WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS (EIN 46-0505155)
Tax period: 2021-03-01 to 2022-02-28
Filed: 2022-08-19
IRS object ID: 202212319349300041
Schema version: 2021v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-08-19T20:10:18-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-02-28	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	203746583	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 GRANT ST STE 205	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	802032944	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-03-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	460505155	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WILD	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3035431411	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2100 COLLYER STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	LONGMONT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80501	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIC GERTLER	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3035431411	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-08-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ERIC	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	GERTLER	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DIANE GRANGER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01388919	PTIN
Phone	3035790513	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-08-17	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KATHERINE POSTELLI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2100 COLLYER STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	LONGMONT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,734,590	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WLRV.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2002	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY SPIRIT OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STEWARDSHIP AND RESTORATION OF PUBLIC, PROTECTED, AND ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS ACROSS COLORADO AND BEYOND.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	21	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1300	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$43,100	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,391,752	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,000	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$305,122	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$456	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$17,458	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,751	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$20,258	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$48,307	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,734,590	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$143,589	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,111,290	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$163,434	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$24,279	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$393,290	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$167,868	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,504,580	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$119,561	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$230,010	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,177,117	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,417,099	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,184,242	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,208,338	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$992,875	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,208,761	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY SPIRIT OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STEWARDSHIP AND RESTORATION OF PUBLIC, PROTECTED, AND ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS ACROSS COLORADO AND BEYOND.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$287,061	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$51,005	RevenueAmt
Desc	SUSTAINABLE TRAILS -WRV'S PHILOSOPHY WITH TRAIL WORK IS TO RE-ROUTE UNSUSTAINABLE TRAILS AWAY FROM AREAS THAT CONTAIN SENSITIVE WILDLIFE OR CULTURAL SITES TO AVOID RESOURCE DAMAGE. WE ESTABLISH NEW PRECEDENT TO STOP OHV TRESPASS WHILE STILL ALLOWING FOOT TRAFFIC. WE CLOSE AND RECLAIM OLD TRAILS, CONSTRUCT NEW SEGMENTS AND CONNECTIONS, AND PREVENT EROSION BY MAINTAINING TRAILS. WE EVEN REBUILD TRAILS THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY FIRE, FLOOD, OR BARK BEETLES, IN MORE SUSTAINABLE WAYS. GROUPS OF TRAINED VOLUNTEER CROSSCUT SAWYERS CLEAR TRAIL CORRIDOR AFTER BARK BEETLE DEADFALL IN WILDERNESS AREAS. OVER WRV'S 22 YEARS, WE HAVE COMPLETED 157 MILES OF TRAIL WORK, AND IN 2021 ALONE WE COMPLETED 35 MILES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$314,153	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$81,192	RevenueAmt
Desc	NATURAL HABITATS - WRV'S CORE RESTORATION PROGRAM RESPONDS TO DIVERSE NEEDS IN OUR AREA. THE LAND AGENCIES WITH WHICH WE WORK EXPRESS GREAT SATISFACTION, REPEATEDLY ASK FOR OUR HELP, AND RECOMMEND US TO OTHER AGENCIES. WRV IS ALSO INVOLVED IN TESTING NEW RESTORATION TECHNIQUES. IN 2021, WRV VOLUNTEERS PLANTED OVER 11,400 PLANTS, SHRUBS, AND TREES, WHICH REBUILD SOIL AND CREATE FOOD, FORAGE, STRUCTURE, AND SHADE FOR NATIVE SPECIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$168,841	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$7,200	RevenueAmt
