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
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jeff Schutes TREASURER & DIRECTOR2020-2024 $359,717$1,344,843 2
Svetoslav Gatchev PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR2021-2024 $354,309$1,134,549 2
Melissa Garvey VP & DIRECTOR2019-2024 $271,232$1,014,218 3
Leah Carriere SECRETARY2021-2024 $147,982$499,589 2
Stephen Valdes-Robles (former) FORMER SECRETARY2019-2023 $262,061$743,194 1
Charlotte Kaiser (former) FORMER PRESIDENT2019-2022 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Dianne M Miller (former) TREASURER & DIRECTOR (THRU 1/2021)2020 1 $0 reported 1
Diane M Miller (former) TREASURER AND DIRECTOR2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $1.1M · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF SCHUTES TREASURER & DIRECTOR1 $0$326,400$33,317 $359,7172
SVETOSLAV GATCHEV PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0$311,834$42,475 $354,3092
MELISSA GARVEY VP & DIRECTOR1 $0$239,170$32,062 $271,2323
LEAH CARRIERE SECRETARY1 $0$129,163$18,819 $147,9822
2023 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $1.3M · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF SCHUTES TREASURER & DIRECTOR1 $0$315,090$31,904 $346,9942
SVETOSLAV GATCHEV PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0$265,371$39,184 $304,5552
MELISSA GARVEY VP & DIRECTOR1 $0$235,825$31,132 $266,9573
STEPHEN VALDES-ROBLES FORMER SECRETARY0 $0$225,524$36,537 $262,0611
LEAH CARRIERE SECRETARY1 $0$117,514$17,294 $134,8082
2022 · 6 people listed · 6 paid, $1.4M · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF SCHUTES TREASURER & DIRECTOR1 $0$303,699$31,462 $335,1612
SVETOSLAV GATCHEV PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0$243,073$29,306 $272,3792
MELISSA GARVEY VP & DIRECTOR1 $0$217,064$30,276 $247,3403
STEPHEN VALDES-ROBLES FORMER SECRETARY0 $0$206,718$37,496 $244,2141
CHARLOTTE KAISER FORMER PRESIDENT0 $0$185,121$30,281 $215,4021
LEAH CARRIERE SECRETARY1 $0$104,303$16,546 $120,8492
2021 · 6 people listed · 6 paid, $1.4M · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLOTTE KAISER PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR (THRU 6/2022)1 $0$314,330$41,776 $356,1061
JEFF SCHUTES TREASURER & DIRECTOR1 $0$294,908$8,063 $302,9712
STEPHEN VALDES-ROBLES SECRETARY (THRU 6/2022)1 $0$203,554$33,365 $236,9191
MELISSA GARVEY VP & DIRECTOR1 $0$201,151$27,538 $228,6893
SVETOSLAV GATCHEV PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/2022)1 $0$192,187$11,119 $203,3062
LEAH CARRIERE SECRETARY (AS OF 6/2022)1 $0$82,265$13,685 $95,9502
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLOTTE KAISER PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MELISSA GARVEY VP AND DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $03
DIANNE M MILLER TREASURER & DIRECTOR (THRU 1/2021)1 $0-$0 $01
JEFF SCHUTES TREASURER & DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/2021)1 $0-$0 $02
STEPHEN VALDES-ROBLES SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLOTTE KAISER PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MELISSA GARVEY VP AND DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $03
DIANE M MILLER TREASURER AND DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN VALDES-ROBLES SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,277,092$26,727,943 $474,024,862$89,372,196 $4,602,207$20,058,981 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,658,718$26,302,095 $466,395,341$81,963,787 $5,463,267$18,351,868 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,264,063$22,736,392 $451,128,627$74,720,201 $11,763,872$17,822,248 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,184,333$5,360,105 $438,289,508$62,741,630 $77,818,097$0 $000
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,000$6,180 $28,820$23,820 $30,000- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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.

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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATURE CONSERVANCY DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022 3$60,570,000 2022$8,005,000
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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
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$26,727,943100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $26,302,095 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,804,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$26,302,095100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $22,736,392 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,632,330 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$22,736,392100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $5,360,105 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$5,360,105100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $6,180 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,035 97.7%
Fees to independent contractors $145 2.3%
Total$6,180100%

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