Program areas at LightHawk
Education and outreach: 41% of this fiscal year was spent working with partners like the nature conservancy, audubon, surfrider foundation, us fish and wildlife among others, as well as legislators at all levels throughout the u.s. Lighthawk flights provided the catalytic aerial perspective that allowed data collection, surveys, monitoring, media output and critical legislative decision makers to evaluate current conditions as well as set future conservation goals and objectives.
Wildlife transport: 22% of this fiscal year. When covid shut down almost all commercial aviation, it also halted the species transport that some of the major airlines assisted in. This past year saw unprecedented need for moving endangered animals like mexican wolves, masked bobwhite quail and white abalone. For wolves, redenning pups from conservation breeding centers to new foster mothers in the wild is a critically timed event and Lighthawk flights were crucial to the success of these relocation efforts.
Research and management: land, water and wildlife: 37% of this fiscal year. Lighthawk flights supported land trust oversight and management throughout the us through easement monitoring and evaluation of land for acquisition feasibility and providing compliance and other information otherwise not accessible. Lighthawk flights informed research studies on coastal sea level changes, and other major water areas like the Delaware and Colorado rivers. Lighthawk flights provided otherwise unavailable data toward annual counts of salmon, various endangered bird species, algal blooms and invasive plant growth, and riparian water rights issues.
Who funds LightHawk
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at LightHawk
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
---|
Michele Rutledge | Chief Executive Officer | $114,386 | 2022-03-31 |
Cynthia Hartmann | Chief Financial Officer | $45,152 | 2022-03-31 |
Emilie Ryan | Past Chief Financial Officer | $81,903 | 2021-03-31 |
Kimberly Eckert | Treasurer | $0 | 2022-12-14 |
Josh Marvil | Secretary / Chairman / President | $0 | 2022-03-31 |
...and 9 more key personnel |
Financials for LightHawk
Revenues | FYE 03/2022 | FYE 03/2021 | % Change |
---|
Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,655,005 | $1,506,117 | 9.9% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
Investment income and dividends | $1,081 | $41,512 | -97.4% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $583 | -100% |
Total revenues | $1,656,086 | $1,548,212 | 7% |
Organizations like LightHawk
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Seattle Audubon Society | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $1,422,392 |
Alaska Marine Conservation Council (AMCC) | 501(c)(3) | Homer, AK | $710,752 |
Ruffed Grouse Society | 501(c)(3) | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,572,928 |
Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative (NRCC) | 501(c)(3) | Jackson, WY | $558,664 |
Oyster Recovery Partnership | 501(c)(3) | Annapolis, MD | $6,281,689 |
Hawaii Wildlife Fund | 501(c)(3) | Paia, HI | $647,236 |
North Carolina Wildlife Federation | 501(c)(3) | Raleigh, NC | $2,178,211 |
Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement | 501(c)(3) | White Salmon, WA | $2,477,604 |
Turtle Island Restoration Network | 501(c)(3) | Forest Knolls, CA | $3,485,198 |
Wildlife Management Institute (WMI) | 501(c)(3) | Cabot, VT | $5,821,824 |
Data update history
June 5, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
May 23, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 7, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $2,000 from Emmett Foundation November 4, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
August 4, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsWildlife protection organizationsAnimal organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationAnimalsWildlifeEnvironment
Characteristics
Receives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 2751
- Grand Junction, CO 81502
- Metro area
- Grand Junction, CO
- County
- Mesa County, CO
- Website URL
- lighthawk.org/Â
- Phone
- (970) 797-9355
- Facebook page
- LightHawkÂ
- Twitter profile
- @lighthawk_lhÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 84-0852104
- Fiscal year end
- March
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1981
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- D30: Wildlife Preservation, Protection
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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