Nonprofit · EIN 20-4448864
EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC
Tax-exempt · EAGLE, CO 81631
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,107,789 | $1,115,143 | -$7,354 | $759,082 | $220,433 | $538,649 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,094,208 | $1,094,168 | $40 | $721,611 | $175,608 | $546,003 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $835,065 | $773,024 | $62,041 | $717,343 | $186,380 | $530,963 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $693,192 | $642,957 | $50,235 | $681,006 | $139,297 | $541,709 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,094,189
- of which government grants
- $729,864
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $11,883
- Net income from fundraising events
- $1,717
- Other revenue
- $1,717
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $117,064
- Other salaries and wages
- $278,312
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $471,307
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $29,750
- Occupancy
- $40,706
- Travel
- $6,989
- Depreciation
- $1,735
- Program services (functional)
- $933,977
- Management and general (functional)
- $139,505
- Fundraising (functional)
- $41,661
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $721,611
- Total assets, end of year
- $759,082
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $220,433
- Net assets, end of year
- $538,649
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $349
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $273,982
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $264,667
- Gross receipts
- $1,112,587
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 1,116
- State of legal domicile
- CO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICKI FLYNN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $114,177 | $2,887 |
| PETER WADDEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY BROOKS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE DELLES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA DITORO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| STAUNTON GOLDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT RATNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BROWNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBYN JANSSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZZY OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER SUNESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA TYLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES DILZELL | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $91,172 | $4,418 |
| VICKI FLYNN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WADDEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY BROOKS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE DELLES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA DITORO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| STAUNTON GOLDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT RATNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BROWNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBYN JANSSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZZY OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES DILZELL | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $95,836 | $5,501 |
| TOM ALLENDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WADDEN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE DELLES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN YANTIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA BRYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA DITORO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRET HOOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZZY OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WOODY WOODRUFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLY LOFF | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $105,405 | $7,524 |
| TOM ALLENDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BOYD | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TANIA LANDAUER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN YANTIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA BRYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE BURCHENAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRITZ GANZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRET HOOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH STEPANAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WADDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WOODY WOODRUFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 5740, EAGLE, CO 81631-5740
- In care of
- % VICKI FLYNN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- VICKI FLYNN, PO BOX 5740, EAGLE, CO 81631
- Signed the 990
- VICKI FLYNN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (970) 827-5406
- Website
- EAGLERIVERCO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY
Mission
EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL, DBA EAGLE RIVER COALITION, ADVOCATES FOR THE HEALTH OF THE UPPER COLORADO AND EAGLE RIVER BASINS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PROJECTS. THE WATERSHED COUNCIL STRIVES TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE HIGH-QUALITY NATURAL, SCENIC AND ECONOMIC VALUES THAT OUR RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES PROVIDE TO THE CITIZENS, VISITORS AND WILDLIFE OF THE EAGLE RIVER AND COLORADO RIVER WATERSHEDS LOCATED IN EAGLE COUNTY.
