GATHERING WATERS INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: GATHERING WATERS INC (EIN 39-1805090)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-10-11
IRS object ID: 202112849349301006
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-10-11T11:33:02-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390974031	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEGNER CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537134236	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	391805090	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GATHERING WATERS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GATH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6082519131	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	211 SOUTH PATERSON STREET NO 270	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537034501	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MICHAEL CARLSON	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6082519131	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-10-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	MICHAEL	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	CARLSON	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRUCE MAYER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00187180	PTIN
Phone	6082744020	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MICHAEL CARLSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	211 SOUTH PATERSON STREET NO 270	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537034501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$879,242	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	GATHERINGWATERS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1994	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	STRENGTHEN LAND TRUSTS TO PROTECT WI'S SPECIAL PLACES & GROW HEALTHY, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	9	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	32	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$783,189	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$873,897	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$14,549	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$14,799	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,345	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$812,537	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$879,242	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$12,133	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$412,173	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$458,070	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$85,796	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$340,899	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$220,609	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$765,205	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$678,679	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$47,332	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$200,563	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$943,808	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,174,323	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$31,973	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$29,928	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$911,835	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,144,395	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	GATHERING 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
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$213,316	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	TECHNICAL TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO LAND TRUSTS: BUILD THE CAPACITY OF MORE THAN FORTY 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 2020 GATHERING WATERS ORGANIZED A VIRTUAL STATEWIDE CONFERENCE FOR CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 100 PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, DURING 2020 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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$163,142	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION 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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$131,462	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	POLICY 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 2020, 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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$29,600	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROGRAM 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$29,600	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$537,520	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (1)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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	0	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	11	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	9	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	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	0	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	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHAD RHODES	PersonNm
Phone	6082519131	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	211 S PATERSON ST SUITE 270	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537034501	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MATT REETZ
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROY THILLY
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KRISTINE EUCLIDE
VICE-CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL KOUTNIK
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROL FISHER
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROL ABRAHAMZON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHANIE VRABEC
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICK MILLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN THUSIUS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VANESSA WISHART
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL CARLSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$81,154	$0	$14,747

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$81,154	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$14,747	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
Government Grants	$79,700	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$794,197	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$873,897	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,345	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,345	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$879,242	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,345	ExclusionAmt

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,901	TotalAmt
Program Services	$77,240	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,633	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,028	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$305,111	TotalAmt
Program Services	$245,740	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,742	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$44,629	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,303	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,104	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$546	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,653	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,083	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,980	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,019	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,084	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,672	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,871	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,192	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,609	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,302	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,302	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,816	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,226	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,399	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$191	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,435	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,311	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,536	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,588	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,476	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,309	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,953	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,214	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,237	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,799	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,391	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,047	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,124	TotalAmt
Program Services	$429	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$675	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,085	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,124	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$303	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$658	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,416	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,674	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$257	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$485	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,180	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,124	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$307	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$749	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUES, FEES, AND SUBSCRI	Desc
Total	$15,538	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,589	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,108	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,841	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$678,679	TotalAmt
Program Services	$537,520	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$55,363	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$85,796	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$253,305	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,524	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$262,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$363,574	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$200,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$400,800	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,460	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,007	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$22,288	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$20,581	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,123	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,707	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$207,911	BOYAmt
EOY	$243,711	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$943,808	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,174,323	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,928	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,928	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	$596,685	BOYAmt
EOY	$644,645	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$315,150	BOYAmt
EOY	$499,750	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$911,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,144,395	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$943,808	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,174,323	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$200,563	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$31,997	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	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 (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
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	$260,388	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$523,393	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$901,381	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$783,189	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$873,897	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,342,248	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$260,388	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$523,393	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$901,381	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$783,189	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$873,897	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,342,248	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,286,798	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,055,450	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,919	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,032	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,152	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,799	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,345	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$45,247	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,387,495	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$51,661	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.60680	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.67030	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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$5,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$5,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$673,679	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$678,679	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$126,802	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$31,701	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$107,770	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$139,734	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$139,781	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$126,802	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$514,087	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$771,131	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,673	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$4,219	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$32,838	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$5,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$43,730	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$26,943	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$34,934	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$34,945	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$31,701	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$128,523	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$192,785	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$0	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$0	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$0	CurrentYearMinus1Amt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural Habitat	Yes (X)	ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	1	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	210.00	TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements	0	HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr	0	HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements	0	ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	10.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$500	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	Yes (1)	Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$10,750	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$10,750	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$10,750	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,828	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,828	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$10,750	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$10,750	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$398	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$398	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$10,750	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$22,288	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$20,581	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,707	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,707	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$911,239	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$31,997	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$31,997	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$879,242	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$879,242	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$678,679	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$678,679	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$678,679	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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 ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF GATHERING WATERS, WHICH INCLUDES MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. IN ADDITION, GATHERING WATERS MAKES THE FORM AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE 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 15A	THE 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 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GATHERING 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 11G	OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS CONSULTING ($41,385), MEDIA PRODUCTION ($31,471), GIS MAPPING ($2,400), CONSULTATION WITH LAND TRUSTS ($3,270), AND OTHERS ($7,290).