Western Rivers Conservancy: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 93-1326405)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$9.0M
FY2021	$12.1M
FY2022	$6.1M
FY2023	$16.8M
FY2024	$25.2M
FY2025	$11.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$6.1M
FY2021	$19.0M
FY2022	$14.7M
FY2023	$14.3M
FY2024	$15.6M
FY2025	$11.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$38.7M
FY2021	$43.2M
FY2022	$48.1M
FY2023	$48.7M
FY2024	$58.4M
FY2025	$37.3M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2002.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

82%

Program services 82% · $9.1M Management & general 9% · $996K Fundraising 9% · $1.0M

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

22 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Nelson Mathews

President

$240,293Pt VII · Sec A

Juliette Harding

Treasurer / Dir. of Finance

$165,707Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Palmerlee

Dir. of Marketing & Communications

$150,695Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Turrini

Secretary/ Corporate Counsel

$150,647Pt VII · Sec A

Josh Kling

Conservation Director

$143,002Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Wilcox

Dir. of Foundation & Corp. Relations

$135,447Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Cox

Director of Donor Relations

$133,311Pt VII · Sec A

Anne M Tattam

Assoc. Dir. Foundation Relations

$130,447Pt VII · Sec A

Nelson Mathews’s $240K as President is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Sue Doroff	—	$279,129	$259,152	$254,613	$217,474	$223,935
Nelson Mathews	$240,293	$200,036	$180,335	$173,661	$175,205	$174,127
Juliette Harding	$165,707	$158,001	$153,122	$140,057	$136,839	$128,816
R Willis Yarberry	—	—	—	$120,017	$152,930	$152,420
Daniel Palmerlee	$150,695	$138,448	$124,286	—	—	—
Julia Turrini	$150,647	—	—	—	—	—
Sara Sandford	—	—	—	—	$150,358	$117,251
Josh Kling	$143,002	$136,795	$133,365	$125,179	$126,893	$121,919

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 15aYes
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Protects outstanding river ecosystems in the Western United States.

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1 program · $9.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Western rivers conservancy (WRC) is the only organization that focuses solely on protecting outstanding rivers and streams across the west through land acquisition. By purchasing riverlands with high conservation values, WRC creates sanctuaries for imperiled fish and wildlife, buffering the impacts of water use, logging, mining and other…

$9.1Mprogram 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

T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$70K

Tide Sw FoundationFY2025$55K

Smith-Welsh FoundationFY2025$25K

The International Humanitarian Fund in Honor of Mihajlo Labalo and Jean SauerFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$151K

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Grants paid · 8 grants · $3.6M · 2019–2024

The York Tribe a Federally Recognized Indian TribeFY2024$3,328,000

Esselen Tribe of Monterey CountyFY2024$75,000

Californians for Safe Drinking Water and Wildfire PreventionCA · FY2024$10,000

Individual RecipientFY2023$60,187

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville ReservationFY2022$84,337

The Yurok TribeFY2021$8,959

Nisqually Land TrustWA · FY2019$10,000

The Yurok TribeFY2019$6,880

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$11.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M

Other incomeLn 4–11$974K

Money outPt IX

$11.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$9.1M

Managementcol C$996K

Fundraisingcol D$1.0M

Owns and owesPt X

$37.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.2M

Total assetsLn 16$54.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$17.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

22

listed · VII A

PaidVII A9

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$410K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$36K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$150K

Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M

Other incomeLn 4–11$974K

Gains on assetsLn 7$553K

Total revenueLn 12$11.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$238K

SavingsLn 2$23.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24.2M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29.1M

Other assetsLn 15$466K

Total assetsLn 16$54.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$17.1M

Net assetsLn 32$37.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 524

VolunteersI 629

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

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 FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$29.2M	$24.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$21.2M	$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$26.8M	$29.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$78.5M	$54.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$20.1M	$17.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$58.4M	$37.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$4.0M	$4.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$897K	$593K	$243K	$62K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$2.2M	$1.4M	$270K	$470K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$209K	$138K	$26K	$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$374K	$255K	$48K	$70K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$225K	$149K	$36K	$40K
Legal feesLn 11b	$25K	$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$54K		$54K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$74K	$74K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$849K	$777K	$38K	$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$59K	$59K
Office expensesLn 13	$301K	$161K	$28K	$112K
OccupancyLn 16	$238K	$156K	$40K	$42K
TravelLn 17	$242K	$151K	$6K	$85K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$162K		$162K
InterestLn 20	$316K	$316K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$28K	$25K	$1K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$39K	$21K	$16K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$757K	$695K	$19K	$43K
All other expensesLn 24e	$49K	$32K	$8K	$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$11.1M	$9.1M	$996K	$1.0M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$11.4M	$11.1M	$325K	$37.3M	990 PDF
FY2024	$25.2M	$15.6M	$9.6M	$58.4M	990 PDF
FY2023	$16.8M	$14.3M	$2.5M	$48.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$6.1M	$14.7M	−$8.7M	$48.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$12.1M	$19.0M	−$6.9M	$43.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$9.0M	$6.1M	$3.0M	$38.7M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $11,441,931 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,435,181$8,558,787

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,768,500$150,000

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,555,971$1,759,476

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $443,428$973,668

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,203,080$11,441,931

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,704,437$4,045,968

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,845,287$3,877,769

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,061,269$3,193,001

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,610,993$11,116,738

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,592,087$325,193

Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

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 $11,441,931 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1d Related organizations$2,671,134

VIII-1e Government grants$410,340

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,477,313

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$36,474

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,558,787

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $150,000$150,000

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,206,376$1,206,376

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $553,100$553,100

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $973,668$973,668

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,676,768 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,206,376$11,441,931

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,116,738 across 20 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,045,968$4,045,968

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $592,726 · Management $243,052 · Fundraising $61,660$897,438

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,432,174 · Management $270,080 · Fundraising $470,325$2,172,579

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $137,654 · Management $26,496 · Fundraising $45,157$209,307

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $255,140 · Management $48,287 · Fundraising $70,208$373,635

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $148,679 · Management $36,099 · Fundraising $40,032$224,810

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $25,392$25,392

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $53,696$53,696

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $73,707$73,707

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $777,238 · Management $38,451 · Fundraising $33,023$848,712

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $59,056$59,056

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $161,010 · Management $27,990 · Fundraising $111,501$300,501

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $155,807 · Management $40,402 · Fundraising $41,920$238,129

IX-17 TravelPrograms $151,076 · Management $5,760 · Fundraising $85,380$242,216

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $161,633$161,633

IX-20 InterestPrograms $316,472$316,472

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,878 · Management $1,493 · Fundraising $1,679$28,050

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,227 · Management $16,340 · Fundraising $1,894$39,461

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $694,793 · Management $18,742 · Fundraising $43,375$756,910

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $31,759 · Management $7,784 · Fundraising $9,523$49,066

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,104,756 · Management $996,305 · Fundraising $1,015,677$11,116,738

Part X · Balance sheet $54,397,285 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $486,765$237,589

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $28,760,000$23,913,747

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $489,169$110,527

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $57,669$402,969

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $154,905$144,338

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,831,064$29,122,546

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $21,198,815$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $491,710$465,569

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $78,470,097$54,397,285

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $783,765$465,697

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $31,948$42,007

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $542,485$686,650

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,110,198$17,096,354

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $44,901,615$23,892,941

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,458,284$13,407,990

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $58,359,899$37,300,931

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $78,470,097$54,397,285

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,300,931 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$11,441,931

XI-2 Total expenses$11,116,738

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$325,193

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$58,359,899

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$185,346

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$21,198,815

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,300,931

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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