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Nonprofit · EIN 38-1612715

TROUT UNLIMITED INC

Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22209

Financials

$62.7M$67M2022$83.5M$88.3M2023$109.5M$104.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of TROUT UNLIMITED INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
March 31, 2025990$109,528,553$104,578,566$4,949,987$60,716,792$19,786,162$40,930,630
March 31, 2024990$83,453,958$88,335,935-$4,881,977$47,970,885$11,474,419$36,496,466
March 31, 2023990$62,668,640$66,964,069-$4,295,429$46,514,067$6,471,678$40,042,389
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$103,197,410
of which government grants
$69,201,355
Program service revenue
$4,205,533
Investment income
$1,406,480
Royalties
$14,605
Net rental income
$14,400
Net gain from sales of assets
$520,674
Net income from sales of inventory
$457,164
Other revenue
$719,130

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,095,872
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,266,105
Other salaries and wages
$24,170,452
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$36,155,279
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$83,542
Accounting fees
$149,087
Occupancy
$756,231
Travel
$2,217,993
Depreciation
$302,411
Program services (functional)
$92,258,246
Management and general (functional)
$8,537,438
Fundraising (functional)
$3,782,882

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$47,970,885
Total assets, end of year
$60,716,792
Total liabilities, end of year
$19,786,162
Net assets, end of year
$40,930,630
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,282,119
Publicly traded securities
$11,626,647
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,258,788
Net assets with donor restrictions
$39,671,842
Gross unrelated business income
$175,664
Gross receipts
$114,185,189
Employees
508
Volunteers
15,000
Year formed
1959
State of legal domicile
MI

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 March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER WOODPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$467,920$52,177
PETER BARBERVP MARKETING (UNTIL 10/2024)
Highest-paid employee
40$308,949$27,084
JAMES HUGHEYCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$260,247$44,300
LINDSAY SLATERVP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$256,812$42,148
JOANNE THEURICHCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$275,724$20,305
STEVEN KINGGENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$230,391$40,279
ROB MASONISVP WESTERN CONSERVATION
Highest-paid employee
40$191,547$22,514
DAVID KINNEYVP COMMUNICATIONS AND BRAND
Highest-paid employee
40$179,824$13,724
HARRIS HYMANCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
RICH THOMASVICE CHAIR/CHAIR NLC
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
LAWRENCE GARLICKTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
LINDA ROSENBERG ACHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
STEWART ALSOPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TONY BROOKFIELDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOHN BURNSTRUSTEE (FROM 10/2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
26 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AMY CORDALISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
JOSH CRUMPTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
MAC CUNNINGHAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0
JOSEPH DE BRIYNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0
PAUL DOSCHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
LAWRENCE FINCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
SUSAN GREERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
PETER GRUATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
CHRIS HILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
GREGORY A MCCRICKARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0
PAUL MCKAYTRUSTEE (FROM 7/2024)
Trustee or director
5$0
PHOEBE MUZZYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
STEWART PARKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
AL PERKINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
GREG PLACONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
CANDICE PRICETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
DWIGHT SCOTTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
KATHY SCOTTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
JUDI SITTLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
JOE SWEEDISHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
SHARON SWEENY FEETRUSTEE (UNTIL 6/2024)
Trustee or director
5$0
BLAIN TOMLINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
TERRY TURNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0
LESLIE WELDONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
JEFF WITTENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0
GEOF WYATTTRUSTEE (FROM 10/2024)
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 45 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER WOODPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$448,706$47,919
JOANNE THEURICHCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$266,706$7,072
ELIZABETH NORTHVP DEVELOPMENT (UNTIL 10/11/2023)
Key employee
40$247,499$22,315
JAMES HUGHEYCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$250,080$6,489
PETER BARBERVP MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$223,433$26,970
ELENA PARKINCONTROLLER (UNTIL 3/8/2024)
Highest-paid employee
40$191,839$21,546
KEITH CURLEYVP EASTERN CONSERVATION
Highest-paid employee
40$176,446$32,136
ROBERT MASONISVP WESTERN CONSERVATION
Highest-paid employee
40$181,868$14,380
LINDSAY SLATERVP GOV'T AFFAIRS (FROM 4/4/2023)
Highest-paid employee
40$174,331$21,217
HARRIS HYMANCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
JIM WALKERVICE CHAIR/CHAIR NLC (UNTIL 9/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
RICH THOMASNATIONAL SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
PATSY ISHIYAMASECRETARY (UNTIL 9/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
LAWRENCE GARLICKTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
LINDA ROSENBERG ACHTRUSTEE, THEN SEC. (TRANS. @ 9/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
STEWART ALSOPTRUSTEE (FROM 9/2023)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SCOTT BLACKLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
TONY BROOKFIELDTRUSTEE (FROM 9/2023)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOHN BURNSTRUSTEE (FROM 4/2023)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
AMY CORDALISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOSH CRUMPTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MAC CUNNINGHAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
JOSEPH DE BRIYNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
PAUL DOSCHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LAWRENCE FINCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SUSAN GREERTRUSTEE (FROM 9/2023)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PETER GRUATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CHRIS HILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
THOMAS L JONESTRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/2023)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ALEX MAHERTRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/2023)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
GREGORY A MCCRICKARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
PHOEBE MUZZYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
STEWART PARKERTRUSTEE (FROM 9/2023)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
AL PERKINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
GREG PLACONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CANDICE PRICETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DONALD DWIGHT SCOTTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KATHY SCOTTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JUDI SITTLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOE SWEDISHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SHARON SWEENEY FEETRUSTEE (FROM 4/2023)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BLAIN TOMLINSONTRUSTEE (FROM 9/2023)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TERRY TURNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
LESLIE WELDONTRUSTEE (FROM 9/2023)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JEFF WITTENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 42 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER WOODPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$409,522$53,069
JOANNE THEURICHCOO
Officer
40$254,804$42,232
ELIZABETH NORTHVP DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$249,639$32,207
PETER BARBERVP MARKETING
Key employee
40$218,044$32,992
ELENA PARKINCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$199,000$24,849
JULISA EDWARDSGENERAL COUNSEL (UNTIL 3/3/2023)
Highest-paid employee
40$193,801$14,730
STEVEN MOYERVP GOV'T AFFAIRS (UNTIL 2/28/2023)
Highest-paid employee
40$174,685$30,818
LISA MCKENNAVP PEOPLE & CULTURE
Highest-paid employee
40$190,460$9,039
KEITH CURLEYVP EASTERN CONSERVATION
Highest-paid employee
40$149,718$33,967
ROBERT MASONISVP WESTERN CONSERVATION
Key employee
40$154,963$19,492
JAMES HUGHEYCFO (FROM 8/1/2022)
Officer
40$96,126$4,162
HARRIS HYMANCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
JIM WALKERVICE CHAIR/CHAIR NLC
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
RICH THOMASNATIONAL SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
PATSY ISHIYAMASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
LAWRENCE GARLICKTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
LINDA ROSENBERG ACHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
R SCOTT BLACKLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
SHERRY BRAINERDTRUSTEE (UNTIL 7/2022)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
AMY CORDALISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOSH CRUMPTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MAC CUNNINGHAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
JOSEPH DE BRIYNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PAUL DOSCHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
NOEL SKIP DUNNTRUSTEE (UNTIL 7/2022)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LAWRENCE FINCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PETER GRUATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CHRIS HILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
THOMAS L JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ALEX MAHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
GREGORY A MCCRICKARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
PHOEBE MUZZYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TIM O'LEARYTRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/2022)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
AL PERKINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
GREG PLACONETRUSTEE (FROM 7/2022)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CANDICE PRICETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DONALD DWIGHT SCOTTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KATHY SCOTTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JUDI SITTLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOE SWEDISHTRUSTEE (FROM 7/2022)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TERRY TURNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
JEFF WITTENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1700 N MOORE ST STE 2005, ARLINGTON, VA 22209-2793
Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
PO Box 117, Asheville NC 28802
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CHRISTOPHER WOOD, 1700 N MOORE ST 2005, ARLINGTON, VA 22209
Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
Clifford Albertson, PO Box 117, Asheville NC 28802
Signed the 990
JAMES HUGHEY, CFO
Phone
(703) 522-0200
Return prepared by
GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, AND RESTORE NORTH AMERICA'S COLDWATER FISHERIES AND THEIR WATERSHEDS.

