2025-11-07T08:45:17-05:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 862101337 Protect Our Rivers PROT 3039096510 2583 Moore Street Lakewood CO 802151329 Sarah Nelson 3039096510 2025-11-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X protectourrivers.org X X 161484 X 160322 0 0 1162 2219 -1057 159265 0 83440 6500 0 2391 55598 147929 11336 58220 0 69556 58220 69556 58220 69556 58220 69556 The purpose of Protect Our Rivers is to protect and restore rivers by supporting river protection and renewal projects across the west organizing and attending river clean-up events and distributing information about river issues and responsible recreation access. We had our most successful cleanup series yet and expanded into two new states! This year we organized 31 river cleanup events across 5 states with over 3,000 volunteers and removed 75,680 pounds of trash from waterways. We also organized our first elementary school cleanup with 100 5th-grade students from Wilder Elementary School. This was a great hands-on experience that connected them to rivers and helped them understand firsthand impacts of pollution. 0 34392 We launched an access program that provides underprivileged kids the chance to learn about rivers and experience them for free. Our first year we built the programs framework and got 19 kids from the Mathew House out on the Poudre River for the very first time. The program includes a day of education followed by a fun activity like whitewater rafting. We began the day with a watershed education activity where the kids built a sand replica of the Big Thompson project. We demonstrated the impacts on river health explaining how water is diverted and how human activities impact the ecosystem. We also tossed trash into the model to show how trash ends up in rivers and how it trickles downstream eventually reaching our oceans in some cases. Then the kids ate lunch and afterward went whitewater rafting with the help of RMA a local outfitter. 0 1894 We supported the production of a short feature film that follows our Executive Directors story and was made to spread a message that everyone has the power to make a difference. We will debut the film in 2026. 0 5975 42261 Sarah Nelson Executive Director 40 64999 0 0 Scott Coe Chairman of the Board 6 0 0 0 Jess Cuneo Samms Secretary 6 0 0 0 Carter Freericks Officer of the Board 4 0 0 0 Preston Hartman Officer of the Board 2 0 0 0 Joel Wenblad Officer of the Board 2 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false false false CO Sarah Nelson 2583 Moore Street Lakewood CO 802151329 3039096510 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 51436 90341 132985 161484 436246 0 780 -2620 1411 -1057 -1486 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52216 87721 134396 160427 434760 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 434760 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 52216 87721 134396 160427 434760 1 1 0 0.00 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Doing Business As Names Protect Our Rivers| River Protectors was the previous name Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| River Access Program - Program Development Program Costs & Supplies & Tools, $1894| Education & Awareness - Cost to develop short feature film to inspire and empower community action and tell the story of Executive Director Sarah Nelson, $5975| Dues Fees and Subscriptions Waivers Staffing Events Cleanup Hosting and Event Pages, $5475| Marketing and Advertising Promoted Events, $1161| Team Meetings Board Retreats and Planning Sessions, $1179| River Cleanups supply costs to organize 30 river cleanup events throughout the year This amount includes supplies such as trash bags grabbers gloves and safety supplies. It also includes travel costs incurred for flying to other states to organize events, $23672| Giveaways to Volunteers for River Cleanup Events, $10720| Fundraising & Post-Celebratory Cleanup Events, $5522| Part I, line 20 | Explanation:, Amount:| N A, $0|