Snake River Fund: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 42-1562251)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$289K
FY2021	$549K
FY2022	$357K
FY2023	$385K
FY2024	$1.9M
FY2025	$840K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$228K
FY2021	$219K
FY2022	$310K
FY2023	$325K
FY2024	$346K
FY2025	$601K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$411K
FY2021	$740K
FY2022	$787K
FY2023	$847K
FY2024	$2.4M
FY2025	$2.6M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2003.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

74%

14%

12%

Program services 74% · $240K Management & general 14% · $46K Fundraising 12% · $39K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Brenden Cronin

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bobby Griffith

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sloane Bergien

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Bertsch

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kyle Vosmus

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Byron

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Ellerstein

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Nagel

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Orion Hatch’s $121K as Executive Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes stewardship and recreational access to the Snake River watershed through partnerships and education.

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3 programs · $240K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Public Access Projects

The snake river fund (SRF) provides monies and resources to local and federal river MGMT agencies to support a diverse variety of river personnel and recreational users. Approximately over 100,000 people are positively impacted by the financial support that snake river fund provides to river management agencies each year.

$142Kprogram expense

02

Watershed/Education

The upper snake river watershed is pristine, but sees heavy use on many reaches. The SRF participates in opportunities to formalize protective measures, participate in restoration projects and educate and inform the general public regaring current issues, ecology, use patterns, and infrastructure.

$95Kprogram expense

03

Public Land Transfers

The snake river fund is collaborating with teton co and others in the transfer process of more than 1000 acres of riparian habitat from the BLM to teton county along the snake river corridor from moose to south park.

$2Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

The Tailwind FoundationFY2025$30K

The Wilson Family FoundationFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

Grants paid · 3 grants · $49K · 2021–2025

Teton Conservation DistrictFY2025$15,042

Teton Conservation DistrictFY2024$14,132

Teton Conservation DistrictFY2021$19,926

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$385K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$343K

Other incomeLn 4–11$17K

Investment incomeLn 3$16K

Money outPt IX

$325K

Ln 25

Programscol B$240K

Managementcol C$46K

Fundraisingcol D$39K

Owns and owesPt X

$847K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$680K

Total assetsLn 16$856K

LiabilitiesLn 26$9K

PeoplePt VI, VII

12

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$343K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K

Investment incomeLn 3$16K

Other incomeLn 4–11$17K

Gains on assetsLn 7$1K

Total revenueLn 12$385K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$160K

SavingsLn 2$520K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$680K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$175K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$336

Total assetsLn 16$856K

LiabilitiesLn 26$9K

Net assetsLn 32$847K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 54

VolunteersI 661

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$638K	$680K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$153K	$175K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$68	$336
Total assetsLn 16	$791K	$856K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$4K	$9K
Net assetsLn 32	$787K	$847K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$19K	$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$146K	$95K	$31K	$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$18K	$12K	$3K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$12K	$8K	$2K	$3K
Legal feesLn 11b	$100	$70	$17	$13
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K	$3K	$744	$569
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$250	$175	$43	$32
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$7K	$7K	$0	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$2K	$499	$382
Information technologyLn 14	$1K	$758	$184	$141
OccupancyLn 16	$15K	$11K	$3K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$2K	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$2K	$0	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$3K	$2K	$485	$371
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$83K	$71K	$4K	$8K
All other expensesLn 24e	$9K	$6K	$2K	$796
Total functional expensesLn 25	$325K	$240K	$46K	$39K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$840K	$601K	$239K	$2.6M	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.9M	$346K	$1.5M	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$385K	$325K	$60K	$847K	990 PDF
FY2022	$357K	$310K	$47K	$787K	990 PDF
FY2021	$549K	$219K	$330K	$740K	990 PDF
FY2020	$289K	$228K	$62K	$411K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $384,964 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $349,793$342,554

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,257$9,932

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,047$15,707

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,445$16,771

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $356,652$384,964

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$18,513

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $141,237$177,132

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $168,317$129,646

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $309,554$325,291

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $47,098$59,673

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $384,964 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $15,567 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$129,770

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$212,784

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,008

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$342,554

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,932

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,280$14,280

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,427$1,427

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,204$1,204

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,932 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $32,478$384,964

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,291 across 16 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $18,513$18,513

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $95,090 · Management $30,523 · Fundraising $20,820$146,433

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,653 · Management $2,995 · Fundraising $3,823$18,471

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,704 · Management $1,956 · Fundraising $2,568$12,228

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $70 · Management $17 · Fundraising $13$100

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,063 · Management $744 · Fundraising $569$4,376

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $175 · Management $43 · Fundraising $32$250

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,366 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,366

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,056 · Management $499 · Fundraising $382$2,937

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $758 · Management $184 · Fundraising $141$1,083

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,820 · Management $2,628 · Fundraising $2,009$15,457

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,824 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,824

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,832 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,832

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,997 · Management $485 · Fundraising $371$2,853

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,584 · Management $4,086 · Fundraising $7,975$82,645

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,008 · Management $2,119 · Fundraising $796$8,923

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $239,513 · Management $46,279 · Fundraising $39,499$325,291

Part X · Balance sheet $855,624 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500,120$159,514

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $138,039$520,473

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $68$336

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $153,025$175,301

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $791,252$855,624

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,288$2,703

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $525$5,809

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,813$8,512

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $649,797$604,979

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $137,642$242,133

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $787,439$847,112

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $791,252$855,624

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $847,112 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$384,964

XI-2 Total expenses$325,291

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,673

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$787,439

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$847,112

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Snake River Fund FY2023 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Snake River Fund

Public Access Projects

Watershed/Education

Public Land Transfers

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV