Nonprofit · EIN 35-1809569
LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT INC
Tax-exempt · FORT WAYNE, IN 46804
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $404,761 | $362,490 | $42,271 | $3,331,663 | $7,671 | $3,323,992 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $307,515 | $330,954 | -$23,439 | $3,287,794 | $6,224 | $3,281,570 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $364,403 | $456,821 | -$92,418 | $3,320,432 | $15,453 | $3,304,979 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $384,861
- of which government grants
- $2,376
- Program service revenue
- $7,623
- Investment income
- $3,581
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $11
- Net income from fundraising events
- $7,700
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $696
- Other revenue
- $8,696
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $61,616
- Other salaries and wages
- $134,265
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $224,126
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $24,443
- Occupancy
- $18,168
- Travel
- $1,381
- Depreciation
- $22,009
- Program services (functional)
- $247,906
- Management and general (functional)
- $42,154
- Fundraising (functional)
- $72,430
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,287,794
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,331,663
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,671
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,323,992
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,894,366
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,254,235
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $69,757
- Gross unrelated business income
- $696
- Gross receipts
- $412,336
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 928
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- IN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMMY SUTTER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $61,616 |
| PAUL MCAFEE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK JORDAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN TROUTT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY CUMMINGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL FENOGLIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSHUA GALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA RHOADES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA GOINGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD LAUBHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOM MAHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE O'NEILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE RABADUEX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB SEILHEIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY TONNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMMY SUTTER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $38,538 | $0 |
| AMY SILVA | PRIOR EXEC D Officer | 40 | $23,298 | $2,337 |
| DENNIS WHITE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN TROUTT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK JORDAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY CUMMINGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL ETZLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD LAUBHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOM MAHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MCAFEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSIE MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA RHOADES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB SEILHEIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SURGUINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY YANKOWIAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMY SILVA | 2023 EXEC DI Officer | 40 | $60,809 | $10,214 |
| WILLIAM ETZLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN TROUTT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BLOOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK JORDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER KIMMELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD LAUBHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOM MAHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSIE MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA RHODES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SURGUINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8315 W JEFFERSON BLVD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46804-8302
- In care of
- % ELIZABETH YANKOWIAK
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CAMMY SUTTER, 8315 W JEFFERSON BLVD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46804
- Signed the 990
- CAMMY SUTTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (260) 478-2515
- Website
- LRWP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DULIN WARD & DEWALD INC
Mission
TO RESTORE AND PROTECT WETLANDS IN THE HISTORIC WATERSHED OF THE LITTLE RIVER, A MAJOR TRIBUTARY OF THE WABASH RIVER, AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENCOURAGE GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF WETLANDS AND OTHER NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS.
Program accomplishments
- SEED TO MARSH PROGRAM: LRWP CREATIVELY BLENDS ITS DUAL MISSION OF WETLAND RESTORATION AND EDUCATION THROUGH SEED TO MARSH, A HANDS-ON INITIATIVE WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS COLLECT NATIVE SEEDS, GROW THEM INTO SEEDLINGS, AND TRANSPLANT THEM INTO THE WETLANDS. THESE EFFORTS HELP RESTORE AREAS IMPACTED BY INVASIVE SPECIES. PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT NATIVE FLORA AND RESTORATION PRACTICES, CONTRIBUTING DIRECTLY TO ECOSYSTEM HEALTH. PLANTS GROWN THROUGH THE PROGRAM ARE ALSO SHARED THROUGH FREE PLANT GIVEAWAYS AND SEED LIBRARIES, EXTENDING BENEFITS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: SINCE 2006, LRWP'S FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING HAS REACHED MORE THAN 145,000 INDIVIDUALS. PROGRAMS ARE INCLUSIVE AND STEM- BASED, SERVING AUDIENCES FROM PRESCHOOL TO COLLEGE THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, GUIDED HIKES, SENIOR PROGRAMS, AND MAJOR PUBLIC EVENTS LIKE EARTH DAY FORT WAYNE AND THE MONARCH FESTIVAL. IN 2025 ALONE, OVER 8,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED, INCLUDING 1,500 CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN FREE SCHOOL FIELD TRIP PROGRAMMING, WITH APPROXIMATELY 35% FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. CITIZEN SCIENCE: EAGLE MARSH SERVES AS A REGIONAL HUB FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO COLLECT AND REPORT DATA ON MONARCHS, NESTING BIRDS, BATS, AND WATER QUALITY TO NATIONAL DATABASES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, THE PRESERVE ALSO SUPPORTS HERPETOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND PROVIDES REAL-WORLD FIELD EXPERIENCE FOR STEAM STUDENTS.Expenses $247,906 · revenue $7,623
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
- 35-1809569
- 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
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C320)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,331,663
- Income (IRS master file)
- $412,336
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $404,761 | $362,490 | $3,331,663 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $307,515 | $330,954 | $3,287,794 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $364,403 | $456,821 | $3,320,432 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $398,520 | $404,607 | $3,446,912 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 35-1809569).
Questions about LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT INC
- What is the EIN of LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT INC is 35-1809569.
- Is LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT 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 LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT 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 LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT 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 LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CAMMY SUTTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $61,616 (CAMMY SUTTER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $404,761, expenses of $362,490 and total assets of $3,331,663 at year end.
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