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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HERMITS PEAK WATERSHED ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,122,350
Total expenses
$1,204,272
Contributions and grants received
$985,016
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$136,186
Investment income
$1,148
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$658,243
Total liabilities, end of year
$275,082
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$383,161
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,060,061
Management and general expenses
$140,928
Fundraising expenses
$3,283
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,060,061

Program services were 88.0% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $305

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $931,501

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $53,210

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Other activity

    total $136,186 · related or exempt $136,186 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,148 · related or exempt $1,148 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $69,851 · program services $37,660 · management and general $30,931 · fundraising $1,260

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $320,951 · program services $319,092 · management and general $159 · fundraising $1,700

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $80,711 · program services $64,201 · management and general $16,273 · fundraising $237

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,416 · program services $0 · management and general $33,416 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,627 · program services $0 · management and general $2,627 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,172 · program services $0 · management and general $5,172 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,000 · program services $20,134 · management and general $3,788 · fundraising $78

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,867 · program services $7,920 · management and general $947 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,459 · program services $0 · management and general $6,459 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,027 · program services $17,627 · management and general $392 · fundraising $8

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,693 · program services $6,117 · management and general $24,576 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Professional Services

    total $550,121 · program services $537,251 · management and general $12,870 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $36,880 · program services $33,562 · management and general $3,318 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Equipment Expense

    total $16,497 · program services $16,497 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $180,514 · end of year $111,753

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $158,868 · end of year $100,300

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $151,663 · end of year $335,203

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,837 · end of year $5,025

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

    $110,718

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

    $45,098

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $61,045 · end of year $65,620

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $61,897 · end of year $40,342

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $100,858 · end of year $230,562

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $4,178

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $61,897 · end of year $40,342

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $438,731 · end of year $383,161

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,338 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Hermits Peak Watershed Alliance HPWA works to protect and restore the ecological and cultural heritage of the Hermits Peak region through restoration environmental education and community action.

  • Restoration work done in 2025 focused on three main projects. We worked with approximately ten landowners in the Sapello River Watershed to remediate watershed impacts from the Hermits Peak - Calf Canyon Fire with funding from a Clean Water Section 319 grant. Work entailed construction of hand-built erosion control structures reforestation and flood mitigation. Some reforestation occurred in the Santa Fe National Forest and assistance with fencing repairs and burned timber removal all occurred to assist the US Forest Service. Two other significant river restoration efforts were completed in 2025 and resulted in approximately 2 miles of the Sapello River and Mora River restored. A Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART grant provided funding to develop designs for a number of projects to prepare them for future implementation.

    Expenses $794,811

  • The most significant education project was to employ train and guide eleven 14-25 year olds in post-fire watershed restoration for the summer of 2025. This education and workforce development was done with support from the New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Commission. This was our third year in carrying out this YCC project. With state funding from the Outdoor Equity Program we conducted youth nature appreciation and outdoor recreation programs for a group of middle school students. Education included birding macroinvertebrate identification and ecology and flyfishing. Other education programs featured the development and distribution of a series of videos on Post-Fire Restoration techniques including erosion control reforestation and reseeding with herbaceous plants. These are available to the public.

    Expenses $200,107

  • Seven private landowners were assisted with post-fire land restoration work with private contracts. Very few contractors exist in our area to assist private landowners with watershed restoration needs. We began providing this service in 2024.

    Expenses $65,143

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mary Shaw

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Wendy Melgin Pierard

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stella Burciaga

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dhanila Veena Parboteeah

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lea Knutson

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $69,851
    From this org
    $69,851
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    45

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
2024
Filed
5 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202513399349300401

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