Desc	HEALTHY FORESTS - COLORADO FORESTS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY CATASTROPHIC FIRES THANKS TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND DECADES OF FIRE SUPPRESSION, BUT WE CAN PREVENT FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES, HELP RARE NATIVE SPECIES RETURN, AND RESTORE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION BY SEEDING, MULCHING, AND CREATING EROSION BARRIERS IN THE STEEP UPPER REACHES OF THE WATERSHED. TRAINED VOLUNTEERS USE CHAINSAWS TO REDUCE FIRE RISK IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE, AND REMOVE INVASIVE TREE SPECIES SUCH AS RUSSIAN OLIVE. IN 2021, WRV VOLUNTEERS STABILIZED TEN ACRES OF STEEP, INTENSELY BURNED SLOPES, AND VOLUNTEER SAWYERS THINNED 75 ACRES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$373,761	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$165,725	RevenueAmt
Desc	YOUTH & FAMILIES - 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; SCHOOLS AND YOUTH GROUPS PARTICIPATE IN 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 2021, WRV ENGAGED OVER 600 YOUTH IN RESTORATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. EXPENSES 162,294, REVENUE 36,400 NATIVE SEEDS - 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 22-YEAR HISTORY, VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED OVER 41,600 PERSON-HOURS OF NATIVE SEED COLLECTION, PLANTED OVER 422,000 NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS, AND SPREAD UNTOLD MILLIONS OF SEEDS IN 2021, VOLUNTEERS SPENT OVER 2,180 HOURS COLLECTING NATIVE SEEDS TO BE GROWN-OUT AND USED ON FUTURE PROJECTS. EXPENSES 68,263 REVENUE 38,503 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 22 YEARS, VOLUNTEERS HAVE RESTORED 63 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL & SHORELINE AND OVER 89 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 2021, WRV VOLUNTEERS RESTORED 2,740 FEET OF STREAM CHANNEL & SHORELINE. EXPENSES 51,647, REVENUE 56,562 COMMUNITY BUILDING AND TRAINING- IN 2021, WRV BUILT AND MAINTAINED A PASSIONATE, HIGHLY SKILLED VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY THAT CARES FOR PUBLIC, PROTECTED, AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT LANDS. WRV WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE 202 RESTORATION PROJECTS BECAUSE THIS GROUP CONTRIBUTED OVER 924,696-WORTH OF LABOR AND EXPERTISE. THESE VOLUNTEERS BENEFITTED 2,402 ACRES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT IN 2021. THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION OF DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS. IN 2021, WRV HELD 30 COURSES AND TRAINED 260 VOLUNTEERS IN TECHNICAL, LEADERSHIP AND SAFETY SKILLS. SINCE 2003, WRV HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 3,700 VOLUNTEER LEADERS IN SKILLS INCLUDING RESTORATION DESIGN, CREW LEADERSHIP, TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION. EXPENSES 50,696 REVENUE 9,760 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 6,934 ACRES FOR MEDITERRANEAN SAGE, A TUMBLEWEED LEGALLY MANDATED FOR ERADICATION, VOLUNTEERS' HARD WORK OVER 20 YEARS REDUCED THE POPULATION BY MORE THAN 95% OVER HUNDREDS OF ACRES, TO THE POINT WHERE VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE IS NO LONGER NEEDED. 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 2021, VOLUNTEERS WEEDED 88 ACRES. EXPENSES 40,861, REVENUE 24,500	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$373,761	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$165,725	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,143,816	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	36	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	21	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KATHERINE POSTELLI	PersonNm
Phone	3035431411	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2100 COLLYER STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	LONGMONT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80501	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LINDA KUHN
CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALAN CARPENTER
VICE CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK FLOWER
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIC GERTLER
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARY BALZER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL GOODWIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARAH JUDKINS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANN ERICKSON LANG
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PEDRO LOPEZ
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE RIECK
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BREANA WINTERS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILL MCMULLAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEAN-PIERRE GEORGES
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LARRY GLASSBURN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHERINE POSTELLI
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00		Yes (X)	$101,389	$0	$3,843

