Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 6,005,313 | 388,204 | 1,162,419 | 453,668 | 885,126 | 8,894,730 |
| 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 | 6,005,313 | 388,204 | 1,162,419 | 453,668 | 885,126 | 8,894,730 |
| 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) .. | 76,452 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 8,818,278 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 6,005,313 | 388,204 | 1,162,419 | 453,668 | 885,126 | 8,894,730 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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 | 8,905,152 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | VISION: A HEALTHY AND RESILIENT BIG THOMPSON WATERSHED BENEFITTING FISH, WILDLIFE, AND THE PEOPLE ITSERVES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. MISSION: WORKING WITH OTHERS TO TAKE ACTION THAT PROTECTS AND RESTORES THE HEALTH AND VITALITY OF THE BIG THOMPSON WATERSHED FOR THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | BTWC HAS HOSTED SEVERAL VOLUNTEER EVENTS (REFORESTATION, DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM FLOODING) AND OUR BOARD IS ENTIRELY MADE UP OF VOLUNTEERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | DISASTER RECOVERY GOAL: HELPING OUR LANDS AND COMMUNITY RECOVER FROM FLOOD AND FIRE THROUGH COLLABORATION, RESTORATION, AND RESILIENCY BUILDING. AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOLLOWING CATASTROPHIC FIRES LIKE THE CAMERON PEAK FIRE IS TO REDUCE EROSION ON HILLSLOPES. HIGH SEVERITY FIRES BURN AWAY THE MAJORITY OF VEGETATION AND TOPSOIL ON HILLSLOPES LEAVING HYDROPHOBIC (WATER REPELLENT) SOILS AND BURNING THE SEED SOURCES FOR FUTURE VEGETATION GROWTH. HYDROPHOBIC SOILS WITH LITTLE VEGETATION CAN BE HEAVILY IMPACTED BY EVEN SMALL RAIN EVENTS LEADING TO SEVERE EROSION AND SEDIMENT, ASH, AND DEBRIS FLOWING DOWNHILL INTO WATERWAYS. WHEN OUR WATERWAYS ARE INUNDATED WITH EXCESS WATER, SEDIMENT, AND DEBRIS, POST-FIRE FLOODING OCCURS IMPACTING DOWNSTREAM VALUES, AQUATIC POPULATIONS, COMMUNITIES, AND ROADWAYS. WITH NO SEED SOURCES TO PRODUCE NEW TREE GROWTH, SOME AREAS MAY TAKE DECADES OR LONGER TO BECOME REFORESTED. TO ADDRESS THIS NEED IN 2023 WE TOOK A TWO-FOLD APPROACH FOCUSING ON STREAM RESTORATION AND REFORESTATION EFFORTS. LED BY OUR NEWLY HIRED (JUNE), FULL-TIME, PERMANENT STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT MANAGER, WE EXPANDED OUR POST-FIRE RECOVERY WORK TO ADDRESS RESTORATION IN STREAMS THAT HAVE HIGH AMOUNTS OF POST-FIRE FLOODING, DEBRIS FLOWS, AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT. OUR PROJECTS FOCUS ON INSTALLING WOODY STRUCTURES IN PRIORITY STREAMS TO SLOW THE FLOW OF WATER, CATCH DEBRIS AND SEDIMENT, AND SLOWLY RAISE ERODED STREAMBEDS TO RECONNECT THEM WITH THEIR FLOODPLAINS. THE IN-STREAM PROJECTS INCLUDED VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND OCCURRED ON BOTH USFS LAND AND PRIVATE PROPERTIES. WE INSTALLED 126 IN-STREAM STRUCTURES TO HELP RESTORE 2.35 MILES OF STREAMS, DREDGED WATERWAYS AND PONDS TO REMOVE 640 CUBIC YARDS OF SEDIMENT DEPOSITED FROM POST-FIRE FLOODING, AND RESEEDED 2 ACRES USING NATIVE SEED AND INSTALLED 2,000 WILLOW STAKES ALONG RIPARIAN AREAS. TO COUNTER THE LACK OF TREE REGROWTH IN SEVERELY BURNED AREAS OF THE FIRE, WE HOSTED EIGHT VOLUNTEER DAYS AND CONTRACTED LABOR TO PLANT 6,390 PONDEROSA PINE SEEDLINGS ACROSS 77 ACRES OF SEVERELY BURNED AREAS OF THE BIG THOMPSON WATERSHED IN 2023. BETWEEN THE TWO FIRE RECOVERY PROJECT TYPES, WE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 1,500 VOLUNTEER HOURS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | FOREST HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT GOAL: MITIGATING WILDFIRE RISK AND ENHANCING FOREST HEALTH THROUGH COLLABORATIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT PROJECTS. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR FORESTRY PROJECT MANAGER, OUR FORESTRY PROGRAM EXPANDED THROUGHOUT 2023. