2025-06-11T10:17:50-05:00 2024-09-30 450250958 Eide Bailly LLP 877 W Main St Ste 800 Boise ID 837025858 990 2023-10-01 942902794 Western States Endurance Run Foundation WEST 4155788998 PO Box 99 Auburn CA 95604 Lamont King Treasurer 4155788998 2025-06-10 1 1 Kimberly C Nelson CPA P01887713 2083447150 2025-06-10 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Christopher Gaylord PO Box 99 Auburn CA 95604 1058241 0 X www.WSER.org X 1983 CA To promote sport through its annual race, medical research, and trail stewardship. 14 14 1 1600 0 0 884480 712574 208243 231654 34941 38042 89345 75971 1217009 1058241 6433 7548 0 0 124412 120200 0 0 4725 1026169 933895 1157014 1061643 59995 -3402 507398 980954 31872 481374 475526 499580 X To be a leader in the sport of ultrarunning and promote its personal and community benefits through trail stewardship, research, and providing a life-changing experience. 0 0 945324 7548 231654 Successfully completed the 51st annual Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run in June 2024. Increased worldwide engagement with over 30 hours of continuous livestream broadcast with over 500,000 views globally from 117 countries. There were 286 finishers with a finish rate of 76.3%. Improved runner tracking with Starlink internet satellite connections to augment runner safety. 53423 Completed the second year of a multi-year project with US Forest Service to re-route and improve 6 miles of the Western States trail in the Granite Chief Wilderness Area, a federally designated Wilderness Area. Successfully completed annual trail work on 100 miles of the Western States trail using our volunteer steward program, a partnership between Western States Endurance Run Foundation, US Forest Service, Auburn State Recreation Area and Western States Trail Foundation, modeled after the Pacific Crest Trail Association. (Continued on Schedule O)Worked in partnership with the US Forest Service, Auburn State Recreation Area and the Western States Trail Foundation, to continue to restore 16 miles of trail damaged in the Mosquito fire in the fall of 2022. Included both financial commitment from WSER and coordinated volunteer work on trail. 30106 Sponsored two medical studies at the 2024 Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run entitled: "Rhabdomyolysis & Renal Injury Surveillance Consortium (R.I.S.C.) Trial conducted by researchers from the UC Davis Medical School and "Examining Biomarkers Across Training in Ultramarathon Trail Runners," conducted by the Stanford University Medical Center. Both studies were successfully completed and the results of these studies will be published in medical journals for the benefit of the medical community, runners and the general public.The WSER Foundation hosted a pre-race medical conference in Auburn on May 24, 2024 with 60 attendees. (Continued on Schedule O)The Foundation's Medical Director presented pre-race zoom conferences to discuss medical issues of concern for WSER entrants with reference to a case report entitled "Four Cases of Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis in Ultramarathoners." 1028853 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CA X Craig Thornley 5415131533 PO Box 99 Auburn CA 95604 Christopher Gaylord President 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Diana Fitzpatrick Vice President 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Tim Twietmeyer Left 924 Vice President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Lamont King Treasurer 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Karl Hoagland Left 1023 Treasurer 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Kara Teklinski Secretary 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Charles Savage Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gary Towle MD Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Mo Livermore Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Denis Zilaff Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Trent Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Magdalena Boulet Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tia Bodington Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Allyson Thomas Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dylan Bowman Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Billy Yang Director 1.00 X 6681 0 0 Craig Thornley Executive Director 40.00 X 102250 0 5792 108931 0 5792 1 0 0 0 0 712574 220925 712574 Race Entry Fees 711300 224154 224154 Licensing Fee 711300 7500 7500 231654 30321 30321 7721 0 7721 7721 7721 75971 0 75971 75971 1058241 231654 0 114013 4548 4548 3000 3000 111979 100781 8958 2240 8221 7399 658 164 25662 13977 11685 29133 29133 6997 4865 11 2121 30514 30514 24360 24360 40675 39288 1387 10086 5690 4396 Race Expenses 590693 590693 Race Day Broadcast 108036 108036 Medical Research 30106 30106 Trail Preservation 21919 21919 15714 14544 970 200 1061643 1028853 28065 4725 95362 47989 0 466972 87735 43166 9252 9252 0 0 324301 422827 507398 980954 31872 31374 0 450000 31872 481374 X 0 0 0 0 475526 499580 475526 499580 507398 980954 -3402 27456 0 X 0 0 0 X 93754 290125 487867 884480 712574 2468800 242531 135179 197044 208243 231654 1014651 85878 89345 75971 251194 336285 425304 770789 1182068 1020199 3734645 0 0 0 3734645 15540 20493 16712 10474 30321 93540 15540 20493 16712 10474 30321 93540 351825 445797 787501 1192542 1050520 3828185 0.97560 0.97550 0.02440 0.02450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9252 9252 0 0 75971 1 1.00000 75971 75971 CA 1 0 1 0 0.00000 1.00000 Gary Towle MD PO Box 99 Auburn CA 95604 0 Gary Towle MD 0 Collects money and keeps records X 1 68374 X Race Participant Giveaways (sports apparel and accessories) 8 152675 Retail selling value X Event Supplies 5 68250 Retail selling value 0 0 0 0 Part I, Column (b): The number of contributions are reported in Column (b). Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b No committees have broad authority to act on behalf of the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by committee and presented to the full board for review prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Organization has a conflict of interest policy that board members review and sign on an annual basis. If it is determined there is a conflict, that board member would be recused from voting on the issue. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Organization did an in-depth performance review and salary benchmark analysis for the Race Director/Executive Director in 2020. This was done by a Compensation Committee and approved by the Board. Since then, the Organization has reviewed compensation on an annual basis to make sure any raise or bonus is reasonable per prior benchmarks and within general cost of living guidelines. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 All governing documents and financial statements are available upon written request sent to our mailing address.