Arwc's mission is to serve colorado's Arkansas River basin communities by addressing locally-identified Watershed issues for economic, ecological & social benefit.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$77K 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $8K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$117K
82% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 82% of assets; over 80%.
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
$622K
-63% vs prior year
Spent
$631K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$25K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$622K
FY2022▼ -63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$622K
FY2023$789K
FY2024$468K
Expenses
$631K
FY2022▼ -66%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$631K
FY2023$645K
FY2024$499K
Net assets
$25K
FY2022▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$245K
FY2021$35K
FY2022$25K
FY2023$170K
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 Jul 2018.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $544K Management & general 10% · $66K Fundraising 3% · $21K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$77,077Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Paklaian’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 63rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jonathan Paklaian$80,152$82,680$77,077——
Carrie Adair————$53,260
Carol Ekarius———$23,085$7,813

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

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

Programs and updates

Improves Arkansas River Basin communities' water resources for economic, ecological, and social well-being.

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3 programs · $544K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Forest Health, Fuels Mitigation, & Emergency Management

Assess & mitigate fuels to create defensible space & reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires & loss of life & property. Also provide oversight & management of burn scar rehabilitation projects.

$418Kprogram expense
02

Monitoring, assessment, & planning

$73Kprogram expense
03

Other programs for the watershed

$53Kprogram 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$8K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$622K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$615K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Money outPt IX
$631K
Ln 25
Programscol B$544K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K
Total assetsLn 16$143K
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$615K
Government grantsLn 1e$504K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Total revenueLn 12$622K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24K
Total assetsLn 16$143K
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
Net assetsLn 32$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K$24K
Total assetsLn 16$597K$143K
LiabilitiesLn 26$563K$117K
Net assetsLn 32$35K$25K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$81K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$504K$424K$59K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$364
OccupancyLn 16$533$533
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$24$2
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$322$312$10
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$30K$65
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$283
Total functional expensesLn 25$631K$544K$66K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $468K$499K−$32K$138K 990 PDF
FY2023 $789K$645K$144K$170K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $622K$631K−$9K$25K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.9M−$210K$35K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.3M$41K$245K 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 $621,631 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,655,573$614,792
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,993$6,833
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $53$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,658,619$621,631
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $43,486$80,820
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,825,375$549,980
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,868,861$630,800
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$210,242−$9,169
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $621,631 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$504,230
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$110,562
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$614,792
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,833$6,833
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6$6
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,833 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6$621,631
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $630,800 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,820$80,820
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $423,778 · Management $59,156 · Fundraising $20,660$503,594
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,162 · Management $364$3,526
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $533$533
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,597 · Management $24 · Fundraising $2$4,623
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $312 · Management $10$322
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,779$5,779
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,926 · Management $65$29,991
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,329 · Management $283$1,612
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $544,457 · Management $65,681 · Fundraising $20,662$630,800
Part X · Balance sheet $142,785 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,973$21,031
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $42,356$2,503
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $551,914$119,251
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $597,243$142,785
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $562,602$117,313
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $562,602$117,313
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$33,951$3,168
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $68,592$22,304
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $34,641$25,472
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $597,243$142,785
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,472 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$621,631
XI-2 Total expenses$630,800
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,169
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$34,641
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,472

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