Blue River Watershed Group EIN 20-1771307 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Blue River Watershed Group

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Protects and restores a healthy river watershed through community education and stewardship. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $563K in revenue, $453K in expenses, and $138K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Silverthorne, CO
Website
www.blueriverwatershed.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$563KFY2024
Expenses
$453K
Net assets
$138K
People
11
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  20-1771307 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Silverthorne, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects and restores a healthy river watershed through community education and stewardship.
Leadership
Vanessa Logsdon · Executive Di · $52K
Money in and out
$563K revenue, $453K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$563K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$453K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$138K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $110K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +85% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +334% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$563K
FY2024▲ +235%
Expenses
$453K
FY2024▲ +65%
Total assets
$138K
FY2024▲ +213%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Total revenue
$563K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$453K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$138K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$110K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$138K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBlue River Watershed Group
EINHdr · item D20-1771307
Principal addressHdr · item CSilverthorne, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.blueriverwatershed.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$51,927Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vanessa Logsdon’s $52K as Executive Di is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kendra Tully$67,306$60,000$32,955
Vanessa Logsdon$51,927

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $293K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The organization initiated the planning phase of the north fork of the swan native cutthroat trout preservation project and the blue river habitat restoration project guided by the integrated water management plan.

$293Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$521K · 92%
Other revenue$43K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$521K
Other revenue8%$43K
— government grantsLn 1e$461K
Total revenueLn 12$563K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.00
Program services65%$293K
Management & general35%$159K
Fundraising$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$453K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$138K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$138K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $138K · Operating expenses/yr $453K
3.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $293K · Total expenses $453K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $159K · Total expenses $453K
35%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $453K
0.2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $64K
$0.09 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $521K · Total revenue $563K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $461K · Total revenue $563K
82%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $563K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $563K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $453K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $563K · Prior year $168K
+235%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $138K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $563K · Expenses $453K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $138K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $138K · Total assets $138K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $138K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Vanessa Logsdon · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $52K · Total expenses $453K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $151K · Total expenses $453K
33%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 35%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.2%
Revenue growth 235%
Legal fee ratio <0.01%
Accounting fee ratio <0.01%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$563K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$168K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$274K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$140K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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