2025-07-29T10:11:33-07:00 2024-12-31 582361357 GREGG S BOSSEN CPA PC 50 LENOX POINT SUITE C ATLANTA GA 30324 990 2024-01-01 852866689 SPRINGS STEWARDSHIP INSTITUTE SPRI 9284403191 414 N HUMPHREYS ST FLAGSTAFF AZ 86001 JERI LEDBETTER CFO 2025-07-29 true true Gregg S Bossen P01444127 4048929513 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 414 N HUMPHREYS ST FLAGSTAFF AZ 86001 705221 false X springstewardshipinstitute.org X 2020 AZ We promote and improve scientific understanding and stewardship of springs ecosystems and the riparian systems they support. We pursue this mission through research, sharing information, stewardship, and collaboration. We work closely with individuals and organizations with similar goals to plan and conduct springs research and disseminate the results. We provide information, trainings, advisement, tools, and expertise, both directly and electronically, to interested springs stewards. With the goal of reaching a broad and inclusive audience, we conduct outreach and education by publishing our findings and providing lectures and other presentations. We provide advisement and assistance to agencies conducting restoration or other management activities that promote the ecological care of springs. These strategies are designed to advance sustainable ecological stewardship of springs ecosystems for the benefit of nature and humanity. 7 7 7 2 0 33017 81711 446738 621303 2 2205 479755 705221 0 0 346255 389314 0 4409 132466 249708 478721 639022 1034 66199 88975 161227 29495 35548 59480 125679 We promote and improve scientific understanding and stewardship of springs ecosystems and the riparian systems they support. We pursue this mission through research, sharing information, stewardship, and collaboration. We work closely with individuals and organizations with similar goals to plan and conduct springs research and disseminate the results. We provide information, trainings, advisement, tools, and expertise, both directly and electronically, to interested springs stewards. With the goal of reaching a broad and inclusive audience, we conduct outreach and education by publishing our findings and providing lectures and other presentations. We provide advisement and assistance to agencies conducting restoration or other management activities that promote the ecological care of springs. These strategies are designed to advance sustainable ecological stewardship of springs ecosystems for the benefit of nature and humanity. false false 526900 Springs Ecosystem Inventory and Assessment Consulting - The primary focus of our program is to inventory and assess springs ecosystems, and to make recommendations to land managers about improved stewardship. Land managers include private landowners, federal and state agencies, tribes, and other NGOs. We submitted an annual report for each project that included summary reports of data collected. We also provided a geodatabase to land managers, as well as hosting their data on Springs Online, our online database at https://springsdata.org. Most of SSI's support came from the US Forest Service. SSI has an MOU with the national-level forest service to manage all of their springs data. We also conducted ecological inventories for the State of Nevada. 11470 Springs Ecosystem Training - SSI provides educational material, training, and tools for the general public, students, researchers, landowners, agencies, tribes, and other nonprofit organizations. We provide protocols, general information about springs, a user guide for the online database, images, and a dichotomous key to identify springs types. In 2021 due to Covid, most of this information was made available through our website at SpringStewardshipInstitute.org, and through 30+ online meetings and trainings. 2523 Springs Online Data Portal - SSI developed and hosts Springs Online at springsdata.org. This online relational database contains information about 156,278 springs, primarily across the western United States. Data includes flow, water chemistry, vegetation, invertebrates, vertebrates, geomorphology, georeferencing, and images. It offers robust reporting capacity with downloads to Excel, Word, and GIS files. It also includes a spatial module that allows users to upload boundaries, apply various basemaps, and symbolize data. The database provides free access to 1,530 users - students, researchers, landowners, agencies, tribes, and other nonprofit organizations. 540893 true true false false false false false false false false true 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 true false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false X X JERI LEDBETTER 9284403191 414 N HUMPHREYS ST FLAGSTAFF AZ 86001 LAWRENCE E STEVENS Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 90174 0 0 JERI LEDBETTER CFO 40.00 0.00 X 85350 0 0 DR BARBARA L HALL President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DR JIM HOLWAY Devlopment Chr 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DARAH FARRAR Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JAQUELYN LEDBETTER Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DR CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR JOEL BARNES Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH GURRIERI Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 175524 0 false false false 0 81711 58436 81711 SERVICE FEES 541620 23745 23745 SPRINGS & RIPARIAN CONSUL 541620 597558 597558 SPRINGS ECOSYSTEM TRAIN 541620 621303 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 2205 2205 2205 705221 621303 2207 X 0 0 0 0 175524 163575 11095 854 0 179030 164908 11405 2717 9194 6980 1985 229 11897 10118 1746 33 13669 12567 894 208 0 0 2385 2385 0 0 0 71001 37713 33119 169 0 0 0 0 26120 20430 5690 46927 46771 156 0 0 0 0 2787 2787 597 597 SOFTWARE 60928 47320 13608 SUPPLIES 16157 12762 3395 BOOKS AND SUBS 5521 4232 1090 199 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 5097 4731 366 12188 5999 6189 639022 540893 93720 4409 37325 54331 100 12102 0 41589 86539 0 0 0 0 0 13935 6761 9961 7174 0 0 0 0 1081 88975 161227 24374 30172 5121 5376 29495 35548 X 59480 125679 59480 125679 88975 161227 66199 X false false false X 1000 25330 84710 33017 132427 276484 0 0 1000 25330 84710 33017 132427 276484 0 276484 0 0 0 276484 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 13935 6761 7174 7174 CREDIT CARDS 4558 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 818 5376 LAWRENCE STEVENS DIRECTOR 3390 PAYMENTS MADE TO ORG false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Lawrence Stevens, who is the Executive Director, is the sole owner of Stevens Ecological Consulting. Stevens Ecological Consulting pays Springs Stewardship Institute for costs incurred to curate and database invertebrate specimens. X SOFTWARE LICENSES 1 58436 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Lawrence Stevens, the Director, became brother-in-law to Jaquelyn Ledbetter, the Secretary, and father-in-law to Darah Farrar, the Treasurer, through marriage in 2022 to Jeri Ledbetter, the Program Manager. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft copy of the 990 form is provided to all board members for review and comment, prior to submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The salary for Director Lawrence Stevens was discussed and approved during a board meeting in 2022, based on comparable salary rates and the need for sole source acquisition due to Dr. Stevens' expertise. The board approved entering into a contract with him. The Board President signed the contract in January 2022, and renewed the contract in January 2023. This deliberation and decision is documented in board minutes. Due to staffing shortages in the fall of 2023, the Board unanimously approved entering into a short term subcontract agreement with Joseph Holway, the Board President, to assist with fieldwork. The Board also unanimously approved the rate, which is similar to other SSI employees and subcontractors. In January 2024, Dr. Holway resigned from the board in order to take on a compensated role with the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Bylaws, including the conflict of interest policy, our 2021 990-EZ, and 2022 990 are available to the public on our website at http://springstewardshipinstitute.org/staff. These documents are also made available upon request.