American Conservation Experience
American Conservation Experience reported $44.7 million in revenue and $44.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $89.79 went to program services, $10.21 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.6% of the total. Government grants made up 99.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $212,061 (CEO). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 110% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $45MFor context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $45MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.8% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.6% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 99.6% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $212,061 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.48% | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.2 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseAmerican Conservation Experience (ace) provides trained, supervised, cost effective long term volunteer crews to accomplish environmental restoration projects for federal, state, county, and city land management agencies. Volunteers serve in environmental projects in national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, wilderness areas and other public lands while learning conservation and leadership roles. Ace is grounded in the philosophy that cooperative labor on meaningful conservation projects fosters cross-cultural understanding and operates on the belief that challenging volunteer service unites…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $212,061 | $0 | $0 | $212,061 |
| COO Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $185,296 | $0 | $0 | $185,296 |
| CEAP Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,972 | $0 | $0 | $138,972 |
| CPO Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $123,255 | $0 | $0 | $123,255 |
| COS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,929 | $0 | $0 | $115,929 |
| Divison Director Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,339 | $0 | $0 | $108,339 |
| Divison Director Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $105,870 | $0 | $0 | $105,870 |
| Senior Director of Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,283 | $0 | $0 | $100,283 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American Conservation Experience (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 9 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 51,858
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,806
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to American Conservation Experience totaling $1,076 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of American Conservation Experience's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, American Conservation Experience reported that 89.8% of its $44.6 million in expenses went to program services, 10.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American Conservation Experience pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American Conservation Experience reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $212,061, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American Conservation Experience get its money?
Of $44.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.6% came from contributions and grants (including 99.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American Conservation Experience a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 37-1473291 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532689349301333 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413199349313051 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202302209349300620 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213009349301761 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103199349303695 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023219349304077 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 37-1473291: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.