING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS, AND PROVIDING SCIENCE SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. 421120 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: FOCUS IS CENTRALIZED AROUND EMERGING PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPING INITIATIVES SUCH AS CORE METHODOLOGY TRAINING AND CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ENHANCING OUR WEBSITE AND RELATED WEB BASED TOOLS. 921380 224217 6990607 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0 1 88 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 VA CA CO NC X X NATURESERVE 7039081800 4600 N FAIRFAX DRIVE 7TH FLOOR ARLINGTON VA 22203 NICOLE FIRLOTTE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW KAISER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY MASTER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SABRA TONN VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY ANN LAWLER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 J DOUGLAS RIPLEY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT L HOGUET DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARCIA ANGLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY EVANS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM GERINGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIM NELSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DICK RAINES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANIBAL RAMIREZ SOTO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 URBAN LEHNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES BRUMM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES THORSELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERTO SZEKELY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY KLEIN PRESIDENT & CEO (UNTIL 6/8/2016) 35.00 X 225435 0 25536 RAVI SHANKAR CFO AND COO 35.00 X 123753 0 30985 LORI SCOTT CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 35.00 X 135800 0 18513 LESLIE HONEY VP OF CONSERVATION SERVICE 35.00 X 134278 0 10691 HEALY HAMILTON CHIEF SCIENTIST 35.00 X 125673 0 7538 ERIN CHEN CHIEF DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT OFFICER 35.00 X 99147 0 16357 DON KENT DIRECTOR OF NETWORK CAPACITY 35.00 X 91427 0 17601 MICHAEL CLAUSELL CONTROLLER 35.00 X 79067 0 7896 ANDREW WARNER DIRECTOR OF IT 35.00 X 108164 0 21501 PATRICK COMER CHIEF ECOLOGIST 35.00 X 105609 0 19234 ROBERT SOLOMON SOFTWARE SUPPORT PROGRAM MANAGER 35.00 X 109673 0 17349 DAVID HAUVER SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER 35.00 X 103767 0 14858 FRANK MCLEAN SOFTWARE ENGINEER 35.00 X 100195 0 5987 1541988 0 214046 10 0 1 0 0 60894 4502205 2516152 7079251 SOFTWARE REVENUE 541700 773505 773505 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & SPONSOR 541700 163291 163291 DATA REQUESTS, PRODUCTS, SERVICES 541700 147686 147686 1084482 183336 183336 32 32 26499 15756 10743 10743 10743 2996550 2736115 1497 260435 -1497 258938 258938 MISCELLANEOUS 541700 3451 3451 3451 8620233 1087933 0 453049 1149695 531863 456457 161375 4210293 3527807 580949 101537 202098 173359 25489 3250 481933 401522 66719 13692 362577 278024 67765 16788 44535 32600 11935 12229 4722 7507 37635 37635 80515 52969 27546 2836 133 2703 110019 62341 36283 11395 577848 480970 95183 1695 637491 480966 138045 18480 343976 294485 24532 24959 93597 79543 9030 5024 11215 11215 308811 102067 206744 30796 30796 SUBAGREEMENTS 506834 506834 MISCELLANEOUS 19464 9459 5146 4859 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 15958 3543 6794 5621 TAXES, LICENSES, PERMIT 9676 9676 9250031 6990607 1878814 380610 158735 119801 159914 214819 1282142 1326943 62319 50624 1563665 959579 872904 604086 5409210 7366949 2588744 51262 48812 10585230 9732034 646112 979551 1068761 1136204 94446 0 422034 378615 2231353 2494370 X 1590460 413051 804084 864105 5959333 5960508 8353877 7237664 10585230 9732034 -629798 -486415 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 8366393 6950987 7590847 6867823 7079251 36855301 8366393 6950987 7590847 6867823 7079251 36855301 36855301 133845 164549 212184 203297 209867 923742 9421 9483 22769 11961 3451 57085 37836128 3995224 0.97410 0.97670 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1381 1381 9264406 9265787 613289 153322 0 0 549973 560043 582491 613289 2305796 3458694 3355 2163 1632 1381 8531 137493 140011 145623 153322 576449 864674 6763417 1175 -46841 -106862 6824613 7290928 250 133019 660780 6763417 6030545 800348 843628 383593 7290928 5794655 360 581420 345890 6030545 5961852 860 30524 198581 5794655 0.00000 0.87950 0.12050 0 0 44624 22901 21723 1519041 936678 582363 604086 DEPOSITS 2056 DEFERRED RENT 288441 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS 88118 378615 X 8217636 -486415 68062 15756 -402597 8620233 0 8620233 9333849 68062 15756 83818 9250031 0 9250031 PART V, LINE 4: THE INTENDED USE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS FOR THE INVESTMENT RETURN (REALIZED GAINS, DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST) TO BE USED TO HELP SUPPORT OPERATIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE OF ASC 740-10, "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES" WHICH CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF THE BENEFITS OF INDIVIDUAL TAX POSITIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, INCLUDING THOSE OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. TAX POSITIONS MUST MEET A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT IN ORDER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ANALYZES TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN IRC SEC. 501(C) TO QUALIFY AS A TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS, THE REPORTING OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AND ITS STATUS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STATUTE. