BLUE INVESTMENTS FOR NATURE INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $25.3M · expenses $26.7M · assets $474.0M
- EIN
- 85-1228166
- Address
- 4245 FAIRFAX DR STE 100, ARLINGTON, VA 22203-1637
- NTEE code
- C30
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- January 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (supporting organization) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, type i
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
BLUE INVESTMENTS FOR NATURE, INC. (BIN) IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE SOLE MEMBER AND SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION IS THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC). TNC IS A LONGSTANDING SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY ORGANIZED AND OPERATED FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. BIN IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO SUPPORT TNC BY FURTHERING TNC'S GLOBAL MISSION OF CONSERVING THE LANDS AND WATERS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
6 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Schutes | TREASURER & DIRECTOR | 2020-2024 | $359,717 | $1,344,843 | 2 |
| Svetoslav Gatchev | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 2021-2024 | $354,309 | $1,134,549 | 2 |
| Melissa Garvey | VP & DIRECTOR | 2019-2024 | $271,232 | $1,014,218 | 3 |
| Leah Carriere | SECRETARY | 2021-2024 | $147,982 | $499,589 | 2 |
| Stephen Valdes-Robles (former) | FORMER SECRETARY | 2019-2023 | $262,061 | $743,194 | 1 |
| Charlotte Kaiser (former) | FORMER PRESIDENT | 2019-2022 | $215,402 | $571,508 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne M Miller (former) | TREASURER & DIRECTOR (THRU 1/2021) | 2020 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Diane M Miller (former) | TREASURER AND DIRECTOR | 2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $1.1M · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF SCHUTES | TREASURER & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $326,400 | $33,317 | $359,717 | 2 |
| SVETOSLAV GATCHEV | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $311,834 | $42,475 | $354,309 | 2 |
| MELISSA GARVEY | VP & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $239,170 | $32,062 | $271,232 | 3 |
| LEAH CARRIERE | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $129,163 | $18,819 | $147,982 | 2 |
2023 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $1.3M · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF SCHUTES | TREASURER & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $315,090 | $31,904 | $346,994 | 2 |
| SVETOSLAV GATCHEV | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $265,371 | $39,184 | $304,555 | 2 |
| MELISSA GARVEY | VP & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $235,825 | $31,132 | $266,957 | 3 |
| STEPHEN VALDES-ROBLES | FORMER SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | $225,524 | $36,537 | $262,061 | 1 |
| LEAH CARRIERE | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $117,514 | $17,294 | $134,808 | 2 |
2022 · 6 people listed · 6 paid, $1.4M · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF SCHUTES | TREASURER & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $303,699 | $31,462 | $335,161 | 2 |
| SVETOSLAV GATCHEV | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $243,073 | $29,306 | $272,379 | 2 |
| MELISSA GARVEY | VP & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $217,064 | $30,276 | $247,340 | 3 |
| STEPHEN VALDES-ROBLES | FORMER SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | $206,718 | $37,496 | $244,214 | 1 |
| CHARLOTTE KAISER | FORMER PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | $185,121 | $30,281 | $215,402 | 1 |
| LEAH CARRIERE | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $104,303 | $16,546 | $120,849 | 2 |
2021 · 6 people listed · 6 paid, $1.4M · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLOTTE KAISER | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR (THRU 6/2022) | 1 | $0 | $314,330 | $41,776 | $356,106 | 1 |
| JEFF SCHUTES | TREASURER & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $294,908 | $8,063 | $302,971 | 2 |
| STEPHEN VALDES-ROBLES | SECRETARY (THRU 6/2022) | 1 | $0 | $203,554 | $33,365 | $236,919 | 1 |
| MELISSA GARVEY | VP & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $201,151 | $27,538 | $228,689 | 3 |
| SVETOSLAV GATCHEV | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/2022) | 1 | $0 | $192,187 | $11,119 | $203,306 | 2 |
| LEAH CARRIERE | SECRETARY (AS OF 6/2022) | 1 | $0 | $82,265 | $13,685 | $95,950 | 2 |
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLOTTE KAISER | PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MELISSA GARVEY | VP AND DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| DIANNE M MILLER | TREASURER & DIRECTOR (THRU 1/2021) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEFF SCHUTES | TREASURER & DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/2021) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| STEPHEN VALDES-ROBLES | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLOTTE KAISER | PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MELISSA GARVEY | VP AND DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| DIANE M MILLER | TREASURER AND DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEPHEN VALDES-ROBLES | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2024 · 2 grants to organizations · $6.2M
2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $7.8M
