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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 968,458 | 1,029,900 | 636,663 | 837,432 | 1,161,591 | 4,634,044 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 968,458 | 1,029,900 | 636,663 | 837,432 | 1,161,591 | 4,634,044 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,634,044 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 968,458 | 1,029,900 | 636,663 | 837,432 | 1,161,591 | 4,634,044 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 16,567 | 42,847 | 46,247 | 49,114 | 33,252 | 188,027 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 4,822,071 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION DEPENDS ON AMAZING VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATE THEIR LABOR AND EXPERTISE. IN 2019, 3,703 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 31,424 HOURS OF SERVICE DURING THE YEAR, MANY OF WHOM ATTENDED MULTIPLE PROJECTS. MANAGEMENT ESTIMATES THAT THESE SERVICES HAD A VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY 799,100. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | VITAL RIVERS - WATERWAYS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND OVER 80% OF COLORADO WILDLIFE DEPENDS ON THEM RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS ALIKE ENJOY FISHING, RAFTING, WATER SCENERY, AND DRINKING CLEAN WATER. OVER WRV'S 21 YEARS, VOLUNTEERS HAVE RESTORED OVER 62 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL & SHORELINE AND OVER 78 ACRES OF WETLAND. MUCH OF THIS WORK IN THE PAST SIX YEARS HAS FOCUSED ON STABILIZING STREAMBANKS AFTER POST-FLOOD ROAD CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS DESTROYED THEM, AND ON REMOVING THE NOXIOUS WEEDS THAT FLOODING INTRODUCED. IN 2019, WRV VOLUNTEERS RESTORED 6.5 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL & SHORELINE. EXPENSES 144,500, REVENUE 121,643 FAMILIES & YOUTH - TIME SPENT IN NATURE PROVIDES DEMONSTRATED MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. WRV PROVIDES DIVERSE YOUTH WITH BROAD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES, BEGINNING WITH KNOWLEDGE & AWARENESS; LEADING TO CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING & DECISION-MAKING; AND CONCLUDING WITH SERVICE AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP. STUDENTS LEARN RESTORATION TECHNIQUES, ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE, AND TEAMWORK; SEVERAL SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN MORE ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES WITH MONTHLY LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES BASED AROUND RESTORATION CYCLES. WRV ALSO ENGAGES YOUTH IN OUR YEAR-ROUND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, WHERE THEY CONNECT WITH PEERS AND LEARN TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS FOR LEADING CREWS OF YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE FIELD. WRV AND OUR PARTNERS ALSO HOST YOUTH EXPLORING STEWARDSHIP, A TWO-DAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR YOUTH LEADERS FROM A BROAD ARRAY OF REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WHICH YOUTH ARE HELPING TO FACILITATE AND RUN. IN 2019 ALONE, WRV ENGAGED OVER 1,100 YOUTH IN RESTORATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THESE YOUTH PLANTED OVER 1,700 NATIVE PLANTS, TREATED 21 ACRES FOR INVASIVE SPECIES, SEEDED NEARLY 143,000 SQUARE FEET, OBLITERATED 1,700 FEET OF TRAIL, AND MUCH MORE. EXPENSES 129,797, REVENUE 700 INVASIVE WEEDS - INVASIVE WEEDS THREATEN TO OVERTAKE OUR NATURAL LANDS, CROWDING OUT NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS AND WEAKENING THE ECOSYSTEM. WRV FOCUSES OUR EFFORTS MOSTLY ON WEEDS WHICH ARE LEGALLY MANDATED FOR ERADICATION. OVER WRV'S HISTORY, OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE WEEDED 6,565 ACRES FOR MEDITERRANEAN SAGE, A TUMBLEWEED LEGALLY MANDATED FOR ERADICATION, VOLUNTEERS' HARD WORK OVER 18 YEARS HAS REDUCED THE POPULATION BY MORE THAN 95% OVER HUNDREDS OF ACRES. SINCE A SINGLE MATURE PLANT CAN PRODUCE 100,000 SEEDS, THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT MOMENTUM. FOR MYRTLE SPURGE, WRV'S INNOVATIVE PRIVATE LANDOWNER PARTNERSHIP HAS HELPED TO ADDRESS THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF PROBLEM POPULATIONS ON LANDS THAT BORDER PUBLIC LANDS. AS A RESULT OF THESE PROJECTS AND MANY OTHERS, THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS NOW CAN IDENTIFY AND SAFELY REMOVE THESE INVASIVE SPECIES, PREVENTING THE DAMAGE THEY DO TO NATIVE HABITAT. IN 2019, VOLUNTEERS WEEDED OVER 116 ACRES. EXPENSES 115,178, REVENUE 31,200 HEALTHY FORESTS - COLORADO FORESTS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY UNNATURAL FIRE SUPPRESSION FOR DECADES, BUT WE CAN HELP RARE NATIVE SPECIES RETURN AND RESTORE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION. TRAINED VOLUNTEERS USE CHAINSAWS TO CONDUCT FOREST THINNING PROJECTS IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AND UTILIZE WOODY MATERIAL FOR NEARBY HABITAT RESTORATION. IN ADDITION TO THINNING, VOLUNTEER SAWYERS HELP WITH TRAIL CORRIDOR CLEARING AFTER BARK BEETLE DEADFALL AND REMOVE INVASIVE TREE SPECIES SUCH AS RUSSIAN OLIVE. IN 2013 ALONE, WRV SAWYERS RESTORED 32 ACRES TO FOREST HEALTH. EXPENSES 93,237 REVENUE 12,700 NATIVE SEED - RESTORATION PROJECTS REQUIRE A DIVERSE SUPPLY OF NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES AND WILDFLOWERS THAT ARE GENETICALLY ADAPTED TO THRIVE IN THIS AREA. PEOPLE OF ALL AGES JOIN US TO COLLECT, CLEAN, AND GROW-OUT NATIVE SEEDS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO HELP TEND PLANTS IN A GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY. OVER WRV'S 21-YEAR HISTORY, VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED OVER 32,800 PERSON-HOURS OF NATIVE SEED COLLECTION, PLANTED NEARLY 394,000 NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS, AND SPREAD UNTOLD MILLIONS OF SEEDS IN 2019, VOLUNTEERS SPENT OVER 1,500 HOURS COLLECTING NATIVE SEEDS TO BE GROWN-OUT AND USED ON FUTURE PROJECTS. EXPENSES 82,976 REVENUE 40,325 |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE TREASURER EMAILS OUT A FINAL COPY OF THE 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | WRV MONITORS AND ENFORCES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO READ THE POLICY AND FILL OUT THE DISCLOSURE FORMS ANNUALLY. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE INDIVIDUAL, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD CHAIR, TO REMOVE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM THE SITUATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD BASED ON A RECOMMENDATION OF THE TREASURER WHO UTILIZED COMPARATIVE DATA AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S CURRENT YEAR PERFORMANCE WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO HOW THE FIRM WAS POSITIONED FOR THE FUTURE AS WELL. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES SUCH DOCUMENTS PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, AT ITS PRINCIPAL ADDRESS OF BUSINESS. |
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