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← EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$835,065
Total expenses
$773,024
Contributions and grants received
$828,708
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,265
Other revenue
$3,092
Total assets, end of year
$717,343
Total liabilities, end of year
$186,380
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$530,963
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$613,816
Management and general expenses
$109,625
Fundraising expenses
$49,583
Program service expenses (Part III)
$613,816

Program services were 79.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $11,586

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $499,330

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $317,792

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,265 · excluded $3,265

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $6,830

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $11,586

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,738

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $3,092 · excluded $3,092

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $101,337 · program services $73,957 · management and general $16,416 · fundraising $10,964

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $179,815 · program services $131,227 · management and general $29,143 · fundraising $19,445

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,499 · program services $9,851 · management and general $2,187 · fundraising $1,461

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,950 · program services $4,341 · management and general $967 · fundraising $642

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $20,604 · program services $15,037 · management and general $3,338 · fundraising $2,229

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,504 · management and general $26,504

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $196,450 · program services $191,950 · management and general $4,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $73,750 · program services $53,822 · management and general $11,951 · fundraising $7,977

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $37,925 · program services $33,868 · management and general $2,433 · fundraising $1,624

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,256 · program services $5,295 · management and general $1,176 · fundraising $785

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $16,200 · program services $11,823 · management and general $2,625 · fundraising $1,752

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,212 · program services $7,453 · management and general $1,654 · fundraising $1,105

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,756 · program services $3,471 · management and general $771 · fundraising $514

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,034 · program services $755 · management and general $167 · fundraising $112

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,606 · management and general $2,606

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

    total $47,662 · program services $47,662

  • 24b · Other expenses: LAB FEES

    total $17,870 · program services $17,870

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $3,829 · program services $2,794 · management and general $621 · fundraising $414

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $3,045 · program services $493 · management and general $2,223 · fundraising $329

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,720 · program services $2,147 · management and general $343 · fundraising $230

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $93,333 · end of year $196,941

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $328,760 · end of year $324,400

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $104,874 · end of year $151,090

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,239 · end of year $3,289

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

    $6,836

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

    $3,717

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,153 · end of year $3,119

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $49,123 · end of year $38,504

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $82,969 · end of year $169,219

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $32,379 · end of year $17,161

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $355,944 · end of year $314,073

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $112,190 · end of year $216,890

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL ADVOCATES FOR THE HEALTH OF THE UPPER COLORADO AND EAGLE RIVER BASINS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PROJECTS. THE WATERSHED COUNCIL STRIVES TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE HIGH-QUALITY NATURAL, SCENIC AND ECONOMIC VALUES THAT OUR RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES PROVIDE TO THE CITIZENS, VISITORS AND WILDLIFE OF THE EAGLE RIVER AND COLORADO RIVER WATERSHEDS LOCATED IN EAGLE COUNTY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL ADVOCATES FOR THE HEALTH OF THE UPPER COLORADO AND EAGLE RIVER BASINS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PROJECTS.

  • PROJECTS: RESTORATION OF OUR WATERSHED IS HOW OUR ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED, IN THE WAKE OF THE EAGLE MINE SPILL IN THE LATE 1980S. NOW, WE WORK WITH OUR LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO RESTORE CRITICAL AREAS WITHIN OUR WATERSHED IN LINE WITH OUR PRIORITIES. PROJECTS MAY INCLUDE FLOODPLAIN RECONNECTION, RIPARIAN AREA PLANTING AND STABILIZATION, AND IN- STREAM HABITAT RESTORATION.

    Expenses $187,214

  • EAGLE RIVER COMMUNITY WATER PLAN: THIS IS AN EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL-LED EFFORT TO CREATE A PATH FORWARD IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR WATERSHED AGAINST UNDESIRABLE FUTURE CONDITIONS. MANY OTHER PLANNING EFFORTS HAVE FOCUSED ON A SNAPSHOT IN TIME AND WATER QUALITY; HOWEVER, THIS PLAN HAS A LARGE FOCUS ON WATER QUANTITY AND HOW IT WILL BE IMPACTED BY POPULATION GROWTH, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND POTENTIAL WATER RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT. FROM THIS, OUR COMMUNITY WILL HAVE A PATH FORWARD TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT UPHOLD OUR COMMUNITY VALUES AND PROTECT OUR RIVERS.

    Expenses $131,970

  • EDUCATION: IT'S BEEN SAID THAT PEOPLE CONSERVE WHAT THEY LOVE; THEY LOVE WHAT THEY UNDERSTAND; THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY LEARN. THIS PERSPECTIVE INFORMS US AND HAS HELPED US IMPLEMENT A VIBRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITY TO THE RIVERS, CREATING LIFELONG RIVER LOVERS AND ADVOCATES. THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE THE EAGLE RIVER WATER FESTIVAL THAT BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 450 5TH GRADERS, AND OUR WATERSHED IMMERSIONS THAT PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, WE ARE ABLE TO SHOWCASE OUR WATERSHED AND INSPIRE ACTION TO PROTECT IT.

    Expenses $109,873

  • WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: THIS IS A COORDINATED EFFORT LED BY THE WATERSHED COUNCIL TO COLLECT, ANALYZE AND REPORT ON WATER QUALITY DATA AT 75 SITES ON THE EAGLE RIVER WITH 12 OTHER ENTITIES WITHIN THE EAGLE VALLEY. THROUGH THIS EFFORT, WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE GUIDED DECISIONS ON RESTORATION EFFORTS, EDUCATION FOCUSES AND PROVIDE CONTEXT TO COMMUNITY DECISION-MAKERS REGARDING WATER QUALITY WITHIN THE WATERSHED. 2023 EXPENSE 100,878 EAGLE RIVER FUND: AS OUR COMMUNITY COMPLETES THE EAGLE RIVER COMMUNITY WATER PLAN, THERE WILL BE A STRONG LIST OF PROJECTS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS THAT WILL NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN ORDER TO MITIGATE UNDESIRABLE FUTURE CONDITIONS. TO HELP ACHIEVE THAT, THE WATERSHED COUNCIL IS WORKING TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT FUND - THE EAGLE RIVER FUND - THAT WOULD HELP TO LEVERAGE STATE AND FEDERAL DOLLARS AND ENABLE MORE LOCAL WORK WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND. 2023 EXPENSE 60,601 CLEANUPS: THE COMMUNITY PRIDE HIGHWAY CLEANUP AND EAGLE RIVER CLEANUP ARE TWO LONGSTANDING, COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENTS THAT MOBILIZE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND REMOVE LITERAL TONS OF TRASH FROM OUR WATERSHED. THIS HELPS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL RESOURCE THAT OUR RIVERS AND STREAMS PROVIDE AS A DRINKING WATER SOURCE, RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND HABITAT FOR NUMEROUS FLORA AND FAUNA, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING BEAUTIFICATION TO OUR WATERSHED FOR PASSERSBY, VISITORS, AND LOCALS ALIKE. 2023 EXPENSE 23,280

    Expenses $184,759

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • James Dilzell

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $101,337
    From this org
    $95,836
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,501
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tom Allender

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Peter Wadden

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rose Delles

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kristin Yantis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Gary Brooks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Claudia Bryan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Ditoro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bret Hooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lizzy Owens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Woody Woodruff

    DIRECTOR

    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
2023
Filed
11 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202403169349306400

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