GATHERING WATERS INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
GATHERING WATERS INC (EIN 39-1805090)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-08
IRS object ID
202243129349301834
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-11-08T11:43:22-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390974031PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEGNER CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12921 LANDMARK PL STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537134236ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN391805090EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GATHERING WATERS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGATHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6082519131PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1211 SOUTH PATERSON STREET 270AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537034501ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL CARLSONPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6082519131PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMICHAELPersonFirstNm
Person LastCARLSONPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRUCE MAYER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00187180PTIN
Phone6082744020PhoneNum
Preparation2022-11-08PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHAEL CARLSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1211 SOUTH PATERSON STREET 270AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537034501ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$772,395GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressGATHERINGWATERS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSTRENGTHEN LAND TRUSTS TO PROTECT WI'S SPECIAL PLACES & GROW HEALTHY, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities BOY$29,928TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionGATHERING WATERS (WISCONSIN'S ALLIANCE FOR LAND TRUSTS) STRENGTHENS LAND TRUSTS TO PROTECT WISCONSIN'S SPECIAL PLACES AND GROW HEALTHY, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. THE STRONGER THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN GATHERING WATERS' STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS, LAND TRUST LEADERS, AND THE BROADER CONSERVATION COMMUNITY, THE MORE SUCCESSFUL WE ARE IN PROTECTING THE LANDS THAT PROVIDE SO MUCH VALUE TO ALL OF US.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$201,238ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
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DescTECHNICAL TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO LAND TRUSTS: BUILD THE CAPACITY OF MORE THAN FIFTY WISCONSIN LAND TRUSTS AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CONFERENCES, AND WORKSHOPS. GATHERING WATERS WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE, A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAND TRUSTS, TO OFFER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO WISCONSIN LAND TRUSTS. DURING 2021 GATHERING WATERS ORGANIZED A VIRTUAL STATEWIDE CONFERENCE FOR CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 100 PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, DURING 2021 GATHERING WATERS HELD "LAND TRUST DAYS," AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEARLY 2,000 PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY WISCONSIN'S LAND TRUSTS ON LAND THAT THEY HAVE PROTECTED.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$163,432ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescPOLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: WORK WITH DECISION MAKERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE STATE, LOCAL, AND FEDERAL POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE WORK OF LAND TRUSTS AND THE CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE LAND. SPECIFICALLY, GATHERING WATERS ADVOCATES FOR CONTINUATION OF FUNDING FOR THE KNOWLES NELSON STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, A PROGRAM OF PUBLIC FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LAND IN WISCONSIN. IN 2021, GATHERING WATERS CONNECTED ELECTED OFFICIALS WITH THEIR LOCAL CONSTITUENTS AND PREPARED A COALITION EFFORT TO ADVOCATE FOR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE STEWARDSHIP IN THE 2021 STATE BUDGET PROCESS IN WISCONSIN.Desc

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Grant$0GrantAmt
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DescEDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH: EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PROFESSIONALS, AND LANDOWNERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION AND VOLUNTARY TOOLS AVAILABLE TO SET ASIDE PRIVATE LAND FOR CONSERVATION. GATHERING WATERS MAINTAINS AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE AND PUBLISHES PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN ADDITION, GATHERING WATERS GAVE OUT ANNUAL AWARDS AT LOCAL EVENTS HONORING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY LEADERS IN LAND CONSERVATION.Desc

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Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescPROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION IN WISCONSIN, THROUGH CONSULTATION WITH LAND TRUSTS AND OTHER CONSERVATION LEADERS AND STRATEGIC PLANNING ACTIVITIES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHAD RHODESPersonNm
Phone6082519131PhoneNum

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CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

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MATT REETZ
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTINE EUCLIDE
VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL KOUTNIK
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL FISHER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL ABRAHAMZON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE VRABEC
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICK MILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN THUSIUS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VANESSA WISHART
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROY THILLY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARJIE TOMTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CARLSON
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$79,700GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$687,136AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$766,836TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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SPECIAL EVENTS900099$40$40
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Exclusion$3,597ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$3,597ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,498TotalAmt
Program Services$78,733ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,092FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$285,775TotalAmt
Program Services$214,152ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,411ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,212FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$10,307ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,135ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,369FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$57,029TotalAmt
Program Services$42,560ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,689ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,780FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$25,704TotalAmt
Program Services$19,183ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,408FundraisingAmt

