Nonprofit · EIN 30-0656123
NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · FORT COLLINS, CO 80522
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $393,867 | $413,474 | -$19,607 | $141,019 | $55,611 | $85,408 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,012,934 | $998,126 | $14,808 | $255,005 | $149,990 | $105,015 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $677,731 | $672,755 | $4,976 | $186,659 | $96,452 | $90,207 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $441,811 | $421,704 | $20,107 | $189,214 | $103,983 | $85,231 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 (amended) | $781,088 | $761,525 | $19,563 | $288,317 | $223,193 | $65,124 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $393,358
- of which government grants
- $383,264
- Membership dues
- $8,273
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $89
- Other revenue
- $420
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $286,294
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $83,954
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $90,380
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,750
- Program services (functional)
- $352,954
- Management and general (functional)
- $45,334
- Fundraising (functional)
- $15,186
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $255,005
- Total assets, end of year
- $141,019
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $55,611
- Net assets, end of year
- $85,408
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $77,777
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,631
- Gross receipts
- $393,867
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOELLE MARIER | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $74,160 | $3,708 |
| MICHELLE REILLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SPLAIN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB RATCLIFFE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| QUINN BRETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL HODGE | vice chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF RANDA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN BAKER-EASLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAITLIN DEVARONA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMON HEINBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOELLE MARIER | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $73,500 | $3,525 |
| MICHAEL SPLAIN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB RATCLIFFE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN NELSON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL HODGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF RANDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN BAKER-EASLEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAITLIN DEVARONA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMON HEINBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOELLE MARIER | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $51,167 |
| RANDY WELSH | Executive Dir. Officer | 10 | $13,100 |
| KATIE CURRIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY RASMUSSEN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANNE SENTZ | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SPLAIN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MITCHELL COMPTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID CANTRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB RATCLIFFE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IAN NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL HODGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF RANDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN BAKER-EASLEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KAITLIN DEVARONA | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SIMON HEINBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RANDY WELSH | Executive Dir. Officer | 5 | $13,250 |
| KATIE CURRIER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RANDY RASMUSSEN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANNE SENTZ | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SPLAIN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SANDY COMPTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID CANTRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| IAN NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANN BAKER-EASLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAITLIN DEVARONA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RANDY WELSH | Executive Dir. Officer | 5 | $23,500 |
| KATIE CURRIER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RANDY RASMUSSEN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANNE SENTZ | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SPLAIN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SANDY COMPTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID CANTRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| IAN NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANN BAKER-EASLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAITLIN DEVARONA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1248, FORT COLLINS, CO 80522-1248
- In care of
- % SEAN ORNER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SEAN ORNER
- Signed the 990
- JEFF RANDA, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (970) 566-4690
- Website
- WWW.WILDERNESSALLIANCE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Platt Miller & Jacobs LLP
Mission
The National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance supports stewardship organizations working within the National Wilderness Preservation System. We provide website resources, trainings, webinars, newsletters, produce the annual National Wilderness Workshop, and provide funding through challenge costs shares with the US Forest Service.
Program accomplishments
- NWSA supports wilderness stewardship groups across the country with funding opportunities, mentoring, and assistance developing partnerships and working with land management agencies. NWSA's US Forest Service challenge cost share program helps organizations build capacity for public land stewardship.Expenses $312,507 · grants $286,294
- NWSA offers many on-line and digital resources, including tookits for stewardship organization start-up, sharing of best practices, grant writing, and actions affecting wilderness stewardship. NWSA curates a monthly wilderness newsletter and hosts webinars to connect and educate the wilderness stewardship community. We also offer small grants, sourced from endowment funds, to assist new wilderness stewardship groups with start-up costs.Expenses $40,447
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
- 30-0656123
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $141,019
- Income (IRS master file)
- $393,867
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2013
- Posted by the IRS
- October 21, 2013
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2013
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $393,867 | $413,474 | $141,019 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,012,934 | $998,126 | $255,005 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $677,731 | $672,755 | $186,659 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $441,811 | $421,704 | $189,214 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | $781,088 | $761,525 | $288,317 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 30-0656123).
Questions about NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE is 30-0656123.
- Is NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2013 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2013.
- Are donations to NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE 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 NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE 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 NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE 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 NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SEAN ORNER.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $74,160 (JOELLE MARIER, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $393,867, expenses of $413,474 and total assets of $141,019 at year end.
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