WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS (EIN 46-0505155)
Tax period
2022-03-01 to 2023-02-28
Filed
2023-08-04
IRS object ID
202342169349301554
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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DescNATURAL HABITATS - WRV'S PRIMARY RESTORATION PROGRAM ADDRESSES A WIDE RANGE OF NEEDS ACROSS OUR REGION, INCLUDING DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREAS, URBAN NATURAL SPACES, MOUNTAINS, AND PLAINS. WE STRIVE FOR INNOVATION BY EXPLORING NEW RESTORATION TECHNIQUES, WITH A RECENT FOCUS ON NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS LIKE ZEEDYK STRUCTURES. WE COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL FARMS TO ENHANCE HABITAT DIVERSITY AND IMPLEMENT CLIMATE-SMART SOLUTIONS IN AREAS THAT TYPICALLY LACK HABITAT VALUE BUT OFFER SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL. IN 2022, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS PLANTED OVER 15,257 PLANTS, SHRUBS, AND TREES TO REBUILD SOIL AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR NATIVE SPECIES. VOLUNTEERS ALSO INSTALLED SEDIMENT AND MOISTURE-RETAINING STRUCTURES ALONG 1.77 MILES OF ROADS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS TO MITIGATE EROSION AND PRESERVE RESOURCES.Desc

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DescSUSTAINABLE TRAILS - AT WRV, WE BELIEVE IN REROUTING UNSUSTAINABLE TRAILS AWAY FROM SENSITIVE WILDLIFE AND CULTURAL SITES TO AVOID HARMING VALUABLE RESOURCES. OUR APPROACH INVOLVES SETTING A PRECEDENT BY PUTTING A STOP TO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE (OHV) TRESPASS WHILE PERMITTING PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC. OUR EFFORTS INCLUDE CLOSING AND RESTORING OLD TRAILS, CREATING NEW SECTIONS, AND IMPLEMENTING EROSION PREVENTION METHODS. ADDITIONALLY, WE REBUILD TRAILS IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER AFTER FIRE, FLOOD, OR BARK BEETLES. WRV ALSO ORGANIZES GROUPS OF TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, KNOWN AS CROSSCUT SAWYERS, WHO CLEAR WILDERNESS TRAIL CORRIDORS. IN 2022, THEY REMOVED 922 TREES FROM 31 MILES OF TRAILS. OVER OUR 23 YEARS OF OPERATIONS, WE HAVE COMPLETED 194 MILES OF TRAIL WORK INCLUDING AN IMPRESSIVE 36 MILES OF TRAILS IN 2022.Desc

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DescYOUTH & FAMILIES - NATURE OFFERS SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. AT WRV, WE PROVIDE DIVERSE YOUTH WITH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SERVICE LEARNING. OUR PROGRAM STARTS WITH BUILDING KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS CLOSE TO HOME, AND PROGRESSES TO CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND DECISION-MAKING IN THE FIELD. MONTHLY LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED ON CULTURAL RELEVANT SUBJECTS INCLUDING RESTORATION, OUTDOOR SKILLS, AND CAREERS IN THE NATURAL RESOURCES. WRV ALSO OFFERS A PAID YOUTH CORPS PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE, WHERE YOUTH LEARN RESTORATION TECHNIQUES, NATURAL SCIENCE, TEAMWORK, AND LEADERSHIP. IN 2022, OVER 800 YOUTH ENGAGED IN RESTORATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CREATING VALUABLE EXPERIENCES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.Desc

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DescHEALTHY FORESTS -COLORADO'S FORESTS HAVE FACED CATASTROPHIC FIRES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND DECADES OF FIRE SUPPRESSION. HOWEVER, WRV IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PREVENTING FLOODS, MUDSLIDES, AND RESTORING THE NATURAL FUNCTIONING OF THE ECOSYSTEM. WE EMPLOY METHODS SUCH AS SEEDING, MULCHING, AND CREATING EROSION BARRIERS IN THE STEEP UPPER AREAS OF THE WATERSHED. ADDITIONALLY, OUR TRAINED VOLUNTEERS USE CHAINSAWS TO REDUCE FIRE RISKS IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AND REMOVE INVASIVE TREE SPECIES, LIKE RUSSIAN OLIVE. IN 2022, WRV VOLUNTEERS MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT BY STABILIZING 43 ACRES OF SEVERELY BURNED SLOPES. OUR DEDICATED SAWYERS ALSO THINNED 30 ACRES OF FOREST. THESE EFFORTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESTORATION OF HEALTHY FORESTS, THE RETURN OF NATIVE SPECIES, AND THE MITIGATION OF FIRE-RELATED RISKS. 2022 EXPENSE 172,959 REVENUE 0 VITAL RIVERS - WATERWAYS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, SUPPORTING OVER 80% OF COLORADO'S WILDLIFE. THEY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES LIKE FISHING, RAFTING, AND BIRD WATCHING. MOREOVER, CLEAN WATER IS CRUCIAL FOR DRINKING PURPOSES. OVER THE COURSE OF WRV'S 23-YEAR HISTORY, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RESTORED 64 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL AND SHORELINE, ALONG WITH OVER 89 ACRES OF WETLANDS. RECENT EFFORTS HAVE FOCUSED ON USING BEAVER MIMICRY TO JUMP START THE RECOVERY OF STREAMS THROUGH NATURAL PROCESSES THAT REQUIRE LESS INTENSIVE ENGINEERING AND RELY MORE ON THE SYSTEM TO GUIDE ITS OWN RETURN TO HEALTH. THIS WORK CAN BE PAIRED WITH PREVENTATIVE FOREST FIRE METHODS SUCH AS FOREST THINNING, WHICH IN TURN PROVIDES THE MATERIALS FOR THE INSTREAM RESTORATION. IN 2022 ALONE, WRV VOLUNTEERS RESTORED 6,710 FEET OF STREAM CHANNEL AND SHORELINE, MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THESE VITAL RIVER ECOSYSTEMS. 