2020-11-18T11:48:53-08:00 2019-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2019-01-01 942834151 Tuolumne River Preservation Trust TUOL 2092360330 1031 15th Street Modesto CA 95354 Marisol O'Connor Fin & Admin Dir 2020-11-18 true August Zajonc CPA P01218603 5108352727 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Patrick Koepele 1031 15th Street 6 Modesto CA 95354 2109849 false X www.tuolumne.org X 1981 CA Promoting stewardship of the Tuolumne River through: education, community outreach and adventures, collaboration with a diverse array of stakeholders, on-the-ground restoration projects, advocacy and grassroots organizing to demonstrate public support for our work. 16 16 21 200 0 1491560 2098420 0 389 3670 -10539 -8979 1481410 2093111 0 0 736094 730171 0 179956 779197 1349188 1515291 2079359 -33881 13752 2899548 2015523 2231239 1333462 668309 682061 The Tuolumne River Trust is the voice for the River. We promote stewardship of the Tuolumne through: Education, community outreach and adventures, collaboration with a diverse array of stakeholders, on-the-ground restoration projects, as well as advocacy and grassroots organizing to demonstrate public support for our work. false false 1061791 Central Valley ProgramTRT continues to build support for increasing the amount of water flowing down the lower Tuolumne for fish, wildlife, water quality and recreation by engaging in the effort to relicense Don Pedro-the largest dam on the Tuolumne River. We have completed a strategic restoration plan for the lower Tuolumne River to benefit salmon and steelhead, and filed our plan with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in response to the Amended Final License Application for Don Pedro Dam. We also completed a draft scientific analysis of stressors on salmon and steelhead and specifying specific environmental objectives that must be achieved in order to recover the salmon and steelhead populations. Our restoration efforts on the lower Tuolumne River were focused on the removal of Dennett Dam, which we completed in October 2018. TRT continued to build our base of support within the communities along the lower Tuolumne River for the Tuolumne River Parkway with two staff members offering programs that connect children and families to the river through safe and fun recreational activities, education programs, and river cleanups and other projects to improve these communities that involved thousands of people.Fiscal ProjectsThe organization is the fiscal sponsor of the Airport Neighborhood Collaborative (ANC), a coalition of groups, community members and persons residing or involved in the Modesto Airport Neighborhood and to Operation 9299, a collaborative project funded by the Sylvan Improvement Club. We are the fiscal sponsor for a number of projects supported by the Yosemite Stanislaus Solutions collaborative. 530733 Sierra Nevada ProgramTo support recovery from the massive Rim Fire, which burned 257,000 acres of forested watershed lands, we organized over 500 volunteers to help plant 5,000 trees on 100 acres, restore 5 miles of trail, pull noxious weeds on 60 acres of land, and other activities. We also managed the restoration of 13 meadows, 7 springs, 950 acres of deer habitat restoration, installed 18 Great Gray Owl Nest Structures, restored 32 acres of aspen stands, installed 2 wildlife guzzlers and 20 wildlife-friendly troughs. We have also given watershed education presentations to 1,000 students and 500 members of the general public. We secured a $5M grant from CalFire to undertake forest restoration on over 5,000 acres of watershed lands. We also co-chaired the Yosemite Stanislaus Solutions forest restoration collaborative, which is dedicated to restoring forest health, meadows, streams, and wildlife habitat in the headwaters of the Tuolumne watershed. 140625 Bay Area ProgramTRT continues to promote water conservation in the Bay Area communities that depend on water from the Tuolumne River. By promoting water conservation policies and actions, water use in these communities continues to decline despite the fact that Bay Area water agencies had projected an increase in total water use over this same time. Water use in the Bay Area has declined by 28% since 2008. We also educated thousands of people about the river and engaged them in watershed stewardship and policies that impact the Tuolumne River. 1733149 true true false true false false true false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 21 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false false false false CA X X X Marisol O'Connor 2092360330 1031 15th Street Ste 6 Modesto CA 95354 Patrick Koepele Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 91920 0 10368 Marisol O'Connor Fin & Admin Dir 40.00 0.00 X 62433 0 8849 John Nimmons Board Chair 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Harrison C Dunning Vice Chair 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Camille King Secretary 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 John Kreiter Treasurer 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Cindy Charles Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eddie Corwin Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kerstyn Crumb Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Hackamack Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Heitz Chair Emeritus 