Snake River Fund: FY2024 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

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

73%

15%

12%

Program services 73% · $252K Management & general 15% · $51K Fundraising 12% · $43K

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

Dave Ellerstein

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Nagel

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Balogh

Treasurer

$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 · $252K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Public Access Projects

The snake river fund (SRF) provides monies to improve public access on the upper snake river watershed. We clear and improve boat ramps. We leverage monies to help fund infrastructure projects at public access points managed by local and federal agencies.

$157Kprogram 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 regarding current issues, ecology, use patterns, and infrastructure.

$93Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.9M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$63K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K

Money outPt IX

$346K

Ln 25

Programscol B$252K

Managementcol C$51K

Fundraisingcol D$43K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$2.4M

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$1.8M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K

Investment incomeLn 3$63K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Gains on assetsLn 7$6K

Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$108K

SavingsLn 2$1.0M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$202

Total assetsLn 16$2.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$9K

Net assetsLn 32$2.4M

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 FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$680K	$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$175K	$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$336	$202
Total assetsLn 16	$856K	$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$9K	$9K
Net assetsLn 32	$847K	$2.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$14K	$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$161K	$105K	$34K	$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$30K	$19K	$6K	$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$15K	$9K	$2K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K	$3K	$786	$599
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$9K	$9K	$0	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$8K	$6K	$1K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$470	$0	$470	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$16K	$11K	$3K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$373	$373	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$134	$134	$0	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$3K	$2K	$795	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$79K	$70K	$2K	$7K
All other expensesLn 24e	$5K	$3K	$876	$529
Total functional expensesLn 25	$346K	$252K	$51K	$43K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$840K	$601K	$239K	$2.6M	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$1.9M	$346K	$1.5M	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2023	$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 $1,871,116 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $342,554$1,804,470

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,932$2,480

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,707$62,726

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,771$1,440

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $384,964$1,871,116

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $18,513$14,132

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $177,132$206,531

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $129,646$125,126

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $325,291$345,789

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,673$1,525,327

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 $1,871,116 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,440 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$156,258

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,648,212

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,200

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,804,470

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,480

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $56,419$56,419

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,307$6,307

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,920 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $62,726$1,871,116

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $345,789 across 14 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $14,132$14,132

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $104,638 · Management $33,619 · Fundraising $22,857$161,114

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,427 · Management $5,547 · Fundraising $5,429$30,403

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,459 · Management $2,402 · Fundraising $3,153$15,014

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,224 · Management $786 · Fundraising $599$4,609

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,994 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,994

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,525 · Management $1,342 · Fundraising $1,026$7,893

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $470 · Fundraising $0$470

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,284 · Management $2,740 · Fundraising $2,096$16,120

IX-17 TravelPrograms $373 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$373

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $134 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$134

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,854 · Management $795 · Fundraising $0$2,649

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,849 · Management $2,090 · Fundraising $7,366$79,305

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,174 · Management $876 · Fundraising $529$4,579

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $252,067 · Management $50,667 · Fundraising $43,055$345,789

Part X · Balance sheet $2,365,057 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,514$107,670

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $520,473$1,017,109

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $336$202

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $175,301$1,240,076

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $855,624$2,365,057

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,703$424

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,809$8,198

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,512$8,622

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $604,979$2,057,607

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $242,133$298,828

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $847,112$2,356,435

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $855,624$2,365,057

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,356,435 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,871,116

XI-2 Total expenses$345,789

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,525,327

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$847,112

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$16,006

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,356,435

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Snake River Fund FY2024 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