2022 EXPENSES 152,472 REVENUE 119,777 COMMUNITY BUILDING AND TRAINING- IN 2022, WRV ESTABLISHED AND NURTURED A DEDICATED AND HIGHLY SKILLED COMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO CARING FOR PUBLIC, PROTECTED, AND ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS. THROUGH THEIR IN-KIND LABOR VALUED AT OVER 1,016,296 , THIS GROUP COMPLETED AN IMPRESSIVE 192 RESTORATION PROJECTS. THESE EFFORTS POSITIVELY IMPACTED 370 ACRES OF HABITAT IN 2022. IN 2022, WRV ORGANIZED 33 COURSES, TRAINING 353 VOLUNTEERS IN SKILLS, INCLUDING RESTORATION DESIGN, CREW LEADERSHIP, AND TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION. MOREOVER, IN 2022, WRV CONDUCTED ITS SECOND YEAR OF SPANISH/ENGLISH BILINGUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING, RESULTING IN THE ENGAGEMENT OF 350 VOLUNTEERS WHO UTILIZED SPANISH. THIS INITIATIVE HAS FOSTERED GREATER INCLUSIVITY AND PARTICIPATION WITHIN OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY, FURTHER ENHANCING OUR IMPACT. 2022 EXPENSES 79,201 REVENUE 5,420 NATIVE SEEDS - RESTORATION PROJECTS RELY ON A DIVERSE SUPPLY OF NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES, AND WILDFLOWERS THAT ARE WELL-SUITED TO THRIVE IN OUR REGION. PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND BACKGROUNDS JOIN US TO COLLECT, CLEAN, AND CULTIVATE THESE NATIVE SEEDS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST IN NURTURING PLANTS IN OUR GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY. OVER THE COURSE OF WRV'S 23-YEAR HISTORY, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED AN INCREDIBLE 43,848 HOURS TO NATIVE SEED COLLECTION, SPREADING COUNTLESS MILLIONS OF SEEDS IN 2022, VOLUNTEERS DEVOTED OVER 2,190 HOURS TO COLLECTING NATIVE SEEDS, WHICH WILL BE GROWN OUT AND UTILIZED IN FUTURE PROJECTS. IN 2022, OUR VOLUNTEERS ALSO LEARNED THE SKILL OF PONDEROSA PINECONE COLLECTION, ADDRESSING THE SCARCITY OF PONDEROSA SEEDLINGS FOR POST-FIRE PLANTING IN OUR REGION. THIS INITIATIVE HIGHLIGHTS OUR COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING SPECIFIC NEEDS AND ENHANCING THE SUCCESS OF RESTORATION EFFORTS. 2022 EXPENSES 77,408 REVENUE 26,260 INVASIVE WEEDS - INVASIVE WEEDS POSE A THREAT TO OUR NATURAL LANDS BY DISPLACING NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS, AND DISRUPTING NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS. AT WRV, OUR FOCUS IS ON ERADICATING WEEDS THAT ARE LEGALLY MANDATED FOR REMOVAL. THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, WRV'S DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY WEEDED A REMARKABLE 7,077 ACRES. VOLUNTEERS' HARD WORK SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE POPULATION OF MEDITERRANEAN SAGE BY MORE THAN 95% ACROSS HUNDREDS OF ACRES. IN ADDITION, WRV'S INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS HAS EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THE MYRLE SPURGE POPULATIONS ON THOUSANDS OF ACRES THAT BORDER PUBLIC LANDS. THANKS TO THESE AND MANY OTHER PROJECTS, THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ARE NOW EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO IDENTIFY AND SAFELY REMOVE THESE INVASIVE SPECIES, PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE TO NATIVE HABITATS. IN 2022 ALONE, OUR VOLUNTEERS WEEDED A TOTAL OF 143 ACRES, MAKING A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT IN THE ONGOING BATTLE AGAINST INVASIVE WEEDS. 2022 EXPENSES 49,352, REVENUE 26,500Desc
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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,240TotalAmt
Program Services$22,240ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,138TotalAmt
Management And General$1,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,151TotalAmt
Management And General$35,151ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,853TotalAmt
Program Services$29,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,357ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,574FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,477TotalAmt
Program Services$20,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,324ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROJECT MATERIALS$111,167$111,167
PROJECT SUPPORT$67,259$67,259
TRAINING$16,750$16,750
OTHER EXPENSES$13,478$7,624$4,334$1,520

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,198TotalAmt
Program Services$22,916ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,154ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,128FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,047,376TotalAmt
Program Services$1,583,229ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$262,292ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$201,855FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$416,212BOYAmt
EOY$223,527EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$464,629BOYAmt
EOY$111,491EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$182,763EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,689BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,300BOYAmt
EOY$12,357EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,179,242LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$86,591LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,064,240BOYAmt
EOY$1,092,651EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$398,029BOYAmt
EOY$363,625EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$30,379EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,417,099BOYAmt
EOY$2,016,793EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$158,869BOYAmt
EOY$107,962EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$287,909BOYAmt
EOY$1,757EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$412,960BOYAmt
EOY$403,207EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$348,600BOYAmt
EOY$393,781EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,208,338BOYAmt
EOY$906,707EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,116,676BOYAmt
