Mission: The Idaho Conservation League preserves Idaho's clean water, wilderness and quality of life through citizen action, public education, and professional advocacy. Sinc ... (More)
IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1979, and donations are tax-deductible.
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Contact Information
http://www.idahoconservation.org/
710 N 6th St
Boise ID 83702
Mail donations to:
PO Box 844
Boise ID 83702
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Star Rating System by Charity Navigator
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Exceptional
This charity's score is 92.40, earning it a 4-Star rating. Donors can "Give with Confidence" to this charity.
This score is calculated from two sub-scores:
Finance: 89.26 View details
Accountability & Transparency: 100.00 View details
This score represents Form 990 data from 2021, the latest year published by the IRS.
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Program Expense Ratio
72.5%
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s).
This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver. Dividing a charity's average program expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Administrative Expenses
18.3%
As reported by charities on their IRS Form 990, this measure reflects what percent of its total budget a charity spends on overhead, administrative staff and associated costs, and organizational meetings. Dividing a charity's average administrative expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Expenses
9.1%
This measure reflects what a charity spends to raise money. Fundraising expenses can include campaign printing, publicity, mailing, and staffing and costs incurred in soliciting donations, memberships, and grants. Dividing a charity's average fundraising expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Liabilities to Assets Ratio
4.4%
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990).
Part of our goal in rating the financial performance of charities is to help donors assess the financial capacity and sustainability of a charity. As do organizations in other sectors, charities must be mindful of their management of total liabilites in relation to their total assets. This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and or long term sustainability. Dividing a charity's total liabilities by its total assets yields this percentage.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Efficiency
$0.08
The amount spent to raise $1 in charitable contributions. To calculate a charity's fundraising efficiency, we divide its average fundraising expenses by the average total contributions it receives. We calculate the charity's average expenses and average contributions over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Working Capital Ratio
2.86 years
Determines how long a charity could sustain its level of spending using its net available assets, or working capital, as reported on its most recently filed Form 990. We include in a charity's working capital unrestricted and temporarily restricted net assets, and exclude permanently restricted net assets. Dividing these net available assets in the most recent year by a charity's average total expenses, yields the working capital ratio. We calculate the charity's average total expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Growth
5.34%
We compute the average annual growth of program expenses using the following formula: [(Yn/Y0)(1/n)]-1, where Y0 is a charity's program expenses in the first year of the interval analyzed, Yn is the charity's program expenses in the most recent year, and n is the interval of years passed between Y0 and Yn.
Source: IRS Form 990
Governance
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has these governance practices in place.
Sources Include: IRS Form 990
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| Audited Financials Prepared by Independent Accountant ... (More) Audited financial statements provide important information about financial accountability and accuracy. They should be prepared by an independent accountant with oversight from an audit committee. (It is not necessary that the audit committee be a separate committee. Often at smaller charities, it falls within the responsibilities of the finance committee or the executive committee.) The committee provides an important oversight layer between the management of the organization, which is responsible for the financial information reported, and the independent accountant, who reviews the financials and issues an opinion based on its findings. We check the charity's Form 990 reporting to see if it meets this criteria.
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| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From Related Parties ... (More) | |
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Policies
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990, or for some metrics on the charity's website, that the organization has these policies in place.
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| Donor Privacy ... (More) Donors can be reluctant to contribute to a charity when their name, address, or other basic information may become part of donor lists that are exchanged or sold, resulting in an influx of charitable solicitations from other organizations. Our analysts check the charity's website to see if the organization has a donor privacy policy in place and what it does and does not cover. Privacy policies are assigned to one of the following categories:
The privacy policy must be specific to donor information. A general website policy which references "visitor" or "user" personal information will not suffice. A policy that refers to donor information collected on the website is also not sufficient as the policy must be comprehensive and applicable to both online and offline donors. The existence of a privacy policy of any type does not prohibit the charity itself from contacting the donor for informational, educational, or solicitation purposes. (Less) |
Transparency
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990, or for some metrics on the charity's website, that the organization makes this information easily accessible.
Sources Include: IRS Form 990 and organization's website
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Additional Information
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Total Revenue and Expenses
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Salary of Key Persons
Presented here are this organizations key compensated staff members as identified by our analysts. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Justin Hayes, Executive Director
$104,846 (4.50% of Total Expenses)
Current CEO and Board Chair can be found in the Leadership & Adaptability report below.
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2020
Business Master File Data
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Preservation of natural resources (conservation) (BMF activity code: 350)
Combating or preventing pollution (air, water, etc) (BMF activity code: 351)
Other conservation, environmental or beautification activities (BMF activity code: 379)
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
Data Sources: IRS Forms 990
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to view this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available).
Pandemic Response
Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
Staffing
Administrative Capacity
Grants Received
Balance Sheet
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
ICL has not held in-person meetings, fundraisers and donor events, resulting in reduced income from fundraisers. Some donors pulled back during the first months of the pandemic, due to economic uncertainty. Additionally, funds had been raised to be used for activities that were cancelled due to COVID restrictions were unable to be accessed, including for travel and meetings. We were able to secure a PPP loan, enabling ICL to continue even with the unpredictability of income. More recently, things have stabilized, and the majority of donors have returned to close to pre-pandemic levels. In-person gatherings will not be held until the number of persons contracting COVID drops below levels that are resulting in crisis standards of care being implemented across Idaho.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
As an advocacy organization with members who live across the state and region, much of our work is built on those members showing up, in-person, to advocate for public policy aligned with our mission. Due to the pandemic, many of those engagement opportunities have become virtual, or have been cancelled, limiting our ability to connect members with policy members, and foster dialogue and awareness leading to actions that are aligned with our work in support of clean air, water and protected open space.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
We offered virtual programming, via Zoom, to enable our members to learn about the issues and how they could support our efforts. While this allowed us to reach a broader audience that we may have with in-person events, it also limited the ability to engage more fully in one-on-one conversations, and establish personal connections. It also limited our attendees to those who have access to and comfort with using technology in this way, which many of our supporters do /are not.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
We will keep virtual opportunities, including webinar presentations, as a regular component in meeting with and informing our members. We have also stepped up and will continue our use of digital tools, data and information to better find and engage with supporters.
