2025-08-13T16:48:37-05:00 2024-09-30 911056739 VINE DAHLEN PLLC 3500 188TH STREET SW STE 322 LYNNWOOD WA 98037 990 2023-10-01 743237319 BRAIDED RIVER BRAI 2064060417 1001 SW KLICKITAT WAY STE 201 SEATTLE WA 98134 HELEN CHERULLO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2064060417 2025-08-13 1 0 LORI L SCOTT CPA P01452038 4257716055 2025-08-13 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z HELEN CHERULLO 1001 SW KLICKITAT WAY STE 201 SEATTLE WA 98134 457260 0 X WWW.BRAIDEDRIVER.ORG X 2007 WA WE INSPIRE PEOPLE TO PROTECT WILD PLACES THROUGH IMAGES AND STORIES THAT CHANGE PERSPECTIVES. 8 8 0 15 0 0 1050453 292085 0 158656 2948 3519 96122 3000 1149523 457260 0 0 0 0 0 0 4467 0 7779 1089542 483748 1094009 483748 55514 -26488 548427 522153 15526 15740 532901 506413 X WE INSPIRE PEOPLE TO PROTECT WILD PLACES THROUGH IMAGES AND STORIES THAT CHANGE PERSPECTIVES, WESTERN NORTH AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS ARE UNDER THREAT. USING THE POWER OF BEAUTIFUL IMAGES, WE PUBLISH PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS AND CREATE MULTIMEDIA ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THESE CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS. WE WORK IN CONCERT WITH CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHERS, WRITERS, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO BUILD GREATER PUBLIC AWARENESS. 0 0 150471 LIVING RIVER - THIS BOOK AND VISUAL CAMPAIGN RELEASED IN APRIL 2023 HAS BEEN EDUCATING ABOUT THE IMPREILED COLORADO RIVER WATERSHED. IN 2024, THE AUTHOR DAVE SHOWALTER HAS PRESENTED AT 15 IN PERSON AND DIGITAL EVENTS AS PART OF THE LIVING RIVER EVENTS SERIES, REACHING A TOTAL OF 4,435 PEOPLE IN PERSON IN COLORADO, ARIZONA, NEVADA, UTAH, WYOMING, NEW MEXICO, AND CALIFORNIA. THE LARGEST IN PERSON SPEAKING EVENT WAS A 60 PERSON GROUP AT THE UTAH DINE BIKEYAH SUMMER GATHERING AT THE KIGALIA GUARD STATION CAMPGROUND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UTAH DINE BIKYAH. THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN A LARGE SUCCESS, WITH A CONSERVATIVE TEN MILLION IMPRESSIONS, REACHING ACROSS THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS IN PRINT AND RADIO INTERVIEWS. THE BOOK HAD NATIONAL AUDIENCE REACH IN THE NATURAL HISTORY AND LITERARY SPACE, WITH PROMINENT FEATURES IN NBC AND AFFILIATE STATIONS, ORION, AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. LIVING RIVER WAS AWARDED THE INDEPENDENT BOOK AWARD FOR U.S. WEST-MOUNTAIN BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION, AND ALSO AWARDED THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD AND WAS A HIGH PLAINS BOOKAWARDS FINALIST. 135231 158656 AMERICA'S ARCTIC - BRAIDED RIVER IS A MEDIA PARTNER ALONGSIDE A COALITION OF NATIONAL CONSERVATION AND INDIGENOUS NONPROFITS SUPPORTING SCIENCE AND CULTURAL EDUCATION AROUND THE ALASKAN ARCTIC. IN PARTICULAR, THE WESTERN ARCTIC AND THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE HAVE BEEN A SPECIAL FOCUS. THROUGH MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, LEGISLATIVE ACTION, AND SUPPORT FOR GROUP TRIPS TO AMERICA'S ARCTIC, BRAIDED RIVER HAS BEEN SPREADING EDUCATION ABOUT PROTECTING THE ARCTIC. BRAIDED RIVER ADDITIONALLY WORKED CLOSELY WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHER FLORIAN SCHULTZON FIELD WORK SURROUNDING PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM OF SOME OF THE MOST REMOTE PLACES OF THE ARCTIC. WE ARE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE IMPACT CAMPAIGN FOR AN EDUCATIONAL GIANT SCREEN FILM CALLED THE ARCTIC: OUR LAST GREAT WILDERNESS. THE FILM HAS BEEN SHOWN TO DATE AT MORE THAN 20 THEATERS AT MAJOR SCIENCE CENTERS, FOR MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING SEVERAL THOUSAND SCHOOL GROUPS, AND EDUCATORS. WE HAVE ALSO SUPPORTED FILM AND STORYTELLING EFFORTS DIGITALLY, ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEB PLATFORM CALLED PROTECT THE ARCTIC, WHICH HAS MORE THAN 58,000 FOLLOWERS. 