EOY$1,056,912EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,085BOYAmt
EOY$53,174EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,208,761BOYAmt
EOY$1,110,086EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,417,099BOYAmt
EOY$2,016,793EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$56,106ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$33,860NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$8,709OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$837,432CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,161,591CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,100CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,391,752CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,418,106CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,851,981TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$837,432CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,161,591CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,100CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,391,752CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,418,106CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,851,981TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$305,221SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,546,760PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$49,114CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$33,252CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,856CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,958CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$18,809CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$136,989TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,988,970TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,782,487GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.91140PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88550PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$398,029BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$769ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$32,853InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses-$2,320AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$363,625EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$396,106BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,907ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,082InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses-$2,066AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$398,029EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$391,209BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,392InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses-$526AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$396,075EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$391,466BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$56,693InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$55,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses-$1,950AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$391,209EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$420,320BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$54,151InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$82,500OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses-$505AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$391,466EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$160,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$160,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$902,467OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$902,467BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$116,775OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$86,591DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,184BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,092,651TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
EID LOAN$362,302
OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION$30,379
RENTAL DEPOSITS$1,100
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$393,781TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,982,561TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,982,561RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$8,709OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$8,709RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,991,270TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,047,376TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,047,376ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,047,376TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4ABSENT ANY DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS, ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND ENDOWMENT INCOME ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4BDIVIDENDS/INTEREST 8,709

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Business Name Line2RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine2TxtAddress Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMERICANS FOR CONSERVATION AND
THE ARTS430 WEST 9TH AVENUEDENVERCO80206320261204501C3$9,950YOUTH CORPS STIPENDS
THORNE NATURE EXPERIENCE
PO BOX 19107BOULDERCO80308846029250501C3$5,215YOUTH CORPS STIPENDS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990IN 2020, WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS CHANGED OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDING FROM DECEMBER 31ST TO FEBRUARY 28TH. THIS ALLOWS THE STAFF TO BETTER PLAN AND PREPARE FOR A FULL PROJECT SEASON. AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE,A SHORT PERIOD 990 COVERING 1/1/21-2/28/21 WAS FILED, AND THE 2020 REVENUE AMOUNTS ON THE SCHEDULE A REFLECT THAT SHORT TAX PERIOD.
