NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE (EIN 30-0656123)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-11
IRS object ID: 202223169349301307
Schema version: 2021v4.0
Note: A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
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 I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-11-11T17:37:31-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	300656123	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8018082167	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 752	AddressLine1Txt
City	Bend	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	97709	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Randy Welsh	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8018082167	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-11-11	SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	1	TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification	11	OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB	0	LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL2	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Profile Password Change	Yes (X)	ProfilePasswordChangeInd

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	Randy Welsh	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	61520 Fargo Lane	AddressLine1Txt
City	Bend	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	97702	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$778,813	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.wildernessalliance.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2010	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Support of wilderness stewardship organizations. Produce website materials, webinars, newsletters, the National Wilderness Workshop, and provide funding programs for trails and wilderness stewardship activities on the National Forests.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$452,670	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$764,138	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$14,675	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$452,670	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$778,813	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$322,211	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$552,576	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$19,800	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$23,500	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$2,350	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$18,930	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$8,976	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$360,941	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$585,052	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$91,729	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$193,761	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$134,557	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$328,318	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$134,557	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$328,318	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance supports wilderness stewardship organizations and their volunteers that work in the National Wilderness Preservation System. We provide website resources, trainings, webinars, newsletters, produce the National Wilderness Workshop each year, and provide funding for wilderness stewardship organizations through a challenge costs share with the US Forest Service for volunteer stewardship work on the National Forests.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$552,576	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$552,576	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	NWSA supports wilderness stewardship groups across the country offering funding opportunities and on the ground mentoring and instruction for developing partnerships and working with land management agencies. We have a challenge cost share program with the US Forest Service that enables stewardship organizations to increase their capacity for doing volunteer assistance projects on the National Forests.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,265	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$14,675	RevenueAmt
Desc	NWSA co-hosts the annual National Wilderness Workshop, a national gathering of conservation staff, volunteers, stewardship groups, land management agency staff, and academics to bring the wilderness stewardship community together to share ideas, learn from experts and each other, and develop solutions on issues affecting wilderness management and stewardship. 2021 the Workshop was held virtually.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$16,676	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$10,150	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	NWSA offers many on-line and digital resources, including toolkits for grant writing, how to start a successful stewardship organization and information on current events and actions affecting wilderness stewardship. NWSA sends out email newsletters, and hosts monthly webinars to provide information and education for the wilderness stewardship community.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$572,517	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	0	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Randy Welsh	PersonNm
Phone	8018082167	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 752	AddressLine1Txt
City	Bend	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	97709	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
Randy Welsh
Executive Director	5	0	Yes (X)	$23,500	$0	$0
Katie Currier
Board Chair	2			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Randy Rasmussen
Vice Chairman	2	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Anne Sentz
Secretary	2			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Michael Splain
Treasurer	2	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Sandy Compton
Board Member - Communications	2	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
David Cantrell
Board Member - Programs	2	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Ian Nelson
Board Member	2	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Ann Baker-Easley
Board Member	2	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Kaitlin DeVarona
Board Member	2	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$23,500	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$10,150	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$753,988	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$0	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$0	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$764,138	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	National Wilderness Workshop registrations	Desc
Business	110000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$14,675	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$14,675	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$14,675	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$778,813	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$14,675	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$552,576	TotalAmt
Program Services	$552,576	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,100	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,050	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,350	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,559	TotalAmt
Program Services	$760	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$799	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,772	TotalAmt
Program Services	$886	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$886	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$75	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$725	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$725	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Memberships	$650	$0	$650	$0
Bank Fees	$309	$309	$0	$0
Printing/Postage	$621	$621	$0	$0
National Wilderness Workshop	$3,265	$3,265	$0	$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$585,052	TotalAmt
Program Services	$572,517	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,185	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,350	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$65,504	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,866	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,053	BOYAmt
EOY	$213,452	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$134,557	BOYAmt
EOY	$328,318	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	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	$134,557	BOYAmt
EOY	$328,318	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$134,557	BOYAmt
EOY	$328,318	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$134,557	BOYAmt
EOY	$328,318	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$193,761	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$0	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	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	$417,153	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$587,055	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$304,458	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$452,670	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$764,137	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,525,473	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$417,153	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$587,055	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$304,458	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$452,670	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$764,137	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,525,473	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,525,473	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,525,473	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$14,675	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	1	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98007	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

