2016-10-20T16:27:37-07:00 2015-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2015-01-01 942834151 Tuolumne River Preservation Trust TUOL 2092360330 829 Thirteenth St Modesto CA 95354 Patrick Koepele Executive Dir. 2016-10-20 true Adele Kaneda P01664922 5108352727 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X Patrick Koepele 829 Thirteenth Street Modesto CA 95354 1305109 false 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. 12 12 10 800 0 647615 1288459 0 213 0 3291 4026 651119 1292485 0 0 451755 534067 0 131661 404402 417062 856157 951129 -205038 341356 318318 700119 83881 124326 234437 575793 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 301443 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 Pedrothe largest dam on the Tuolumne River. Thanks to our efforts, the irrigation districts began studying the feasibility of passing steelhead and salmon around La Grange and Don Pedro Dams to historic spawning grounds in the upper Tuolumne River. We also made significant progress towards removing Dennett Dam, having begun the engineering and environmental review process to remove the dam. The Trust continued to build our base of support within the communities along the lower Tuolumne River with two staff members offering programs that connect children and families to the River through safe and fun recreational activities, education programs and river clean-ups and other projects to improve these communities that involved thousands of people. 250734 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 that 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 more than 5,000 Bay Area kids about the river and what they can do to take care of it through conservation and water use efficiency. 153356 Sierra Nevada ProgramTo support recovery from the massive Rim Fire, which burned 257,000 acres of the forested watershed lands, we organized volunteers to help plant trees, restore trails, pull noxious weeds, and other activities. We also organized stakeholders to propose a common ground solution to the Stanislaus National Forest to reforest approximately 20,000 acres of land burned by the Rim Fire. 705533 true true false true false false true false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 10 true false false false false false true true false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true false false false CA X Marisol O'Connor 2092360330 829 Thirteenth St Modesto CA 95354 John Nimmons Board Chair 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Hap Dunning Vice Chair 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Gordon Becker Secretary 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Camille King Treasurer 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan Stern Past Chair 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Eric Heitz Chair Emeritus 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Bob Hackamack Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Maher Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cecily Majerus 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 Sue Ellen Ritchey Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patrick Koepele Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 80080 0 8488 80080 8488 0 false false false 0 51693 329438 907328 750 1288459 0 0 0 0 0 0 16650 51693 12624 4026 4026 0 0 0 1292485 4026 X 0 0 0 0 88568 67312 7971 13285 0 358977 283105 21722 54150 3577 2663 914 45883 36114 3091 6678 37062 28909 2594 5559 0 0 59629 59629 0 0 0 174749 172035 923 1791 0 77238 27160 7637 42441 0 0 38833 37853 980 43669 36722 4177 2770 0 0 0 0 0 11843 8594 2059 1190 Other expenses 11101 5066 2238 3797 0 951129 705533 113935 131661 197141 509899 0 75314 182866 35741 0 0 0 0 0 6797 4029 0 0 0 0 0 3325 3325 318318 700119 83881 124326 83881 124326 X 115766 196198 118671 379595 234437 575793 318318 700119 341356 X false true X true false X 854280 869238 1044441 647615 1288459 4704033 0 0 854280 869238 1044441 647615 1288459 4704033 1008066 3695967 423 206 105 213 947 0 0 4704980 80733 0.78550 0.76170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false X X X 2 21 1 true 8 203 false X 1292485 1292485 1292485 951129 951129 951129 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, 2015 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. The amount of such future costs is uncertain and depends on factors such as the existence, if any, of violations of the conservation easements. The Organization expenses costs related to managing conservation easements in the period in which such costs are incurred. Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2015 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. false Annual Dinner 68343 51693 16650 1040 11409 175 68343 51693 16650 1040 11409 175 12624 4026 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The draft of tax return is first reviewed by the Finance Director and once any needed changes have been made and all questions had been answered the draft is reviewed by Executive Director. Once the Executive Director is satisfied then the CPA firm preparing the tax return is formally informed to proceed with completion of tax return for signature and submission (mailed or e-filed). 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 inurnment, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available All such documents are available upon request. Financial statements are also included in our Annual Report.