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6DURING THE YEAR, VOLUNTEERS DONATED 31,959 HOURS OF SERVICE. MANAGEMENT ESTIMATES THE VALUE OF THESE SERVICES AT APPROXIMATELY 1,016,296.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DHEALTHY FORESTS -COLORADO'S FORESTS HAVE FACED CATASTROPHIC FIRES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND DECADES OF FIRE SUPPRESSION. HOWEVER, WRV IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PREVENTING FLOODS, MUDSLIDES, AND RESTORING THE NATURAL FUNCTIONING OF THE ECOSYSTEM. WE EMPLOY METHODS SUCH AS SEEDING, MULCHING, AND CREATING EROSION BARRIERS IN THE STEEP UPPER AREAS OF THE WATERSHED. ADDITIONALLY, OUR TRAINED VOLUNTEERS USE CHAINSAWS TO REDUCE FIRE RISKS IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AND REMOVE INVASIVE TREE SPECIES, LIKE RUSSIAN OLIVE. IN 2022, WRV VOLUNTEERS MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT BY STABILIZING 43 ACRES OF SEVERELY BURNED SLOPES. OUR DEDICATED SAWYERS ALSO THINNED 30 ACRES OF FOREST. THESE EFFORTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESTORATION OF HEALTHY FORESTS, THE RETURN OF NATIVE SPECIES, AND THE MITIGATION OF FIRE-RELATED RISKS. 2022 EXPENSE 172,959 REVENUE 0 VITAL RIVERS - WATERWAYS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, SUPPORTING OVER 80% OF COLORADO'S WILDLIFE. THEY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES LIKE FISHING, RAFTING, AND BIRD WATCHING. MOREOVER, CLEAN WATER IS CRUCIAL FOR DRINKING PURPOSES. OVER THE COURSE OF WRV'S 23-YEAR HISTORY, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RESTORED 64 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL AND SHORELINE, ALONG WITH OVER 89 ACRES OF WETLANDS. RECENT EFFORTS HAVE FOCUSED ON USING BEAVER MIMICRY TO JUMP START THE RECOVERY OF STREAMS THROUGH NATURAL PROCESSES THAT REQUIRE LESS INTENSIVE ENGINEERING AND RELY MORE ON THE SYSTEM TO GUIDE ITS OWN RETURN TO HEALTH. THIS WORK CAN BE PAIRED WITH PREVENTATIVE FOREST FIRE METHODS SUCH AS FOREST THINNING, WHICH IN TURN PROVIDES THE MATERIALS FOR THE INSTREAM RESTORATION. IN 2022 ALONE, WRV VOLUNTEERS RESTORED 6,710 FEET OF STREAM CHANNEL AND SHORELINE, MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THESE VITAL RIVER ECOSYSTEMS. 2022 EXPENSES 152,472 REVENUE 119,777 COMMUNITY BUILDING AND TRAINING- IN 2022, WRV ESTABLISHED AND NURTURED A DEDICATED AND HIGHLY SKILLED COMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO CARING FOR PUBLIC, PROTECTED, AND ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS. THROUGH THEIR IN-KIND LABOR VALUED AT OVER 1,016,296 , THIS GROUP COMPLETED AN IMPRESSIVE 192 RESTORATION PROJECTS. THESE EFFORTS POSITIVELY IMPACTED 370 ACRES OF HABITAT IN 2022. IN 2022, WRV ORGANIZED 33 COURSES, TRAINING 353 VOLUNTEERS IN SKILLS, INCLUDING RESTORATION DESIGN, CREW LEADERSHIP, AND TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION. MOREOVER, IN 2022, WRV CONDUCTED ITS SECOND YEAR OF SPANISH/ENGLISH BILINGUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING, RESULTING IN THE ENGAGEMENT OF 350 VOLUNTEERS WHO UTILIZED SPANISH. THIS INITIATIVE HAS FOSTERED GREATER INCLUSIVITY AND PARTICIPATION WITHIN OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY, FURTHER ENHANCING OUR IMPACT. 