To promote, protect and restore a healthy Blue River, colorado Watershed through cooperative community education, stewardship, and resource management.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 13% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$274K
+96% vs prior year
Spent
$275K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$42K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$274K
FY2022▲ +96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$140K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$563K
Expenses
$275K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$275K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$453K
Net assets
$42K
FY2022▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$43K
FY2022$42K
FY2023$28K
FY2024$138K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $265K Fundraising 4% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vanessa Logsdon’s $52K as Executive Di is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects and restores a healthy river watershed through community education and stewardship.

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1 program · $265K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The organization coordinated the creation of the blue river integrated water managment plan, annually sponsors an annual cleanup day for the blue river watershed in summit county, colorado, and sponsors educational activities related to the continued improvement of the blue river watershed.

$265Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

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

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$274K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$223K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Money outPt IX
$275K
Ln 25
Programscol B$265K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$42K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$44K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$223K
Government grantsLn 1e$154K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Total revenueLn 12$274K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$44K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$42K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6195
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$47K$44K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$43K$42K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$51K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$999
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$189K$189K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$143$143
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$924$924
TravelLn 17$387$387
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40$40
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$452$452
Total functional expensesLn 25$275K$265K$0$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $563K$453K$110K$138K 990 PDF
FY2023 $168K$28K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $274K$275K−$876$42K 990 PDF
FY2021 $140K$43K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $273,907 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$223,270
I-9 Program service revenue$50,637
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$273,907
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$66,657
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$208,126
I-18 Total expenses$274,783
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$876
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $273,907 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,200 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$605
VIII-1e Government grants$154,134
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$68,531
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$223,270
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $49,437$49,437
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $50,637$273,907
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $274,783 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,000 · Fundraising $9,000$60,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,658 · Fundraising $999$6,657
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $189,449$189,449
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,871$13,871
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $143$143
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,720$1,720
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $924$924
IX-17 TravelPrograms $387$387
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $40$40
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,140$1,140
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $452$452
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $264,784 · Management $0 · Fundraising $9,999$274,783
Part X · Balance sheet $44,243 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,626$44,243
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $46,626$44,243
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,361$1,854
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,361$1,854
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $43,265$42,389
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $43,265$42,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $46,626$44,243
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$273,907
XI-2 Total expenses$274,783
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$43,265
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$42,389

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