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE WORKED IN THREE BIG T COMMUNITIES TREATING FORESTS AND ROADWAYS, TREATING 32 ACRES BETWEEN THE GLEN HAVEN AND STORM MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES AND 1.25 MILES OF ROADWAY IN WALTONIA. WE WORKED WITH 32 DIFFERENT PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO MITIGATE WILDFIRE RISK, ENHANCE FOREST HEALTH, AND INCREASE EMERGENCY INGRESS/EGRESS ALONG PRIORITY ROADWAYS. WE STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS AS A MEMBER OF THE BIG THOMPSON WATERSHED HEALTH PARTNERSHIP, WORKING TO IDENTIFY THE MOST STRATEGIC PLACES TO IMPLEMENT FOREST HEALTH AND FUELS REDUCTION PROJECTS TO MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THE LANDSCAPE. FINALLY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOVELAND FIRE RESCUE AUTHORITY, WE PURCHASED AN AIR CURTAIN BURNER A NEW TOOL TO HELP REDUCE WOODY FUELS GENERATED FROM FORESTRY PROJECTS. THIS TOW BEHIND MOBILE UNIT WILL BURN WOODY MATERIAL AT THE RATE OF ABOUT 1 TON/HOUR, PRODUCE LESS SMOKE, AND INCREASE SAFETY AROUND BURNING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | STREAM & WATER RESOURCES GOAL: ENHANCING THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH, FUNCTION, AND CONNECTIVITY OF OUR RIVER SYSTEM FOR HUMAN AND NATURAL COMMUNITIES. THE RIVER ENVISIONING PROJECT IS A STREAM MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROJECT THAT CONSIDERS THE FUTURE OF THE WATERSHED AND THE BIG THOMPSON RIVER SYSTEM THROUGH LOVELAND. THE GOAL IS TO BUILD A SHARED VISION FOR IMPROVING THE BIG THOMPSON RIVER BY IDENTIFYING STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLANS THAT RESPECT PROPERTY AND WATER RIGHTS, ADDRESS WATER USER NEEDS, AND ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE PLAN ASSESSED THE RIVER HEALTH CONDITIONS AND PROVIDED A ROAD MAP FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS BY PRIORITIZING AREAS OF THE RIVER THAT CAN BENEFIT FROM RIVER HEALTH AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. IN 2023, WE WORKED TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY AND PARTNERS TO DETERMINE PROJECTS WITHIN THESE PRIORITY AREAS THAT ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND PROVIDE BENEFIT TO RIVER HEALTH, RECREATION, AND RIVER USERS. WE HOSTED FOUR PUBLIC MEETINGS TO LEARN WHAT PROJECTS WOULD BE MOST VALUABLE TO THE BIG THOMPSON RIVER FROM THE COMMUNITYS PERSPECTIVE. WE COMPLETED 10 SITE VISITS WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS TO LOOK AT ON-THE- GROUND RIVER CONDITIONS AND PLAN PROJECTS. WE IDENTIFIED 23 TOTAL COMMUNITY AND PARTNER SUPPORTED RIVER PROJECTS AND PRIORITIZED EIGHT OF THOSE TO BEGIN MOVING FORWARD IN 2024. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH GOAL: PROVIDING OUR COMMUNITIES WITH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND GATHERINGS, AND VOLUNTEER EVENTS PRESENTATIONS, AND DIGITAL OUTREACH TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT WATERSHED HEALTH AND THE WORK WE DO, AND STEWARD THE WATERSHED. WE WORK TO BUILD EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INTO ALL OUR THREE MAIN PROGRAMMATIC AREAS. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH MANAGER, WE REACHED NEW AUDIENCES, CONTINUED TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUT COMMUNITIES, UPDATED OUR WEBSITE AND PRODUCED NEW EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. WE GAVE 13 PRESENTATIONS AND LED OR ASSISTED WITH 24 COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND/OR WORKSHOPS REACHING OVER 500 PEOPLE. WE HELD OUR THIRD ANNUAL TREK THE THOMPSON EDUCATIONAL EVENT AND HOSTED OUR FIRST DONOR APPRECIATION EVENT REACHING 160 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ALL OTHER PROGRAMS |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AFTER IT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR SUBMISSION TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ANNUALLY SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWD AND ENFORCED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE BTWC SHARED SERVER AND UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTANT COSTS 489,990 63,671 0 |
| FORM 990, PART XII | THE CONTRACTED BOOKKEEPER, THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEET BI-MONTHLY TO REVIEW MAJOR INCOME AND EXPENSE TRANSACTIONS. THE INFORMATION ON THE 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. |
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