2022 EXPENSES 79,201 REVENUE 5,420 NATIVE SEEDS - RESTORATION PROJECTS RELY ON A DIVERSE SUPPLY OF NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES, AND WILDFLOWERS THAT ARE WELL-SUITED TO THRIVE IN OUR REGION. PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND BACKGROUNDS JOIN US TO COLLECT, CLEAN, AND CULTIVATE THESE NATIVE SEEDS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST IN NURTURING PLANTS IN OUR GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY. OVER THE COURSE OF WRV'S 23-YEAR HISTORY, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED AN INCREDIBLE 43,848 HOURS TO NATIVE SEED COLLECTION, SPREADING COUNTLESS MILLIONS OF SEEDS IN 2022, VOLUNTEERS DEVOTED OVER 2,190 HOURS TO COLLECTING NATIVE SEEDS, WHICH WILL BE GROWN OUT AND UTILIZED IN FUTURE PROJECTS. IN 2022, OUR VOLUNTEERS ALSO LEARNED THE SKILL OF PONDEROSA PINECONE COLLECTION, ADDRESSING THE SCARCITY OF PONDEROSA SEEDLINGS FOR POST-FIRE PLANTING IN OUR REGION. THIS INITIATIVE HIGHLIGHTS OUR COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING SPECIFIC NEEDS AND ENHANCING THE SUCCESS OF RESTORATION EFFORTS. 2022 EXPENSES 77,408 REVENUE 26,260 INVASIVE WEEDS - INVASIVE WEEDS POSE A THREAT TO OUR NATURAL LANDS BY DISPLACING NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS, AND DISRUPTING NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS. AT WRV, OUR FOCUS IS ON ERADICATING WEEDS THAT ARE LEGALLY MANDATED FOR REMOVAL. THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, WRV'S DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY WEEDED A REMARKABLE 7,077 ACRES. VOLUNTEERS' HARD WORK SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE POPULATION OF MEDITERRANEAN SAGE BY MORE THAN 95% ACROSS HUNDREDS OF ACRES. IN ADDITION, WRV'S INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS HAS EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THE MYRLE SPURGE POPULATIONS ON THOUSANDS OF ACRES THAT BORDER PUBLIC LANDS. THANKS TO THESE AND MANY OTHER PROJECTS, THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ARE NOW EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO IDENTIFY AND SAFELY REMOVE THESE INVASIVE SPECIES, PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE TO NATIVE HABITATS. IN 2022 ALONE, OUR VOLUNTEERS WEEDED A TOTAL OF 143 ACRES, MAKING A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT IN THE ONGOING BATTLE AGAINST INVASIVE WEEDS. 2022 EXPENSES 49,352, REVENUE 26,500
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE EMAILS OUT A FINAL COPY OF THE 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CWRV MONITORS AND ENFORCES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING ALL BOARD MEMBERS 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. STAFF MEMBERS CAN ACCESS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN THEIR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE 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 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES SUCH DOCUMENTS PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, AT ITS PRINCIPAL ADDRESS OF BUSINESS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9DIVIDENDS/INTEREST -8,709

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