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Maher Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Len Materman Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marty McDonnell Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Riemer Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sue Ellen Ritchey Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Stern Past Chair 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bart Westcott Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 154353 19217 0 false false false Plumas Corporation 47 Trilogy Ln POB 3880 Quincy CA 95971 Forest Restoration 409631 1 87563 1420159 590698 69352 2098420 0 3670 3670 0 0 0 0 7759 87563 16738 -8979 -8979 0 0 0 2093111 -5309 X 0 0 0 0 176658 86945 79484 10229 0 457246 352709 1508 103029 7051 5079 27 1945 38881 17659 13709 7513 50335 35281 5865 9189 0 9006 9006 7420 7420 0 0 0 1131580 1123329 4101 4150 13288 850 12438 104895 49902 31639 23354 0 0 36426 29324 6089 1013 29550 21850 3938 3762 0 0 0 0 2556 2192 364 12482 8749 1454 2279 Events, meetings, & other 1985 130 800 1055 0 2079359 1733149 166254 179956 349550 985853 130649 189881 2405395 777501 5000 0 0 0 0 9162 17179 4792 2556 4792 2236 37873 0 0 0 0 2899548 2015523 2231239 1333462 2231239 1333462 X 423810 577910 244499 104151 668309 682061 2899548 2015523 13752 X false true X true false X 1288459 1135146 1084370 1491560 2098420 7097955 0 0 1288459 1135146 1084370 1491560 2098420 7097955 83802 7014153 389 1641 2030 0 3237 101 3338 7103323 17252 0.98740 0.96140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 2079359 2079359 253968 63492 false 180552 176210 225765 253968 836495 1254743 45138 44053 56441 63492 209124 313686 X X X 2 21 1 true 45 298 false 5000 32800 2395 2322 37873 5000 5000 1.00000 false false false 3436 1200 2236 1356 1356 2236 X 2093111 2093111 2093111 2079359 2079359 2079359 Part II, Line 5: Summarized Policy The Tuolumne River Trust monitors its conservation easements at least annually in order to observe the condition of the property to determine whether it is in compliance with easement terms, create a record of easement stewardship and property condition over time, and maintain a working relationship with the landowner. It is TRTs policy to uphold its conservation easements as written and to identify, investigate, evaluate and respond to any potential violations as quickly as possible. In the case of a material violation, TRT will require cessation, repair, and/or mitigation of any damage to protected conservation values. TRT is prepared to take legal action to defend its rights as easement holder if necessary. TRTs policy clearly describes the process for enforcing the terms of the easement should any violation be identified to ensure corrective actions are taken to cure the violation. Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements. Easements acquired by the Organization are conservation easements and include restrictions over the use of land which is not owned by the Organization. By accepting such conservation easements the Organization becomes responsible for certain costs related to monitoring and enforcing the easements. The Organization recognizes a contingent liability related to such easements. The footnote describing these obligations and easements in the Organizations financials is as follows:As of December 31, 2019 conservation easements managed by the Organization consisted of the following: Dos Rios Ranch: Approximately 1,603 acres near the Tuolumne River located in Stanislaus County, California. Hidden Valley Ranch: Approximately 497 acres near the Tuolumne River located in Stanislaus County, California. The Organization has a fiduciary responsibility to preserve the conservation easements, and this responsibility may result in future costs to the Organization for monitoring, management or enforcement of the terms of the related easements. The amount of such future costs is uncertain and depends on factors such as the existence, if any, of violations of the conservation easements in the period in which such costs are incurred. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The organization's endowment was established by the board in 2018 for the purpose of supporting the mission of the organization. Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2019 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. false Fall Gala 95322 87563 7759 2248 10190 400 3900 95322 87563 7759 2248 10190 400 3900 16738 -8979 John Amodio Former Dir. 19499 Contract services false X 5 36349 FMV X Auction items 13 33003 FMV false true false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process For review first to Finance Director, then Executive Director then approval granted by Treasurer. A copy is then provided to full board before final approval. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts To ensure TRT operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status, periodic reviews are conducted. The periodic reviews, at a minimum, include the following subjects:a. Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information, and the result of arm's length bargaining.b. Whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management organizations conform to TRT's written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Articles of Incorporation & bylaws on state website, financial statements via request and on our website. Conflict of Interest policy would be upon request.