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← WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$25,203,080
Total expenses
$15,610,993
Contributions and grants received
$21,435,181
Grants paid
$7,704,437
Program service revenue
$1,768,500
Investment income
$1,555,971
Other revenue
$443,428
Total assets, end of year
$78,470,097
Total liabilities, end of year
$20,110,198
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$58,359,899
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,597,827
Management and general expenses
$1,144,557
Fundraising expenses
$868,609
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,597,827

Program services were 87.1% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,867,542

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $11,204,069

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,363,570

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $604,813

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $1,768,500 · related or exempt $1,768,500

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,256,871 · excluded $1,256,871

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $17,173,100

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $16,874,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $299,100

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $299,100 · related or exempt $299,100

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $443,428 · related or exempt $443,428

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $443,428

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $7,704,437 · program services $7,704,437

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $960,661 · program services $709,285 · management and general $215,599 · fundraising $35,777

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,151,073 · program services $1,392,874 · management and general $331,132 · fundraising $427,067

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $193,353 · program services $125,521 · management and general $28,695 · fundraising $39,137

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $313,395 · program services $210,134 · management and general $46,581 · fundraising $56,680

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $226,805 · program services $154,713 · management and general $38,061 · fundraising $34,031

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $175,225 · program services $174,399 · management and general $826

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,250 · management and general $35,250

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $64,951 · program services $64,951

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,194,000 · program services $1,113,029 · management and general $54,544 · fundraising $26,427

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $86,550 · program services $86,449 · fundraising $101

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $251,628 · program services $156,705 · management and general $18,895 · fundraising $76,028

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $229,043 · program services $150,752 · management and general $42,816 · fundraising $35,475

  • 17 · Travel

    total $262,864 · program services $166,137 · management and general $12,952 · fundraising $83,775

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $269,574 · management and general $269,574

  • 20 · Interest

    total $233,203 · program services $233,203

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $38,272 · program services $34,660 · management and general $1,882 · fundraising $1,730

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,776 · program services $20,640 · management and general $8,411 · fundraising $1,725

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBSIDY PAID TO WRF

    total $462,299 · program services $462,299

  • 24b · Other expenses: LAND MANAGEMENT

    total $307,143 · program services $307,143

  • 24c · Other expenses: CLOSING COSTS

    total $241,741 · program services $241,741

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $91,031 · program services $48,591 · management and general $22,780 · fundraising $19,660

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $87,719 · program services $40,164 · management and general $16,559 · fundraising $30,996

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $301,461 · end of year $486,765

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $23,415,382 · end of year $28,760,000

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $179,203 · end of year $489,169

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $58,772 · end of year $57,669

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $114,730 · end of year $154,905

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

    $27,007,662

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

    $176,598

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $18,846,328 · end of year $26,831,064

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $21,268,090 · end of year $21,198,815

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $636,449 · end of year $491,710

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $624,374 · end of year $783,765

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $35,000 · end of year $31,948

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $3,900,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $14,676,000 · end of year $14,852,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $761,492 · end of year $542,485

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $36,627,395 · end of year $44,901,615

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,096,154 · end of year $13,458,284

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT OUTSTANDING RIVER ECOSYSTEMS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.WE ACQUIRE LAND TO CONSERVE CRITICAL HABITAT, PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS FOR COMPATIBLE USE AND ENJOYMENT, AND COOPERATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES TO SECURE THE HEALTH OF WHOLE RIVER ECOSYSTEMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROTECTION OF OUTSTANDING RIVER ECOSYSTEMS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.

  • WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY (WRC) IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES THAT FOCUSES SOLELY ON RIVERLAND PROTECTION ALONG OUTSTANDING WESTERN STREAMS. BY ACQUIRING RIVERLANDS WITH HIGH CONSERVATION VALUES, WRC CREATES SANCTUARIES FOR IMPERILED FISH AND WILDLIFE, BUFFERING THE IMPACTS OF WATER USE, LOGGING, MINING AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT. WRC'S PROJECTS IMPROVE HABITAT CONNECTIVITY IN SOME OF THE WEST'S MOST BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT REGIONS. OUR ACQUISITIONS ALSO ENHANCE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE BY OPENING ACCESS TO EXTENSIVE REACHES OF OUR MOST TREASURED WESTERN STREAMS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.FOUNDED IN 1988 AND INCORPORATED AS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) IN 2001, WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY USES A MARKET-BASED APPROACH OF BUYING RIVERLANDS FROM CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL WILLING SELLERS. WE BRING TO BEAR CREATIVE REAL ESTATE TECHNIQUES AND UNIQUE APPROACHES TO CONSERVATION FINANCE AND GET MAXIMUM LEVERAGE FROM PRIVATE CAPITAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. WRC IS HEADQUARTERED IN PORTLAND, OREGON, HAS TWENTY-TWO STAFF MEMBERS AND IS GOVERNED BY A FOURTEEN-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE WORK ACROSS THE ELEVEN WESTERN STATES TO ENSURE A FUTURE OF HEALTHY RIVERS, WHERE FISH AND WILDLIFE CAN THRIVE AND PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THE BENEFITS AND BEAUTY OF CLEAN, FUNCTIONING STREAMS.IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY HAD 35 ACTIVE PROJECTS IN SEVEN STATES. WRC PERMANENTLY PROTECTED 9,171 ACRES OF LAND ALONG 29 OF THE FINEST RIVERS AND STREAMS IN NEVADA, OREGON, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, IDAHO AND WASHINGTON. IN ADDITION, WRC PURCHASED 8,126 ACRES ALONG 19 WESTERN RIVERS AND STREAMS. WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY HELD AN ADDITIONAL 6,532 ACRES ALONG 20 RIVERS AND STREAMS AND WORKED TO PLACE THESE LANDS INTO PERMANENT PROTECTIVE STEWARDSHIP. WRC ALSO HAD CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS TO CONSERVE 75,059 ACRES OF LAND IN FUTURE YEARS.

    Expenses $13,597,827 · Grants $7,704,437 · Revenue $2,511,028

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Sue Doroff

    PRESIDENT (THRU 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $334,779
    From this org
    $279,129
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,650
    Hours/week
    40 + 1.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $270,712
    Bonus
    $8,417
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,350
    Filer's total
    $334,779
  • Nelson Mathews

    V.P. & INTERIM PRES.

    Total calculated
    $244,927
    From this org
    $200,036
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,891
    Hours/week
    40 + 1.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,712
    Bonus
    $5,324
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,141
    Filer's total
    $244,927
  • Juliette Harding

    TREASURER / DIR. OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $193,014
    From this org
    $158,001
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,013
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,904
    Bonus
    $3,097
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,863
    Filer's total
    $193,014
  • Josh Kling

    CONSERVATION DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $187,443
    From this org
    $136,795
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,648
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,712
    Bonus
    $1,083
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,848
    Filer's total
    $187,443
  • Daniel Palmerlee

    DIR. OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $169,179
    From this org
    $138,448
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,731
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,345
    Bonus
    $1,103
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,856
    Filer's total
    $169,179
  • Heidi Wilcox

    DIRECTOR OF FOUNDATION & CORPORATE

    Total calculated
    $166,453
    From this org
    $131,323
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,130
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,645
    Bonus
    $1,678
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,005
    Filer's total
    $166,453
  • Jim Cox

    DIRECTOR OF DONOR RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $161,143
    From this org
    $128,867
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,276
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,784
    Bonus
    $1,083
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,325
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,951
    Filer's total
    $161,143
  • Peter Colby

    CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $158,600
    From this org
    $124,527
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,073
    Hours/week
    32 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,257
    Bonus
    $5,270
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,391
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,682
    Filer's total
    $158,600
  • Dechen Bartso

    ASST. SECRETARY / PARALEGAL

    Total calculated
    $107,219
    From this org
    $97,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,886
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jim Smith

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 1 related
  • Carter Macnichol

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Julia Turrini

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related
  • Eric Adema

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Brown

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Allen Damon

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Ken Grossman

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Rich Hasslacher

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Lynn Loacker

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Nancy McKay

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Liam Thornton

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce Williams

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tim Wood

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Denise Wulfekuhle

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
SOME EMPLOYEES WERE AWARDED A BONUS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • KITTITAS COUNTY

    $60,187

    RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF LAND

  • UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES

    $0

    RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF LAND

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • WESTERN RIVERS FORESTRY

    501(C)(3) · PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF WRC · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349304763

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