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT KNOW OF ANY TAX BENEFITS ARISING FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL POSITION OR CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AS A RESULT OF ANALYZING ITS TAX POSITIONS. FISCAL YEARS ENDING ON OR AFTER JUNE 30, 2013 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENT EXPENSE ALLOCATION 15,756. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENT EXPENSE ALLOCATION 15,756. NORTH AMERICA 0 0 CONSERVATION PLANNING 13477 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 CONSERVATION PLANNING 36518 EUROPE 0 0 CONSERVATION PLANNING 18067 CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN 0 0 CONSERVATION PLANNING 1807 EAST ASIA & PACIFIC 0 0 CONSERVATION PLANNING 6789 0 0 0 0 0 0 76658 0 76658 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARY KLEIN PRESIDENT & CEO (UNTIL 6/8/2016) 225435 0 0 0 0 0 13677 0 11859 0 250971 0 0 0 RAVI SHANKAR CFO AND COO 123753 0 0 0 0 0 7873 0 23112 0 154738 0 0 0 LORI SCOTT CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 135800 0 0 0 0 0 8406 0 10107 0 154313 0 0 0 FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A FOLLOWING THE SEPARATION OF MARY KLEIN AS PRESIDENT AND CEO ON 06/08/2016, THE ORGANIZATION ACCRUED A SEVERANCE OBLIGATION OF $229,179 WHICH WAS PAID SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR END. THIS AMOUNT IS EXCLUDED FROM COMPENSATION REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, BUT WILL BE INCLUDED WITH NEXT YEAR'S FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 CONSTITUENT MEMBERS INCLUDE NATURESERVE'S NETWORK OF MORE THAN 80 BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION CENTERS, CONSISTING OF ORGANIZATIONS UTILIZING NATURESERVE'S STANDARD METHODOLOGY, APPROVING THE OBJECTIVES OF NATURESERVE, AND SERVING IN THE ROLE OF USING SCIENCE TO INFORM CONSERVATION ACTION. THESE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVES TO THEIR SECTION COUNCIL, TO VOTE FOR THE SECTION REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND TO VOTE ON RESOLUTIONS AT MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A FOUR SEATS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE SELECTED BY THE CONSTITUENT MEMBERS TO REPRESENT THE THREE SECTION COUNCILS: ONE SEAT FOR THE CANADIAN SECTION, ONE SEAT FOR THE LATIN AMERICA / CARIBBEAN SECTION, AND TWO SEATS FOR THE UNITED STATES SECTION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 UPON RECEIPT OF A DRAFT FORM 990 FROM ITS ACCOUNTING AND TAX FIRM, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COPIES TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW. UPON SATISFACTORY REVIEW WITH THE ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE FINAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR COMMENT IN A TIMELY FASHION AND THEN FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF NATURESERVE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL SIGN A STATEMENT ANNUALLY DISCLOSING ANY AND ALL REAL, POTENTIAL, OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH NATURESERVE. IN CASE OF ANY BOARD MEMBER DISCLOSED CONFLICT, THE BOARD, ABSENT THE MEMBER IN QUESTION, WILL DETERMINE HOW TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT; INCLUDING: (1) WHETHER THE BOARD MEMBER SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER; AND (2) WHETHER THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY PRESENTING THE CONFLICT SHOULD BE TERMINATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A WHEN THE PRESIDENT/CEO WAS HIRED, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINED ANNUAL COMPENSATION BY USING COMPARABLE SALARY SURVEY INFORMATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO DETERMINE WHAT, IF ANY, MERIT INCREASES WILL BE GIVEN TO THIS INDIVIDUAL. WHEN KEY EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED, THE PRESIDENT/CEO USES COMPARABLE SALARY SURVEY INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THEIR ANNUAL COMPENSATION. MERIT INCREASES, IF ANY, FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. COMPARABLE SALARY SURVEY INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THROUGH A SUBSCRIPTION TO COMPENSATION ANALYTICS FROM AN INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE PROVIDER. OTHER SALARIES AND WAGES REPORTED WITH THIS FILING INCLUDE AN ACCRUED SEVERANCE OBLIGATION OF $229,179 FOLLOWING THE SEPARATION OF THE PRESIDENT / CEO IN JUNE, WITH THE OBLIGATION PAID IN FULL SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR END. GREGORY A. MILLER, PH.D WAS HIRED AS THE NEW PRESIDENT / CEO OF NATURESERVE EFFECTIVE 11/30/2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION HAS A PUBLIC DISCLOSURE POLICY WHICH STATES THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. PART XII LINE 2C THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES IN THE REVIEW PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.