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $25,277,092 | $26,727,943 | $474,024,862 | $89,372,196 | $4,602,207 | $20,058,981 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $23,658,718 | $26,302,095 | $466,395,341 | $81,963,787 | $5,463,267 | $18,351,868 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $30,264,063 | $22,736,392 | $451,128,627 | $74,720,201 | $11,763,872 | $17,822,248 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $80,184,333 | $5,360,105 | $438,289,508 | $62,741,630 | $77,818,097 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $30,000 | $6,180 | $28,820 | $23,820 | $30,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- NATURES CAPITAL INC Arlington, VA · 4 people in common (Jeff Schutes, Leah Carriere, Melissa Garvey) · related organization (Schedule R)
- FONDS DE PRESERVATION DE LA BIODIVERSITE AU GABON INC Arlington, VA · 1 person in common (Melissa Garvey)
- NATURE CONSERVANCY Arlington, VA · related organization (Schedule R)
- BELIZE FUND FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE INC Belize · related organization (Schedule R)
- CONSERVATION FARMS & RANCHES Sacramento, CA · related organization (Schedule R)
- NATURE CONSERVANCY OF NEW MEXICO Salem, OR · related organization (Schedule R)
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $60,570,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020-2022 | 3 | $60,570,000 | 2022 | $8,005,000 | show |
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| COMPATIBLE LANDS FOUNDATION INC | OK | C30 | $24,629,833 | $24,028,036 | EXECUTIVE DI | $223,211 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| NORTH CAROLINA LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS FOUNDATION INC | NC | C30 | $14,480,630 | $14,437,552 | Executive Dir. | $145,620 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE INC | CA | C30 | $41,631,441 | $36,609,203 | Board Director | $387,548 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
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| SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION | CA | C30 | $31,947,339 | $53,130,891 | CHAIR | $0 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $26,727,943 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,170,231 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest | $13,104,000 | $13,104,000 | - | - | 49.0% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $6,170,231 | $6,170,231 | - | - | 23.1% | |
| Insurance | $5,978,821 | $5,978,821 | - | - | 22.4% | |
| Fees: management | $1,297,981 | - | $1,297,981 | - | 4.9% | |
| Other (as described) | DEBT/LENDING SERV FEES | $77,035 | $67,035 | $10,000 | - | 0.3% |
| Fees: investment management | $44,816 | - | $44,816 | - | 0.2% | |
| Fees: accounting | $26,125 | - | $26,125 | - | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | DUES, FEES, LICENSES | $13,359 | $13,334 | $25 | - | 0.0% |
| Fees: other services | $8,450 | - | $8,450 | - | 0.0% | |
| Other (as described) | TRUSTEE & BANK FEES | $6,712 | - | $6,712 | - | 0.0% |
| Fees: legal | $413 | - | $413 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $26,727,943 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $26,302,095 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,804,200 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest | $11,648,000 | $11,648,000 | - | - | 44.3% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $7,804,200 | $7,804,200 | - | - | 29.7% | |
| Insurance | $5,975,475 | $5,975,475 | - | - | 22.7% | |
| Fees: management | $716,766 | - | $716,766 | - | 2.7% | |
| Other (as described) | DEBT/LENDING SERV FEES | $88,252 | $71,585 | $16,667 | - | 0.3% |
| Fees: investment management | $40,957 | - | $40,957 | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | DUES, FEES, LICENSES | $19,510 | $18,333 | $1,177 | - | 0.1% |
| Fees: other services | $8,450 | - | $8,450 | - | 0.0% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES | $485 | - | $485 | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $26,302,095 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $22,736,392 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,632,330 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest | $9,658,133 | $9,658,133 | - | - | 42.5% | |
| Insurance | $6,732,922 | $6,732,922 | - | - | 29.6% | |
| Grants outside the US | $5,632,330 | $5,632,330 | - | - | 24.8% | |
| Fees: management | $534,570 | - | $534,570 | - | 2.4% | |
| Other (as described) | DEBT/LENDING SERV FEES | $116,149 | $116,149 | - | - | 0.5% |
| Fees: investment management | $40,950 | - | $40,950 | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | DUES, FEES, LICENSES | $15,162 | - | $15,162 | - | 0.1% |
| Fees: other services | $3,199 | - | $3,199 | - | 0.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,100 | - | $2,100 | - | 0.0% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES | $877 | $8 | $869 | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $22,736,392 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $5,360,105 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | $2,980,874 | $2,940,324 | $40,550 | - | 55.6% | |
| Interest | $1,035,378 | $1,035,378 | - | - | 19.3% | |
| Other (as described) | DEBT RESTRUCTURING FEES | $910,000 | $910,000 | - | - | 17.0% |
| Other (as described) | BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES | $218,208 | $215,700 | $2,508 | - | 4.1% |
| Fees: legal | $164,567 | - | $164,567 | - | 3.1% | |
| Fees: investment management | $30,000 | - | $30,000 | - | 0.6% | |
| Fees: other services | $20,753 | $8,000 | $12,753 | - | 0.4% | |
| Other (as described) | FILING FEES | $325 | - | $325 | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $5,360,105 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $6,180 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $6,035 | 97.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $145 | 2.3% | |
| Total | $6,180 | 100% |
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