Ncasi Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE NCASI FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND DATA TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF EARTH'S RESOURCES, INFORM REGULATORY POLICY, EDUCATE, AND EXECUTE THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF NCASI, INC.
- Income
- $2.1 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 2.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 66%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $585,914, president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 93% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 87 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.8 million spent. THE NCASI FOUNDATION ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH SPONSORED RESEARCH, INDEPENDENT STUDIES, AND OUTREACH. NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "WORKING FORESTS, FOREST SUSTAINABILITY, AND AT-RISK SPECIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION." THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO QUANTIFY THE ROLE OF WORKING FOREST LANDSCAPES IN CONSERVING SPECIES-AT-RISK AND MAINTAINING AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL COMMUNITIES. SPECIFICALLY, WE SEEK TO EXAMINE SPECIES FROM MULTIPLE TAXONOMIC GROUPS OVER AN EXTENDED TIME HORIZON IN A LANDSCAPE DOMINATED BY CERTIFIED, PRIVATE FORESTS MANAGED PRIMARILY FOR TIMBER PRODUCTION.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED TECHNICAL WORK TO "IMPROVE THE SCIENCE AND RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESSES IN NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS) REVIEWS." THIS WORK WILL IDENTIFY MORE MORE ROBUST METHODOLOGIES TO ENSURE THE SCIENCE USED TO INFORM FUTURE AMBIENT AIR RULEMAKINGS, AIMED TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND WELFARE, IS OF HIGH QUALITY AND PROVIDES THE APPROPRIATE STRENGTH AND WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE NECESSARY TO BASE DECISIONS ON FUTURE AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARD LEVELS.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "POLLINATOR PATHWAYS ACROSS LANDSCAPES: FLORAL OCCURRENCE, POLLINATOR RICHNESS, AND PLANT/POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS IN THE OREGON COAST RANGE." THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONDUCT SURVEYS OF POLLINATORS AND PLANTS THEY UTILIZE IN THE OREGON COAST RANGE. DATA COLLECTED WILL AID IN DEVELOPMENT OF SEED MIXES USED IN POLLINATOR HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS ON THE SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST AND NEARBY PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE SAME WATERSHEDS.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "FISHER CONSERVATION IN OREGON UNDER THE CANDIDATE CONSERVATION AGREEMENT WITH ASSURANCES (CCAA) PROGRAM." TEN LANDOWNERS IN OREGON HAVE ENTERED INTO CANDIDATE CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS WITH ASSURANCES (CCAA) WITH THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PRIOR TO THE PROPOSED THREATENED LISTING OF THE FISHER IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. PART OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENTS WITH USFWS STIPULATES THAT EACH CCAA PERMIT HOLDER CONTRIBUTE FUNDS TOWARDS FISHER CONSERVATION TO BE USED FOR RESEARCH OR HABITAT ENHANCEMENT. PROJECTS WILL ADDRESS FISHER DISTRIBUTIONS, POPULATION TRENDS, HABITAT RELATIONSHIPS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT INFORM FISHER CONSERVATION.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "CENTER FOR ADVANCED FORESTRY SYSTEMS (CAFS) PROGRAM." FUNDING COMMITTED BY CAFS MEMBER UNIVERSITIES WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT MULTI-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH CAFS TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP; DEVELOPMENT AND REFINEMENT OF DECISION-SUPPORT TOOLS; AND SYNTHESIS OF SCIENCE ON PRIORITY TOPICS SUCH AS FOREST HEALTH, CARBON, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES RELEVANT TO FOREST INDUSTRY.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "IDENTIFYING SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR HUMBODT MARTENS: FINE-SCALE HABITAT USE, MOVEMENT, AND DEMOGRAPHY IN LANDSCAPES THAT DIFFER IN FOREST COMPOSITION." THIS IS A MULTI-FACETED TELEMETRY STUDY PAIRED WITH NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES TO EVALUATE CRITICAL INFORMATION GAPS FOR HUMBOLDT MARTENS. THIS STUDY WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED SCIENCE TO HELP WITH IDENTIFYING 4(D) RULE RELATED MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR FEDERAL PARTNERS.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "MARTEN AND FISHER SURVEYS." THE PURPOSE THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF FIRE ON POPULATIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND HABITAT REFUGIA OF THE MARTENS, FISHERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CARNIVORE COMMUNITY DIRECTLY FOLLOWING AN UNPRECEDENTED FIRE.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "A UNIFIED APPROACH TO EVOLVING FIA'S ESTIMATION CAPACITY." THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AND EXECUTE A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ENHANCED INTEGRATION OF REMOTE SENSING INFORMATION INTO THE FIA PROGRAM WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON SMALL AREA ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES. IT WILL PRECISELY DEFINE FIA INFORMATION USER NEEDS, CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO NEW ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES, AND DELIVER ESTIMATION CAPACITY TO USERS THROUGH DEVELOPMENT.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "FACTORS INFLUENCING OCCUPANCY AND DISTRIBUTION OF AMPHIBIAN SPECIES COVERED WITHIN THE PRIVATE FOREST ACCORD." THIS RESEARCH PROJECT EXPLORES STREAM-ASSOCIATED AMPHIBIAN (SAA) RESPONSES TO FOREST MANAGEMENT ACROSS BROAD SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALES FOR SEVERAL SALAMANDER SPECIES AND COASTAL TAILED FROG. NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "RED TREE VOLE DEMOGRAPHICS IN WORKING FORESTS." THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXAMINE TREE VOLE DEMOGRAPHICS IN YOUNG FORESTS (20-40 YEARS). VOLE SURVIVAL MODELING WOULD BE BENEFICIAL AND NECESSARY TO EVALUATE DENSITY, POPULATION ESTIMATES, AND POTENTIAL POPULATION TRAJECTORIES.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "CREATION OF BIOINFORMATIC TOOLS FOR RED TREE VOLE GENETIC ANALYSIS." THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO TEST SNP DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN TISSUE AND FECAL PELLETS TO MOVE TOWARDS LARGE QUESTIONS (E.G., WHAT IS AND WHERE ARE POPULATIONS OF THESE DIFFICULT TO STUDY SPECIES). NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF POST-FIRE RIPARIAN FOREST MANAGEMENT ON VEGETATION STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY ACROSS FIRE SEVERITY AND LAND OWNERSHIP." THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO LOOK AT THE EFFECTS OF FIRE AND POST-FIRE MANAGEMENT ON RIPARIAN VEGETATION, RIPARIAN VEGETATION COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND ITS EFFECT ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, AND VEGETATION COVER OR SPECIES RICHNESS FOLLOWING DISTURBANCE WITH VARYING DISTANCE FROM THE STREAM.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "INTENSIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT (IFM) AVIAN POINT COUNT AND VEGETATION." THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ON MANAGING FORESTED LANDSCAPES FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION WHILE SUSTAINING HIGH LEVELS OF TIMBER PRODUCTION. COOPERATORS ARE STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF IFM ON SONGBIRD AND ARTHROPOD ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY, AS WELL AS SONGBIRD POPULATIONS.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "GROUND TRUTHING STREAMFLOW DURATION CLASSIFICATION." THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A FIELD TEAM TO VERIFY STREAMFLOW REGIME ACROSS PRIVATE FORESTED LANDS. DATA WILL BE COLLECTED
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2001.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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