Foundations of Success Inc

BETHESDA, MD EIN: 20-5561272 Website

FOS AMPLIFIES THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL CONSERVATION COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING PRACTITIONERS WITH THE SKILLS AND TOOLS NEEDED TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT IN THEIR EFFORTS TO FOSTER THRIVING ECOSYSTEMS, CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ADVANCE HUMAN WELL-BEING. WE HELP TEAMS OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO LEARNING AND COLLABORATION BY PROMOTING A COMMON FRAMEWORK FOR THE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION PROJECTS. COLLABORATING DIRECTLY WITH CONSERVATION TEAMS, WE STRENGTHEN SKILLS AND PROVIDE THE TOOLS NEEDED FOR TEAMS TO BE MORE STRATEGIC, EFFICIENT, AND EFFECTIVE. ACROSS THE WORLD, WE BRING TOGETHER CONSERVATION PRACTITIONERS, FUNDERS, AND EDUCATORS TO SHARE LESSONS AND ASK TOUGH QUESTIONS. THE RESULT IS A MORE INNOVATIVE AND DISCIPLINED CONSERVATION COMMUNITY PREPARED TO TAKE ON THE THREATS TO OUR PLANET.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.8M

+0.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$3K

-99.5% YoY

Grant Count

1

-75.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-97.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,793,772$2,779,600$4,288,120
Revenue$3,095,063$4,136,680$3,699,093
Expenses$2,848,792$4,188,630$3,615,721
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$59,235$94,530$8,337
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$114K$229K$343K$457K0 grants20200 grants20214 grants20224 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY$3K

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K4$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

NIKLAUS SALAFSKYEXEC. DIRECTOR/SECRETARY$208KAMANDA B JORGENSONMANAGING COORDINATOR$138KKARI STILESSENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER$137KMARCIA BROWNSENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER$136KCAROLINE STEMPROGRAM DIRECTOR$132KVINAYA SWAMINATHANSENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER$121KASHLEIGH BAKERBOARD MEMBER & PROGRAM OFFICER$105K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
NIKLAUS SALAFSKYEXEC. DIRECTOR/SECRETARY35$207,575
CAROLINE STEMPROGRAM DIRECTOR35$132,490
AMANDA B JORGENSONMANAGING COORDINATOR35$138,083
KARI STILESSENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER35$137,287
MARCIA BROWNSENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER35$135,987
VINAYA SWAMINATHANSENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER35$121,151
ASHLEIGH BAKERBOARD MEMBER & PROGRAM OFFICER35$105,093
BERND CORDESCHAIR0.25
ANNE SAVAGEVICE CHAIR0.25
BONNIE COCKMANTREASURER0.25
ARLYNE JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER0.25
JEFF LANGHOLZBOARD MEMBER0.25
SHAWN PEABODYBOARD MEMBER0.25
ILKE TILDERSBOARD MEMBER0.25

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

ArlingtonBronx

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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