82881 COLUMBIA RIVER - THIS BOOK AND VISUAL STORYTELLING CAMPAIGN RELEASED ON MAY 22ND OF 2024 HAS BEEN EDUCATING ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL AND COMPLICATED COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM AND ITS EXPANSIVE WATERSHED FROM SEA TO SOURCE. TO DATE, THE PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID MOSKOWITZ AND THE AUTHOR EILEEN DELEHANTY PEARKES HAVE PRESENTED TO 11 IN PERSON EVENTS AS PART OF THE BIG RIVER EVENT SERIES REACHING A TOTAL OF 450 PEOPLE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE LARGEST IN PERSON SPEAKING EVENT WAS 115-PERSON AUDIENCE AT THE OREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY (OMSI) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 350 PDX, COLUMBIA RIVERKEEPER, AND SAVE OUR WILD SALMON. THE TRANSNATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS, REACHING ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND WESTERN CANADA MARKETS IN PRINT AND SOCIAL MEDIA. BIG RIVER IS A FOREWARDS INDIES FINALIST FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR. 13843 OTHER PROGRAMS - (1) IN 2024, BRAIDED RIVER SUPPORTED THE WE ARE PUGET SOUND TRAVELING MUSEUM TRAVELING EVENTS, WHICH WERE VIEWED BY MORE THAN 40,000 PEOPLE COLLECTIVELY. (2) BOOK DEVELOPMENT OF WOODPECKER: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF NORTH AMERICAN WOODPECKERS - A PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK AND CAMPAIGN ON ALL 41 SPECIES OF WOODPECKERS IN NORTH AMERICA. THE BOOKS FIELDWORK, EDITORIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND LAYOUT WERE COMPLETED IN 2024, WITH A PUBLICATION DATE OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2025. 13843 382426 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 WA X THE ORGANIZATION 2064060417 1001 SW KLICKITAT WAY STE 201 SEATTLE WA 98134 HELEN CHERULLO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 123270 11431 JOEY MANSON PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GABE AESCHLIMAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 COLIN LINGLE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH BOGAARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARDI KVEVEN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANN MILLS MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB SMITH MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA LUNDAHL MEMBER (UNTIL 09/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 123270 11431 0 0 0 0 0 2000 290085 292085 PROGRAM FEES 900099 158656 158656 158656 3519 3519 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 3000 3000 3000 457260 158656 0 6519 244153 198596 45557 15310 15310 2650 2650 1364 1364 1501 350 1151 4294 2760 1027 507 2792 656 2136 9771 9771 17526 13487 3861 178 2994 1607 1272 115 BOOK PUBLICATION 66353 66353 DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES 48969 46592 2104 273 HONORARIUM/AUTHOR EXPEN 45470 45470 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 20601 6555 7340 6706 483748 382426 93543 7779 211333 141943 336469 379585 625 625 548427 522153 15526 15740 15526 15740 X 191288 146662 341613 359751 532901 506413 548427 522153 -26488 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 235765 274546 709339 1050453 292085 2562188 235765 274546 709339 1050453 292085 2562188 1524251 1037937 465 2948 3519 6932 440 103 96122 3000 99665 2668785 0.38890 0.41340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 BRAIDED RIVER HAS NO EMPLOYEES. THE ORGANIZATION USES A RELATED PARTY, THE MOUNTAINEERS, FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT A COVERED PERSON HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, THE BOARD MAY COUNSEL THE COVERED PERSON REGARDING SUCH FAILURE AND, IF THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED, MAY CONSIDER ADDITIONAL CORRECTIVE ACTION AS APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE MOUNTAINEERS 770 SANDPOINT WAY NE SEATTLE WA 98115 273009280 EXPLORATION OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WA 501(C)(3) LINE 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 THE MOUNTAINEERS P 76123 CASH PAID THE MOUNTAINEERS O 244153 CASH PAID