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$101,389	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$3,843	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Government Grants	$464,316	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$927,436	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$29,300	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,391,752	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS	900099	$295,362	$295,362
TRAININGS	900099	$9,760	$9,760

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$305,122	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,458	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$17,458	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$15,500	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$15,500	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,500	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$15,500	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$4,758	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,758	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$4,758	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,734,590	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$309,880	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$32,958	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,408	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,593	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,334	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,481	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$812,343	TotalAmt
Program Services	$646,081	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$81,352	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$84,910	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,146	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,551	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,663	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,932	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,501	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,659	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,842	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,892	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,140	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,696	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,056	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,198	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,198	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,328	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,328	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,583	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,583	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,162	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,162	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,826	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,112	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,931	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,783	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,410	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,023	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,562	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,158	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,312	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,877	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,969	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,422	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,422	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,856	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,324	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,391	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,141	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,394	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,388	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,006	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PROJECT MATERIALS	$55,520	$55,520
PROJECT SUPPORT	$53,383	$53,383
VEHICLE FOR PROJECTS	$11,477	$11,477
TRAINING	$10,796	$10,796

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,777	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,910	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,109	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$758	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,504,580	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,143,816	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$197,330	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$163,434	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$270,435	BOYAmt
EOY	$416,212	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$345,204	BOYAmt
EOY	$464,629	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$229,990	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,689	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,776	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,300	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,109,978	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$45,738	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$924,606	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,064,240	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$396,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$398,029	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,177,117	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,417,099	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$120,091	BOYAmt
EOY	$158,869	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$286,246	BOYAmt
EOY	$287,909	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$446,605	BOYAmt
EOY	$412,960	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$331,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$348,600	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,184,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,208,338	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$859,536	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,116,676	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$133,339	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,085	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$992,875	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,208,761	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,177,117	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,417,099	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$230,010	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$14,124	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$636,663	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$837,432	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,161,591	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$43,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,391,752	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,070,538	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$636,663	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$837,432	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,161,591	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$43,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,391,752	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,070,538	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$320,602	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,749,936	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$46,247	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$49,114	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$33,252	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,856	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$32,958	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$164,427	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,234,965	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,968,786	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.88550	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.95360	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$420,320	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$54,151	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$82,500	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$505	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$391,466	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$441,382	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$19,175	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$1,887	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$420,320	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$842,303	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$842,303	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$107,675	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$45,738	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$61,937	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,064,240	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
EID LOAN	$347,500
RENTAL DEPOSITS	$1,100

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$348,600	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,769,466	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$14,124	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$49,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$34,876	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,734,590	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,734,590	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,553,580	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$49,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$49,000	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,504,580	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,504,580	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ABSENT ANY DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS, ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND ENDOWMENT INCOME ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Yes (X)	STRAW WATTLES	96	$23,520
Yes (X)	EQUIPMENT	1	$2,100
Yes (X)	PROJ MATERIALS	1	$3,680

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990	IN 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 PRIOR YEAR NUMBERS ON PAGE 1 OF THE FORM AND ON THE SCHEDULE A REFLECT THAT SHORT TAX PERIOD.
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	DURING THE YEAR, VOLUNTEERS DONATED 32,400 HOURS OF SERVICE. MANAGEMENT ESTIMATES THE VALUE OF THESE SERVICES AT APPROXIMATELY 924,696.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	YOUTH & FAMILIES - 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; SCHOOLS AND YOUTH GROUPS PARTICIPATE IN 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 2021, WRV ENGAGED OVER 600 YOUTH IN RESTORATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. EXPENSES 162,294, REVENUE 36,400 NATIVE SEEDS - 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 22-YEAR HISTORY, VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED OVER 41,600 PERSON-HOURS OF NATIVE SEED COLLECTION, PLANTED OVER 422,000 NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS, AND SPREAD UNTOLD MILLIONS OF SEEDS IN 2021, VOLUNTEERS SPENT OVER 2,180 HOURS COLLECTING NATIVE SEEDS TO BE GROWN-OUT AND USED ON FUTURE PROJECTS. EXPENSES 68,263 REVENUE 38,503 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 22 YEARS, VOLUNTEERS HAVE RESTORED 63 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL & SHORELINE AND OVER 89 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 2021, WRV VOLUNTEERS RESTORED 2,740 FEET OF STREAM CHANNEL & SHORELINE. EXPENSES 51,647, REVENUE 56,562 COMMUNITY BUILDING AND TRAINING- IN 2021, WRV BUILT AND MAINTAINED A PASSIONATE, HIGHLY SKILLED VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY THAT CARES FOR PUBLIC, PROTECTED, AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT LANDS. WRV WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE 202 RESTORATION PROJECTS BECAUSE THIS GROUP CONTRIBUTED OVER 924,696-WORTH OF LABOR AND EXPERTISE. THESE VOLUNTEERS BENEFITTED 2,402 ACRES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT IN 2021. THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION OF DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS. IN 2021, WRV HELD 30 COURSES AND TRAINED 260 VOLUNTEERS IN TECHNICAL, LEADERSHIP AND SAFETY SKILLS. SINCE 2003, WRV HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 3,700 VOLUNTEER LEADERS IN SKILLS INCLUDING RESTORATION DESIGN, CREW LEADERSHIP, TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION. EXPENSES 50,696 REVENUE 9,760 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 6,934 ACRES FOR MEDITERRANEAN SAGE, A TUMBLEWEED LEGALLY MANDATED FOR ERADICATION, VOLUNTEERS' HARD WORK OVER 20 YEARS REDUCED THE POPULATION BY MORE THAN 95% OVER HUNDREDS OF ACRES, TO THE POINT WHERE VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE IS NO LONGER NEEDED. 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 2021, VOLUNTEERS WEEDED 88 ACRES. EXPENSES 40,861, REVENUE 24,500
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 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 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.