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	NWSA Fund Endowment	Desc
Book Value	$40,000	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$40,000	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (40 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Arizona Trails Association
738 N 5th Ave Suite 201	Tucson	AZ	85705	860762149	$9,744	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Arizona Wilderness Coalition
PO Box 40340	Tucson	AZ	85717	200412328	$15,000	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Ascend Wilderness Experience
PO Box 3263	Weaverville	CA	96093	593822430	$14,857	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
BCHA - San Joaquin Chapter
PO Box 25693	Fresno	CA	937295693	810468209	$8,156	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
BCHA-Virginia Highlands
251 Big Brush Creek Road	Fries	VA	24330	475092191	$10,655	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation
PO Box 190688	Hungry Horse	MT	59919	311597921	$29,900	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Chequamegon Mountain Bike
PO Box 141	Cable	WI	54821	391743206	$9,688	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Continental Divide Trail Coalition
710 Tenth Street Suite 200	Golden	CO	80401	455051775	$7,363	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Cottonwood Canyons Foundation
PO Box 712440	Cottonwood Heights	UT	841712440	743058673	$20,000	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Enchanted Circle
PO Box 512	Arroyo Hondo	NM	875130512	813816043	$7,882	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Fourteeners
1600 Jackson Street Suite 205	Golden	CO	80401	841354844	$15,000	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Friends of Panthertown
PO Box 51	Cashiers	NC	28717	273758868	$9,448	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Friends of Pathways
20 E Simpson Ave 2062	Jackson	WY	830018667	830309897	$7,000	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Friends of Scotchman Peaks
PO Box 2061	Sandpoint	ID	83864	743202365	$6,973	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Friends of the Blackwater
PO Box 247	Thomas	WV	26292	550778211	$5,942	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Friends of the Inyo
621 W Line St Ste 201	Bishop	CA	93514	770389436	$15,338	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Idaho Conservation League
PO Box 844	Boise	ID	83701	826042478	$8,223	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Idaho Trails Association
PO Box 165	Boise	ID	83701	364667290	$9,722	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
John Muir Trail Conservancy
2120 Avy Avenue PO Box 7348	Menlo Park	CA	94025	853608502	$8,122	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Mountain Bike the Tetons
PO Box 433	Driggs	ID	83422	462310200	$11,516	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
New Mexico OffHighway Vehicle Alliance
13170-B Central Ave SE PMB 322	Albuquerque	NM	87123	201401124	$9,982	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
317 Commercial St NE Suite 300	Albuquerque	NM	87102	850457916	$9,451	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Ojai Valley Land Trust
PO Box 1092	Ojai	CA	93024	770169682	$8,840	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Reno Area Dirt Riders
350 Harbour Cover Drive 143	Sparks	NV	89434	841947865	$9,598	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
PO Box 1341	Basalt	CO	81621	841302819	$9,197	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Save Our Canyons
3690 E Fort Union Blvd STE 101	Cottonwood Heights	UT	84121	742443535	$9,400	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation
PO Box 1886	Boise	ID	83701	272868220	$9,580	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship
550 Crescent Street	Quincy	CA	95971	721579038	$10,000	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Sitka Conservation Society
201 Lincoln Street rm 4	Sitka	AK	99835	920096633	$14,285	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Sky Island Alliance
				860796748	$9,832	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards
225 E Chestnut St Suite 001	Asheville	NC	28801	472407668	$17,498	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
PO Box 506	Santa Cruz	CA	950610506	770532467	$13,076	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
600 South Marion Parkway	Denver	CO	80209	742357211	$8,955	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Wallowa Mountains Hells Canyon
401 NE First St Suite A	Enterprise	OR	97828	815350093	$5,830	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Washington Trails Association
705 2nd Ave Suite 300	Seattle	WA	98104	910900134	$10,000	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Western Colorado University
1 Western Way	Gunnison	CO	81231	840709935	$9,834	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
White Mountain Collective
PO Box 26	Ashland	NH	03217	833165380	$20,000	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Wild South
PO Box 1928	Asheville	NC	28802	562173810	$5,311	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Wilderness Institute
32 Campus Drive	Missoula	MT	59812	816001713	$11,063	book	Challenge Cost share Funding
Wilderness Workshop
PO Box 1442	Carbondale	CO	81623	741900412	$9,939	book	Challenge Cost share Funding

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	40	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NWSA manages two grant programs, the Wilderness Stewardship Performance Fund and the NAtional Forest System Trail Stewardship Partner Fund. Both programs provide grant funds through a challenge cost share with the US Forest Service. Organization must apply through a competition, they go through a rigorous review process, and selected projects then submit periodic invoices for reimbursement of qualified expenses. Invoices are reviewed for appropriateness. A final report is due at the end of each calendar year describing accomplishments and final expenditures.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6	Membership in NWSA occurs as an Organization or as an Individual Member. Mebership entitles one to discounts to the National Wilderness Workshop, a subscription to the International Journal of Wilderness, and access to webinars and newsletters. Organization membership allows groups to compete for available Wilderness Stewardship Performance funding.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The 990 was distributed to Board Members for their review. It was filed on our Google Drive for easy access by all Board Members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	When situations arose with potential conflicts Board Members described the situation to the other Board Members and a decision was made wether the Board Member in question would recuse themselves from the issue at hand.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	The records of the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance are available for review at 61520 Fargo Lane, Bend OR 97702. They may be reviewed upon request. Some information is made available on our website.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 9	Net Revenue, though this reflects grant income received from the Forest Service that has not yet been passed to stewardship organizations through our grant funding programs.