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Total$1,168TotalAmt
Management And General$1,168ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,773TotalAmt
Management And General$22,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$126,741TotalAmt
Program Services$119,578ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,163ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$44,633TotalAmt
Program Services$30,211ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,512ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,910FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$35,983TotalAmt
Program Services$12,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,365FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,251TotalAmt
Management And General$1,251ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,532TotalAmt
Program Services$25,049ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,389ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,094FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,961TotalAmt
Program Services$1,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$230ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,011FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,758TotalAmt
Program Services$10,637ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,071ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,050FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,707TotalAmt
Program Services$915ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$578ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$214FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,281TotalAmt
Program Services$15,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,872ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,357FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$797,605TotalAmt
Program Services$580,188ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,555ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$124,862FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,524BOYAmt
EOY$340,378EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$363,574BOYAmt
EOY$305,812EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,800BOYAmt
EOY$265,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,007BOYAmt
EOY$9,998EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$22,288LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$22,288LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,707BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$243,711BOYAmt
EOY$261,554EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,174,323BOYAmt
EOY$1,182,742EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,928BOYAmt
EOY$49,283EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,928BOYAmt
EOY$49,283EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$644,645BOYAmt
EOY$692,709EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$499,750BOYAmt
EOY$440,750EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,144,395BOYAmt
EOY$1,133,459EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,174,323BOYAmt
EOY$1,182,742EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$25,210ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$14,274NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$523,393CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$901,381CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$783,189CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$873,897CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$766,836CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,848,696TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$901,381CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$783,189CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$873,897CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$766,836CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,848,696TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,422,821SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,425,875PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,032CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,152CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,799CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,345CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,597CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,925TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,892,621TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$53,623GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.62320PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.60680PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$17,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$21,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$776,605FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$797,605FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$144,641FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$36,160FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$139,734CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$139,781CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$126,802CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$144,641CurrentYearAmt
Total$550,958TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$826,437LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$4,219CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$32,838CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$5,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$21,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$63,057TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$34,934CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$34,945CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$31,701CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$36,160CurrentYearAmt
Total$137,740TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$206,610GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$4,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements1TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage210.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement10.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$500ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (1)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,750BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$339InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$339OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,750EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,750BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$723InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$723OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,750EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,750BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,387InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,387OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,750EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,750BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$10,750EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,750BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,828InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,828OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,750EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,288OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,288DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$786,669TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$14,274NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$14,274RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$772,395RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$772,395TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$797,605TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$797,605ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$797,605TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:GATHERING WATERS' POLICY IS TO MONITOR EASEMENTS ANNUALLY, DOCUMENT THE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MONITORING, AND COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MONITORING TO THE LANDOWNER. VIOLATIONS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE RESOLVED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
PART II, LINE 9:GATHERING WATERS RECORDS THE PURCHASE OF EASEMENTS AS AN EXPENSE IN THE YEAR OF PURCHASE. NO ASSET OR LIABILITY IS RECOGNIZED IN CONNECTION WITH EASEMENT PURCHASES. DONATED EASEMENTS ARE NOT ASSIGNED A VALUE IN THE ACCOUNTING RECORDS.
PART V, LINE 4:ENDOWMENT FUNDS HELD BY GATHERING WATERS ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF HIRING AT LEAST ONE INTERN PER YEAR. INTERNS ARE USUALLY STUDENTS WHO INTEND TO BUILD A CAREER IN CONSERVATION WORK.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF GATHERING WATERS, WHICH INCLUDES MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE FINANCIAL MANAGER COLLECTS, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND COMMUNICATES TO APPLICABLE BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE EXPECTED TO EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATION AND DECISION MAKING ABOUT MATTERS INVOLVING THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY, BASED IN PART ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM INFORMALLY SURVEYING COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, MOST RECENTLY IN 2021.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GATHERING WATERS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 107,220. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,250. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 110,470. DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,113. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 552. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,665. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,720. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 380. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,100. HUMAN RESOURCES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,800. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,800. WISPOLITICS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 525. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 525. PAYROLL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,181. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,181.

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