Idaho · Nonprofit
ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC
ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC (Idaho) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $506,038 to it, the largest being SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION ($400,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $389k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $506k
- Net assets
- $85k
What Ecosystem Sciences Foundation Inc does
Mission
River and watershed restoration
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Idaho forests economic evaluation and health assessment / lsr- ecosystem sciences foundation is developing a geodatabase (gis) of idaho department of lands (idl) implemented projects describing over 100 state & private forestry program funded projects throughout the state of idaho since 2008. This data will help idl evaluate the impact of their programs on improving forest health across idaho. Engage key public, private and non-profit stakeholders in building the statewide economic analysis. This economic analysis will evaluate idahos priority landscape areas as identified in the idaho state forest action plan and communicate the value of ecosystem services produced by these landscapes.
$248,107 spent72% of program spendingSilver creek program - since 2011, ecosystem sciences foundation has led the formation of the silver creek annual monitoring and reporting program as part of the alliance; an association of conservation-minded landowners working collaboratively to practice and promote ecologically and economically sound land and water management in the silver creek watershed of idaho. The program engages in a wide variety of efforts, including resource monitoring, research, and sustainable resource management, to benefit the areas working landscapes, streams, wildlife and other natural resources.
$73,050 spent21% of program spendingWood river valley forest enhancement wrv- the wood river valley forest enhancement collaborative project with ecosystem sciences foundation and is led by the idaho department of lands in cooperation with the us forest service. The project occurs in three phases; a tree canopy assessment of the wood river valley; four community and urban forest management plans for the cities of the wood river valley; and implementation of the on-the-ground actions (tree planting, hazardous fuels treatments and other actions).
$19,995 spent6% of program spendingSilver creek streamflow forecast modeling / bsu / nifa - comprehensive management of water resources is fundamental to the water allocation needs and conservation efforts for stakeholders in the silver creek and big wood river watershed. Surface water and groundwater resources are challenged by hydrologic extremes, water availability, irrigation needs, and water quality issues. This project will consider the relationships of surface and groundwater interactions, water availability, and aquatic ecosystem health to gain a better understanding of management approaches that can balance agricultural and ecological needs. This project is funded by a grant from the usda, agricultural food research initiative foundation and applied science program.
$3,050 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $344,202.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $113k to $75k (−34%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
23% of ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $50k → $75k.
1 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 79% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 76% · 2020 83% · 2021 83% · 2022 83% · 2023 67% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC draws 94% of its grant income from funders outside Idaho, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $38 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC has grown faster than half of the 2,433 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,433 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Idaho
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
94% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC?
- ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC (Idaho) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $506,038 to it, the largest being SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION ($400,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $506,038 in grants to ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC?
- SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $400,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Idaho. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing