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Protects communities and environments from mining's negative impacts, offering support to affected areas. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $299K in revenue, $208K in expenses, and $251K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1986
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Reno, NV
Website
gbrw.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$299KFY2025
Expenses
$208K
Net assets
$251K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  88-0429762 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Reno, NV Founded 1986
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects communities and environments from mining's negative impacts, offering support to affected areas.
Leadership
John Hadder · Director
Money in and out
$299K revenue, $208K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$299K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$208K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$251K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $90K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.30
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
15.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +52% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+30%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +96% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$299K
FY2025▲ +29%
Expenses
$208K
FY2025▲ +6%
Total assets
$262K
FY2025▲ +61%
Total liabilities
$10K
FY2025▲ +495%
Total revenue
$299K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$208K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$251K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$90K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$262K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGreat Basin Resource Watch
EINHdr · item D88-0429762
Principal addressHdr · item CReno, NV
WebsiteHdr · item Jgbrw.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1986
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNV
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
O&p Coordinator
$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
O&p Coordinator
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kassandra Lisenbee’s $45K as O&p Coordinator is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1982 $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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kassandra Lisenbee$45,015$28,187
John Hadder$26,816$23,972$10,340$7,218

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

3 program services account for $147K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Strengthening Community Voices

ensures environmental justice around mining requires that the people that will be most affected are front and center to organizing and advocacy work. They are there on the ground where mining is happening or where it might happen, and are in the best place to know when mining proposed and what should be protected.

$63Kprogram expense
02

Mining Justice for the Energy Transition

work focuses on mineral extraction connected t oenergy transition technologies and the need to consider the full impact of their development while using this moment of new mineral extraction to usher in better mining practices.

$52Kprogram expense
03

Protection of Water and Sensitive Areas

seeks to prevent loss of environmentally and culturally sensitive areas from mining with water as a keystone resource. The mining industry pumps vast amounts of water affecting streams, springs, and seeps for many miles around the mine site. Often the water system is not expected to recover for hundreds of years.

$32Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$175K · 59%
Contributions & grants$124K · 41%
Program service revenue59%$175K
Contributions & grants41%$124K
Investment income$16
Total revenueLn 12$299K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.30
Program services70%$147K
Management & general30%$62K
Total functional expensesLn 25$208K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$260K
Total assetsLn 16$262K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$10K
Total net assetsLn 32$251K
Months of cash on handcomputed15.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $260K · Operating expenses/yr $208K
15.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $147K · Total expenses $208K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $62K · Total expenses $208K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $208K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $109K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $124K · Total revenue $299K
41%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $299K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $175K · Total revenue $299K
59%
Investment reliance
Investment income $16 · Total revenue $299K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $175K · Total expenses $208K
84%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $299K · Prior year $232K
+29%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $51K · FY2025 $299K
+42%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $251K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $299K · Expenses $208K
+30%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $262K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $251K · Total assets $262K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $262K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Hadder · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $208K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $124K · Total expenses $208K
60%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%
Overhead ratio 30%
Revenue growth 29%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$299K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$232K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$232K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$58K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$149K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$51K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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