Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $724,692
Total expenses: $797,508
Contributions and grants received: $719,279
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $401
Other revenue: $5,012
Total assets, end of year: $583,482
Total liabilities, end of year: $115,348
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $468,134
Program services expenses (Part IX): $622,796
Management and general expenses: $101,656
Fundraising expenses: $73,056
Program service expenses (Part III): $622,796

Program services were 78.1% 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.

1c · Fundraising events

$7,870
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$479,659
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$231,750
3 · Investment income

total $401 · excluded $401
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$10,103
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$7,870
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$5,091
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $5,012 · excluded $5,012

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $88,905 · program services $61,787 · management and general $16,982 · fundraising $10,136
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $160,316 · program services $111,398 · management and general $30,654 · fundraising $18,264
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $9,886 · program services $6,870 · management and general $1,889 · fundraising $1,127
9 · Other employee benefits

total $6,200 · program services $4,310 · management and general $1,184 · fundraising $706
10 · Payroll taxes

total $16,803 · program services $11,676 · management and general $3,213 · fundraising $1,914
11c · Fees: accounting

total $26,116 · management and general $26,116
11g · Fees: other

total $253,236 · program services $222,306 · fundraising $30,930
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $24,025 · program services $16,695 · management and general $4,592 · fundraising $2,738
13 · Office expenses

total $37,609 · program services $34,910 · management and general $1,691 · fundraising $1,008
14 · Information technology

total $6,038 · program services $4,196 · management and general $1,154 · fundraising $688
16 · Occupancy

total $16,200 · program services $11,258 · management and general $3,096 · fundraising $1,846
17 · Travel

total $4,911 · program services $3,413 · management and general $938 · fundraising $560
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $4,930 · program services $3,426 · management and general $942 · fundraising $562
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $895 · program services $622 · management and general $171 · fundraising $102
23 · Insurance

total $3,892 · management and general $3,892
24a · Other expenses: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

total $95,860 · program services $95,860
24b · Other expenses: LAB FEES

total $17,870 · program services $17,870
24c · Other expenses: STRATEGIC PLAN

total $12,392 · program services $8,611 · management and general $2,369 · fundraising $1,412
24d · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

total $4,474 · program services $3,109 · management and general $855 · fundraising $510
24e · All other expenses

total $6,950 · program services $4,479 · management and general $1,918 · fundraising $553

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $59,587 · end of year $93,333
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $420,710 · end of year $328,760
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $141,405 · end of year $104,874
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $4,755 · end of year $3,239
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$6,836
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$2,683
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $4,001 · end of year $4,153
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $50,548 · end of year $49,123
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $139,297 · end of year $82,969
25 · Other liabilities

end of year $32,379
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $337,360 · end of year $355,944
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $204,349 · end of year $112,190

Mission and programs · 2022

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 $190,002
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 $133,959
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 $111,692
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. 2022 EXPENSE 111,331 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. 2022 EXPENSE 47,825 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. 2022 EXPENSE 27,987

Expenses $187,143

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

JAMES DILZELL

EXECUTIVE DI

Total calculated

$81,674

From this org

$81,674

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
TOM ALLENDER

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
TOM BOYD

VICE PRESIDE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
TANIA LANDAUER

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
KRISTIN YANTIS

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
CLAUDIA BRYAN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KATE BURCHENAL

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
FRITZ GANZ

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
JOSH STEPANAK

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
PETER WADDEN

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: 2022
Filed: 16 August 2023
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202302309349301205

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