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.
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1d · Related organizations
$2,867,542
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$11,204,069
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$7,363,570
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$604,813
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $1,768,500 · related or exempt $1,768,500
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3 · Investment income
total $1,256,871 · excluded $1,256,871
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $17,173,100
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $16,874,000
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $299,100
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $299,100 · related or exempt $299,100
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $443,428 · related or exempt $443,428
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11e · Other revenue, total
$443,428
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $7,704,437 · program services $7,704,437
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $960,661 · program services $709,285 · management and general $215,599 · fundraising $35,777
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,151,073 · program services $1,392,874 · management and general $331,132 · fundraising $427,067
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $193,353 · program services $125,521 · management and general $28,695 · fundraising $39,137
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $313,395 · program services $210,134 · management and general $46,581 · fundraising $56,680
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $226,805 · program services $154,713 · management and general $38,061 · fundraising $34,031
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11b · Fees: legal
total $175,225 · program services $174,399 · management and general $826
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $35,250 · management and general $35,250
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $64,951 · program services $64,951
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,194,000 · program services $1,113,029 · management and general $54,544 · fundraising $26,427
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $86,550 · program services $86,449 · fundraising $101
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13 · Office expenses
total $251,628 · program services $156,705 · management and general $18,895 · fundraising $76,028
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16 · Occupancy
total $229,043 · program services $150,752 · management and general $42,816 · fundraising $35,475
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17 · Travel
total $262,864 · program services $166,137 · management and general $12,952 · fundraising $83,775
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $269,574 · management and general $269,574
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20 · Interest
total $233,203 · program services $233,203
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $38,272 · program services $34,660 · management and general $1,882 · fundraising $1,730
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23 · Insurance
total $30,776 · program services $20,640 · management and general $8,411 · fundraising $1,725
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24a · Other expenses: SUBSIDY PAID TO WRF
total $462,299 · program services $462,299
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24b · Other expenses: LAND MANAGEMENT
total $307,143 · program services $307,143
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24c · Other expenses: CLOSING COSTS
total $241,741 · program services $241,741
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24d · Other expenses: OTHER
total $91,031 · program services $48,591 · management and general $22,780 · fundraising $19,660
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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.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $301,461 · end of year $486,765
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $23,415,382 · end of year $28,760,000
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $179,203 · end of year $489,169
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $58,772 · end of year $57,669
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $114,730 · end of year $154,905
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$27,007,662
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$176,598
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $18,846,328 · end of year $26,831,064
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $21,268,090 · end of year $21,198,815
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $636,449 · end of year $491,710
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $624,374 · end of year $783,765
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $35,000 · end of year $31,948
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
end of year $3,900,000
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $14,676,000 · end of year $14,852,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $761,492 · end of year $542,485
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $36,627,395 · end of year $44,901,615
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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.
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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
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Sue DoroffSUE 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
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Nelson MathewsNELSON 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 HardingJULIETTE 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
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Josh KlingJOSH 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
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Daniel PalmerleeDANIEL 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
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Heidi WilcoxHEIDI 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
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Jim CoxJIM 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
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Peter ColbyPETER 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
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Dechen BartsoDECHEN BARTSO
ASST. SECRETARY / PARALEGAL
- Total calculated
- $107,219
- From this org
- $97,333
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,886
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jim SmithJIM SMITH
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5 + 1 related
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Carter MacnicholCARTER MACNICHOL
BOARD VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Julia TurriniJULIA TURRINI
BOARD SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
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Eric AdemaERIC ADEMA
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bill BrownBILL BROWN
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Allen DamonALLEN DAMON
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Ken GrossmanKEN GROSSMAN
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Rich HasslacherRICH HASSLACHER
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Lynn LoackerLYNN LOACKER
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.5
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Nancy McKayNANCY MCKAY
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Liam ThorntonLIAM THORNTON
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bruce WilliamsBRUCE WILLIAMS
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tim WoodTIM WOOD
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Denise WulfekuhleDENISE 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
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KITTITAS COUNTY
$60,187
RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF LAND
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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.
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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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