Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by PARK COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,284,790
- Total expenses
- $1,118,340
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,254,249
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $20,937
- Other revenue
- $9,604
- Total assets, end of year
- $970,837
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $33,021
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $937,816
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $831,557
- Management and general expenses
- $166,368
- Fundraising expenses
- $120,415
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $831,557
Program services were 74.4% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$21,199
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,233,050
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3 · Investment income
total $20,937 · excluded $20,937
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$15,196
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$6,819
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $8,377 · excluded $8,377
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$1,227
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $1,227 · related or exempt $1,227
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $195,724 · program services $152,738 · management and general $7,249 · fundraising $35,737
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $364,440 · program services $269,530 · management and general $61,715 · fundraising $33,195
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $16,032 · program services $11,850 · management and general $3,895 · fundraising $287
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $97,567 · program services $72,116 · management and general $23,701 · fundraising $1,750
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $46,075 · program services $30,689 · management and general $9,538 · fundraising $5,848
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $2,940 · program services $2,386 · management and general $342 · fundraising $212
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $239,713 · program services $194,531 · management and general $27,894 · fundraising $17,288
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $73,753 · program services $54,447 · management and general $39 · fundraising $19,267
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13 · Office expenses
total $23,144 · program services $2,216 · management and general $19,500 · fundraising $1,428
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $11,477 · program services $8,088 · management and general $2,181 · fundraising $1,208
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17 · Travel
total $14,754 · program services $11,521 · management and general $1,727 · fundraising $1,506
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $2,688 · management and general $2,421 · fundraising $267
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24a · Other expenses: FIELDWORK SUPPLIES
total $23,187 · program services $21,297 · management and general $402 · fundraising $1,488
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24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $6,846 · program services $148 · management and general $5,764 · fundraising $934
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $73,545 · end of year $188,488
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $446,536 · end of year $456,761
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $325,588
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,818 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
end of year $33,021
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $521,899 · end of year $339,165
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $598,651
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
PCEC works to protect the land, water, air, wildlife and foster a resilient future for Yellowstone's Northern Gateway.
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Protect and Advocate for Healthy Ecosystems: Park County Environmental Council (PCEC) protected the land, water, air, and wildlife of Yellowstones Northern Gateway by advancing conservation policies, responsible land-use planning, and wildlife coexistence initiatives. PCEC worked with community members to oppose a proposed large-scale resort development in the Suce Creek area near the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. PCEC promoted science-based wildlife management, including efforts to reduce wolf hunting pressure near Yellowstone National Park and strengthen bear coexistence practices in Park County and Livingston. PCEC also partnered on Indigenous and community oral history projects to elevate diverse perspectives on land stewardship. Through advocacy, PCEC advanced protections for grizzlies, bison, wolves, pollinators, and other native species.
Expenses $575,875
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Create Thriving Communities: PCEC fostered a resilient future for Yellowstones Northern Gateway by advancing smart growth policies, climate -adaptive infrastructure, and community-led solutions that protect land, water, air, and quality of life. The organization supported local efforts to adapt to wildfire, flooding, and other climate-related impacts while promoting strategies to lower greenhouse gas emissions. In 2025, this work contributed to updates to Livingstons downtown and parks master plans, strengthened watershed protections and smart growth provisions in the city zoning code, expanded bicycle infrastructure and trails, the planting of nearly 100 more trees to diversify the urban forest, and the acquisition of electric school buses for local public schools.
Expenses $153,962
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Educate Conservation Leaders: PCEC empowered community members to protect the land, water, air, and wildlife of Yellowstones Northern Gateway through education, leadership development, and inclusive civic engagement. The organization engaged youth through school-based programs, paid internships, independent studies, and curriculum development, and provided accessible learning opportunities for broader audiences. In 2025, participating youth served as keynote speakers at national conferences, demonstrating the impact of the program. PCECs strategic plan identified conservation education as a priority for expanded investment, and the organization allocated resources to hire a full-time Director of Educational Programming. These efforts strengthened a diverse and community-driven conservation movement advancing long-term stewardship and resilience.
Expenses $101,720
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Max HjortsbergMAX HJORTSBERG
Managing Dir
- Total calculated
- $120,115
- From this org
- $99,349
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,766
- Hours/week
- 40
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Erica LighthiserERICA LIGHTHISER
Managing Dir
- Total calculated
- $117,140
- From this org
- $96,374
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,766
- Hours/week
- 40
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Wendy RileyWENDY RILEY
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Seabring DavisSEABRING DAVIS
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Lucinda ReinoldLUCINDA REINOLD
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kelly NilesKELLY NILES
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Joseph DornJOSEPH DORN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Karen CochranKAREN COCHRAN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Shiloh HernandezSHILOH HERNANDEZ
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John HeidkeJOHN HEIDKE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 24 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202612679349301031
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