Program for Preserving the Natural World Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW HUMAN BEINGS ARE ULTIMATELY AND TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON THE NATURAL WORLD, SO THAT POLICY-MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO PRESERVE IT.
- Income
- $128,500
- Spending
- $100,217
- Reserves
- 15.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $83,330, president/treasurer
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 22% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 (3)
- $33,406 spent. CLIMATE CHANGE - WORKING TO DEVELOP A GLOBAL MEDICAL INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.
- $33,406 spent. TOXIC CHEMICALS AND FOOD PRODUCTION - WORKING TO EXPOSE THE SIGNIGICANT ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARDS OF NEW CLASS OF PESITICIDES CALL NEONICOTINOIDS, THAT ARE WIDELY USED IN GROWING GENETICALLY-MODIFIED FOODS, AND ARE STRONGLY LINKED TO BEE COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER AND TO THREATS TO OTHER ORGANISMS.
- $33,405 spent. PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES - BRINGING THE BEST OF THE BEST SCIENCE TO THE DEBATE ABOUT THE PRACTICE OF CLEAR-CUTTING PATCHES OF WATERSHED FOREST IN MASSACHUSETTS AND OTHER STATES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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