Historical Ratings
| Date Published | Form 990 FYE | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
| Rating Version: 2.1 | |||
| 6/1/2022 | 2021 | 92.40 | |
| 11/1/2021 | 2020 | 89.17 |  |
| 11/1/2020 | 2019 | 88.73 | |
| 9/3/2019 | 2018 | 92.24 | |
| 7/1/2018 | 2017 | 91.68 | |
| 11/1/2017 | 2016 | 94.71 | |
| 11/1/2016 | 2015 | 93.95 | |
| 6/1/2016 | 2014 | 95.87 | |
| Rating Version: 2.0 | |||
| 10/1/2015 | 2014 | 95.65 | |
| 10/1/2014 | 2013 | 86.38 | |
| 8/1/2013 | 2012 | 88.69 | |
| 5/1/2012 | 2011 | 90.85 | |
| 12/1/2011 | 2010 | 86.84 | |
| 9/20/2011 | 2009 | 85.70 | |
| Rating Version: 1.0 | |||
| 8/1/2010 | 2009 | 85.17 | |
| 7/1/2009 | 2008 | 96.23 | |
| 8/1/2008 | 2007 | 92.55 | |
| 4/1/2007 | 2006 | 93.43 | |
| 6/1/2006 | 2005 | 86.81 | |
| 5/1/2005 | 2004 | 86.58 | |
| 11/1/2004 | 2003 | 92.14 | |
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Impact & Results
This score estimates the actual impact a nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
Impact & Results Score
Not Currently Scored
IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC cannot currently be evaluated by our Encompass Rating Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Additional Information
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Largest Programs
IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC reported its three largest programs on its FY 2021 Form 990 as:
$511,513
Spent in most recent FY
27%
Percent of program expenses
Public Lands and Waters
$350,536
Spent in most recent FY
19%
Percent of program expenses
Climate Change
$234,988
Spent in most recent FY
12%
Percent of program expenses
Water
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Leadership & Adaptability
This score provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
Leadership & Adaptability Score
100
out of 100
The score earned by IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC is a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating.
Encompass Rating V4 provides an evaluation of the organization's Leadership & Adaptability through the nonprofit organization submitting a survey response directly to Charity Navigator.
Leadership & Adaptability Report
100
of 100 points
Mission
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s mission
ICL's mission is to create a conservation community and pragmatic, enduring solutions that protect and restore the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the land and wildlife you love.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Vision
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
Our vision is an Idaho where public lands remain public and are well managed, air is clean, lakes and rivers are healthy, fish and wildlife thrive, and a prosperous, sustainable future exists for all Idahoans.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Strategic Goals
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: We are committed to reducing Idaho’s contribution to the worldwide climate crisis. ICL’s work focuses on the biggest contributors to climate change in Idaho: energy, transportation, and agriculture.
Goal Type: Focus on core programs to achieve mission and scale back on programs not seen as core.
Goal Two: The loss of wild salmon to Idaho has major implications for fish, wildlife, and people. ICL is working to restore ecologically significant, harvestable populations of wild salmon / steelhead to Idaho.
Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.
Goal Three: ICL is committed to building a just, equitable, diverse and inclusive conservation community. Clean water, clean air, public lands, and abundant fish and wildlife should be accessible to everyone.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Leadership Development
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
ICL is committed to ongoing training and development for leaders at all levels of the organization. We have implemented a series of core trainings for managers, as well as providing development opportunities in specific programmatic areas, such as negotiation skills, and provide all staff members access to training in communication, goal setting and more. We also offer ongoing training and learning opportunities, for all staff and board members, around diversity, equity and inclusion.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Mobilizing for Mission
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
Policy Advocacy
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
Staff are encouraged to present at conferences, and to join and participate with colleagues at other organizations through professional associations and organizations in their work area. ICL has recently stepped up our use of social media and marketing to raise awareness of our programmatic work, engage new advocates and members, and highlight our strategic goals.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Story of Adaptability
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
ICL embraced the opportunities that working and engaging through virtual platforms affords. After revisiting our approach including cancelling in-person, indoor activities, we found that providing members who were physically separated and often working from home with ways to learn about issues, engage with staff and thought leaders, and meet and advocate for our issues using web-based meeting tools was effective.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
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Organization Leadership
Justin Hayes
Executive Director
Rebecca Patton
Board Chair
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Culture & Community
This score provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves. Learn more about how and why we rate Culture & Community.
Culture & Community Score
Not Currently Scored
IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC is currently not eligible for a Culture & Community score because we have not received its Constituent Feedback or Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion data. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the How We Listen and Equity Practices sections of their Candid profile.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
Culture & Community Report
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
This organization has not provided information regarding the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective DEI policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Methodology
We are utilizing data collected by Candid to document and assess the DEI practices implemented by the organization. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the Equity Strategies section of their Candid profiles to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Constituent Feedback
Constituent Feedback and Listening Practice data are not available for this organization. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
Methodology
We've partnered with Candid to survey organizations about their feedback practices. Nonprofit organizations can fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Analysis and Research
Like the overall Encompass Rating System, the Culture & Community Beacon is designed to evolve as metrics are developed and ready for integration. Below you can find more information about the metrics we currently evaluate in this beacon and their relevance to nonprofit performance.
Constituent Feedback
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