Program accomplishments
- PROJECTS: RESTORATION OF OUR WATERSHED IS HOW OUR ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED, IN THE WAKE OF THE EAGLE MINE SPILL IN THE LATE 1980S. NOW, WE WORK WITH OUR LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO RESTORE CRITICAL AREAS WITHIN OUR WATERSHED IN LINE WITH OUR PRIORITIES. PROJECTS MAY INCLUDE FLOODPLAIN RECONNECTION, RIPARIAN AREA PLANTING AND STABILIZATION, AND IN- STREAM HABITAT RESTORATION. DURING 2025, WE LEAD OR SUPPORTED SIX ACTIVE WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECTS AND PLANTED MORE THAN 800 NATIVE PLANTS TO RESTORE RIPARIAN AREAS IN THE EAGLE RIVER VALLEY.Expenses $284,862
- EAGLE RIVER COMMUNITY WATER PLAN: THIS IS AN EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL-LED EFFORT TO CREATE A PATH FORWARD IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR WATERSHED AGAINST UNDESIRABLE FUTURE CONDITIONS. MANY OTHER PLANNING EFFORTS HAVE FOCUSED ON A SNAPSHOT IN TIME AND WATER QUALITY; HOWEVER, THIS PLAN HAS A LARGE FOCUS ON WATER QUANTITY AND HOW IT WILL BE IMPACTED BY POPULATION GROWTH, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND POTENTIAL WATER RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT. FROM THIS, OUR COMMUNITY WILL HAVE A PATH FORWARD TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT UPHOLD OUR COMMUNITY VALUES AND PROTECT OUR RIVERS. IN 2025, WE DISTRIBUTED 40 RAIN BARRELS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, HELPING TO CONSERVE WATER IN THE EAGLE RIVER VALLEY.Expenses $200,805
- EDUCATION: IT'S BEEN SAID THAT PEOPLE CONSERVE WHAT THEY LOVE; THEY LOVE WHAT THEY UNDERSTAND; THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY LEARN. THIS PERSPECTIVE INFORMS US AND HAS HELPED US IMPLEMENT A VIBRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITY TO THE RIVERS, CREATING LIFELONG RIVER LOVERS AND ADVOCATES. THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE THE EAGLE RIVER WATER FESTIVAL THAT BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 450 5TH GRADERS, AND OUR WATERSHED IMMERSIONS THAT PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, WE ARE ABLE TO SHOWCASE OUR WATERSHED AND INSPIRE ACTION TO PROTECT IT. DURING 2025, WE EDUCATED MORE THAN 950 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON PROTECTING WATERSHED HEALTH, AND WE HOSTED A FREE WATER EDUCATION DAY FOR 350 LOCAL 5TH GRADERS IN THE EAGLE RIVER VALLEY.Expenses $167,182
- WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: THIS IS A COORDINATED EFFORT LED BY THE WATERSHED COUNCIL TO COLLECT, ANALYZE AND REPORT ON WATER QUALITY DATA AT 75 SITES ON THE EAGLE RIVER WITH 12 OTHER ENTITIES WITHIN THE EAGLE VALLEY. THROUGH THIS EFFORT, WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE GUIDED DECISIONS ON RESTORATION EFFORTS, EDUCATION FOCUSES AND PROVIDE CONTEXT TO COMMUNITY DECISION-MAKERS REGARDING WATER QUALITY WITHIN THE WATERSHED. 2025 EXPENSE 153,495 EAGLE RIVER FUND: AS OUR COMMUNITY COMPLETES THE EAGLE RIVER COMMUNITY WATER PLAN, THERE WILL BE A STRONG LIST OF PROJECTS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS THAT WILL NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN ORDER TO MITIGATE UNDESIRABLE FUTURE CONDITIONS. 2025 EXPENSE 92,160 CLEANUPS: THE COMMUNITY PRIDE HIGHWAY CLEANUP AND EAGLE RIVER CLEANUP ARE TWO LONGSTANDING, COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENTS THAT MOBILIZE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND REMOVE LITERAL TONS OF TRASH FROM OUR WATERSHED. THIS HELPS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL RESOURCE THAT OUR RIVERS AND STREAMS PROVIDE AS A DRINKING WATER SOURCE, RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND HABITAT FOR NUMEROUS FLORA AND FAUNA, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING BEAUTIFICATION TO OUR WATERSHED FOR PASSERSBY, VISITORS, AND LOCALS ALIKE. DURING 2025, WE REMOVED OVER 20 TONS OF TRASH DURING OUR CLEANUPS. 2025 EXPENSE 35,473Expenses $281,128
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-4448864
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C32)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $759,082
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,112,587
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,107,789 | $1,115,143 | $759,082 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,094,208 | $1,094,168 | $721,611 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $835,065 | $773,024 | $717,343 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $724,692 | $797,508 | $583,482 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $693,192 | $642,957 | $681,006 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC
- What is the EIN of EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC is 20-4448864.
- Is EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names VICKI FLYNN.
- Who are the officers and directors of EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $114,177 (VICKI FLYNN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,107,789, expenses of $1,115,143 and total assets of $759,082 at year end.
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