INDIANA CONSERVATION FUND
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $814K · expenses $267K · assets $724K
- EIN
- 92-0665274
- Address
- 6255 CARROLTON AVE STE 30379, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46220-1990
- Website
- WWW.CONSERVATIONFUND.ORG
- NTEE code
- C30
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- January 2024 (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 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
ICF IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING INDIANA'S ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH PUBLIC FORUMS AND EVENTS, MEDIA OUTREACH, DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSING, A WEBSITE THAT IT WILL CREATE, A NEWSLETTER AND EDUCATIONAL MAILERS, ICF WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, POLLUTION, LAND PROTECTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES FACING INDIANA. THE CORPORATION WILL CONDUCT AN OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE INDIANA JOURNALISTS ABOUT A VARIETY OF CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES TO DRAW ATTENTION TO SOLUTIONS TO CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CHALLENGES.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chyung | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | $40,011 | $242,897 | 2 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Robertson | PRESIDENT | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rima Shahid | VICE PRESIDENT | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Stephanie Goodrid Lawson | SECRETARY | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Joshua Mcneil | TREASURER | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lauren Levin (former) | President | 2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $40K · 0 employees · 150 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS CHYUNG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 20 | $36,998 | $0 | $3,013 | $40,011 | 2 |
| MEGAN ROBERTSON | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RIMA SHAHID | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEPHANIE GOODRID LAWSON | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JOSHUA MCNEIL | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $88K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS CHYUNG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 60 | $79,483 | - | $8,403 | $87,886 | 2 |
| MEGAN ROBERTSON | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RIMA SHAHID | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEPHANIE GOODRID LAWSON | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JOSHUA MCNEIL | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $115K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chyung | Executive Director | 40 | $115,000 | - | $0 | $115,000 | 2 |
| Stephanie Goodrid Lawson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| Lauren Levin | President | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Joshua McNeil | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Megan Robertson | Vice President | 2 | $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 · 1 grant to organizations · $48K
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 | ||||||||
| $813,748 | $266,820 | $724,111 | $615,748 | $813,180 | $0 | $40,011 | 0 | 150 |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $187,145 | $143,313 | $86,153 | $68,820 | $187,145 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $25,000 | $0 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $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.
- INDIANA CONSERVATION VOTERS Indianapolis, IN · 2 people in common (Chris Chyung, Stephanie Goodrid Lawson)
Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $682,000 in all, tax years 2023 to 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUND | Public charity | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $242,000 | 2024 | $56,000 | show |
| MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Indiana Conservation Fund” | 2024 | 1 | $150,000 | 2024 | $150,000 | show |
| UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $150,000 | 2024 | $150,000 | show |
| INDIANA PROGRESSIVE COLLABORATIVE | Public charity | Exact | 2025 | 1 | $92,000 | 2025 | $92,000 | show |
| INDIANAPOLIS FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 | $25,000 | show |
| INDIANA DEMOCRACY COLLECTIVE INC | Public charity | Exact | 2025 | 1 | $23,000 | 2025 | $23,000 | show |
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| Organization | State | NTEE | Latest revenue | Latest expenses | Top-paid title | Top pay | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVE THE DUNES CONSERVATION FUND INC | IN | C30 | $931,531 | $942,775 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $91,071 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION CENTER INC | IN | C30 | $1,190,195 | $1,061,342 | EXECUTIVE DI | $122,331 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state |
| RED-TAIL LAND CONSERVANCY INC | IN | C30 | $890,229 | $385,913 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $77,795 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state |
| INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC | IN | C30 | $569,749 | $730,213 | SECRETARY | $0 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WAWASEE AREA CONSERVANCY FOUNDATION INC | IN | C30 | $1,100,345 | $682,981 | CHAIRMAN | $0 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state |
| BLUE HERON MINISTRIES INC | IN | C30 | $699,744 | $672,009 | EXECUTIVE DI | $59,040 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FLORIDA CONSERVATION GROUP INC | FL | C30 | $1,072,776 | $1,140,443 | CHAIRMAN | $0 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| NEW YORK FUND FOR CONSERVATION INC | NY | C30 | $1,067,234 | $1,067,173 | President/Direc | $0 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION FUND | MA | C30 | $728,486 | $756,481 | Chairman | $0 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| PACIFIC RIM CONSERVATION INC | HI | C30 | $1,327,783 | $1,484,381 | DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE, SUCEESOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $129,875 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| ILLINOIS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | IL | C30 | $1,219,968 | $1,193,746 | Executive Director | $74,754 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| PINCHOT INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION | DC | C30 | $1,235,280 | $1,203,558 | PROJECT DIRE | $315,000 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| PARTNERS FOR CONSERVATION INC | CO | C30 | $416,112 | $440,276 | EXECUTIVE DI | $124,834 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION INC | VA | C30 | $923,482 | $597,007 | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT | $1,048,812 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| ECOLIFE CONSERVATION | CA | C30 | $1,594,155 | $1,539,992 | FOUNDER | $90,000 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| GLEN FOERD CONSERVATION CORP | PA | C30 | $1,192,623 | $1,344,610 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $110,025 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| ALTAR VALLEY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE | AZ | C30 | $569,108 | $437,008 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $49,400 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC | MO | C30 | $931,526 | $605,521 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $79,380 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| PEOPLE RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | CA | C30 | $1,204,618 | $1,348,446 | Founder President Director Chief Exec Officer | $0 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| CONSERVATION SCIENCE GLOBAL | NJ | C30 | $993,091 | $906,350 | CHAIR | $105,922 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| HAWAII CONSERVATION ALLIANCEFOUNDATION | HI | C30 | $1,360,882 | $973,646 | EXECUTIVE DI | $105,117 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| RIVANNA CONSERVATION ALLIANCE | VA | C30 | $699,088 | $642,944 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $69,129 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| MARIN CONSERVATION LEAGUE | CA | C30 | $686,180 | $390,688 | Executive Dir. | $66,113 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| EASTERN SIERRA CONSERVATION CORPS | CA | C30 | $1,175,971 | $1,164,055 | Executive Director | $75,123 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
| WHALE AND DOLPHIN CONSERVATION INC | MA | C30 | $1,333,471 | $1,613,746 | BOARD CHAIR/ | $121,657 | 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 · $266,820 spent · pay $129,624 · grants $48,000 · events $3,845
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $77,534 | $77,534 | - | - | 29.1% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $48,000 | $48,000 | - | - | 18.0% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $40,011 | $40,011 | - | - | 15.0% | |
| Fees: other services | $33,272 | $16,772 | $16,500 | - | 12.5% | |
| Other (as described) | OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES | $16,961 | $16,961 | - | - | 6.4% |
| Travel | $9,894 | $9,894 | - | - | 3.7% | |
| Office expenses | $9,821 | $9,800 | $21 | - | 3.7% | |
| Payroll taxes | $9,326 | $9,326 | - | - | 3.5% | |
| Fees: accounting | $6,594 | - | $6,594 | - | 2.5% | |
| Other (as described) Event | EVENT EXPENSES | $3,845 | - | $3,845 | - | 1.4% |
| Information technology | $2,773 | $2,773 | - | - | 1.0% | |
| Other (as described) | DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS | $2,653 | $2,116 | $537 | - | 1.0% |
| Other employee benefits | $1,711 | $1,711 | - | - | 0.6% | |
| Other (as described) | PAYROLL FEES | $1,676 | $1,676 | - | - | 0.6% |
| Advertising and promotion | $1,437 | - | - | $1,437 | 0.5% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $1,042 | $1,042 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| Fees: legal | $270 | - | $270 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $266,820 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $143,313 spent · pay $121,007 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $121,007 | 84.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $17,594 | 12.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $4,240 | 3.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $472 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $143,313 | 100% |
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