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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by YOSEMITE RIVERS ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,059,923
Total expenses
$6,167,522
Contributions and grants received
$6,035,494
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$19,805
Other revenue
$4,624
Total assets, end of year
$2,001,810
Total liabilities, end of year
$482,792
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,519,018
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,777,702
Management and general expenses
$800,309
Fundraising expenses
$589,511
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,777,702

Program services were 77.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,937,346

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,098,148

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19,805 · excluded $19,805

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other income

    total $4,624 · excluded $4,624

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,624

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $160,685 · program services $64,273 · management and general $48,206 · fundraising $48,206

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,216,590 · program services $1,708,743 · management and general $174,930 · fundraising $332,917

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $59,690 · program services $44,248 · management and general $9,375 · fundraising $6,067

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $281,094 · program services $166,924 · management and general $92,555 · fundraising $21,615

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $182,357 · program services $129,494 · management and general $27,089 · fundraising $25,774

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $40,568 · program services $19,196 · management and general $19,388 · fundraising $1,984

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $118,244 · management and general $118,244

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,271,430 · program services $2,237,318 · management and general $19,926 · fundraising $14,186

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $54,635 · program services $1,694 · management and general $3,357 · fundraising $49,584

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $148,643 · program services $116,968 · management and general $17,176 · fundraising $14,499

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $122,809 · program services $58,062 · management and general $9,520 · fundraising $55,227

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $76,454 · program services $69,620 · management and general $5,789 · fundraising $1,045

  • 17 · Travel

    total $38,036 · program services $11,370 · management and general $17,970 · fundraising $8,696

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $9,540 · program services $9,088 · management and general $452

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $79,841 · program services $68,821 · management and general $11,020

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $60,701 · program services $44,236 · management and general $7,370 · fundraising $9,095

  • 24a · Other expenses: Accounting system conversion

    total $195,759 · management and general $195,759

  • 24b · Other expenses: Events, meetings, & other

    total $50,446 · program services $27,647 · management and general $22,183 · fundraising $616

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $244,118 · end of year $598,852

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $161,125 · end of year $168,662

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $51,070 · end of year $82,050

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,425,982 · end of year $700,867

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $83,290 · end of year $95,445

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $339,613

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $121,132

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $182,549 · end of year $218,481

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $104,278 · end of year $124,604

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $34,070 · end of year $12,849

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $624,240 · end of year $457,253

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $11,885

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $35,625 · end of year $13,654

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,307,012 · end of year $1,181,142

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $319,605 · end of year $337,876

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

At Yosemite Rivers Alliance, we unite conservation and community to protect and restore the three rivers that ?ow through the Yosemite Regionthe Tuolumne, Stanislaus, and Merced.

Activities or mission (Part I)

We protect and restore the rivers and lands of the Yosemite Region through action, collaboration, and stewardship, so all life can thrive.

  • Restoration - Furthered recovery efforts from the 2013 Rim Fire including meadow restoration, trail maintenance and repair and riparian restoration on the Wild and Scenic Tuolumne River. Collaborated on Phase 1 of salmon habitat work on the lower Tuolumne.

    Expenses $2,647,556

  • Forest Health - Furthered recovery efforts from the 2013 Rim Fire which burned 257,000 acres, as well as continued efforts to mitigate wildfire risk through forest management including thinning, mastication and prescribed fire.

    Expenses $1,543,438

  • Central Valley - Completed phase 1 of salmon habitat restoration on the lower Tuolumne, engaged volunteers and community in stewardship activies and outdoor recreation in and around the Central Valley.

    Expenses $413,995

  • Water Policy - Advocated for public policies that will benefit the watershed and surrounding communities.

    Expenses $172,713

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Patrick Koepele

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $143,786
    From this org
    $127,248
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,538
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nicole Cibellis

    Chief Adv. Officer

    Total calculated
    $113,981
    From this org
    $102,072
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,909
    Hours/week
    40
  • Peter Drekmeier

    Policy Director

    Total calculated
    $107,116
    From this org
    $102,965
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,151
    Hours/week
    40
  • John Kreiter

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marek Robinson

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cindy Charles

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eddie Corwin

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bernard Chen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bart Wescott

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Gonzalez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Homero Mejia

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Nimmons

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marty McDonnell

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad Wortz

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Iris Stewart-Frey

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jose Borroel

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
22 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202641129349302159

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