990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CONSERVATION OPERATIONS:THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE DEVELOPMENTS UNDERWAY IN TU'S IDENTIFIED "PRIORITY WATERS":EASTERN CONSERVATION MAINE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LAND TRUSTS, TU IS WORKING ON A COMBINATION OF LAND PROTECTION, STREAM RECONNECTION, AND INSTREAM HABITAT RESTORATION. TOGETHER, THESE COMPREHENSIVE EFFORTS WILL SECURE SOME OF THE BEST NATIVE BROOK TROUT STRONGHOLDS IN THE U.S. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2024 FIELD SEASON WERE SIX MILES OF INSTREAM WOOD ADDITIONS ON STREAMS IN THE KENNEBAGO AND PLEASANT RIVER WATERSHEDS. WEST VIRGINIAMORE EVIDENCE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WOOD ADDITION PROJECTS WAS GAINED THROUGH MONITORING OF WORK DONE BY TU AND THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE IN WEST VIRGINIA. AREAS WHERE LARGE WOOD WAS ADDED TO STREAMS SHOWED AN INCREASE IN POOLS AND POOL DEPTH AND INCREASES IN TOTAL BIOMASS AS WELL AS THE NUMBERS OF LARGE BROOK TROUT. BY RE-ENGAGING THE FLOODPLAIN AND IMPROVING GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, THE PROJECTS LED TO MAXIMUM WATER TEMPERATURES THAT WERE 1.2 DEGREES CELSIUS LOWER THAN THE MAXIMUM WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE CONTROL SITES.GREAT LAKES COASTERS ARE BROOK TROUT THAT LIVE IN LAKE SUPERIOR AND MIGRATE TO TRIBUTARIES. IN 2024, TU ORGANIZED STATE AGENCIES, TRIBES, FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OTHERS FOR THE FIRST COASTER-FOCUSED STAKEHOLDER MEETING IN OVER 15 YEARS. THIS LED TO THE FORMATION OF A NEW BROOK TROUT WORKGROUP UNDER THE GREAT LAKES FISH COMMISSION'S LAKE SUPERIOR TECHNICAL COMMITTEE, AND TU WAS ASKED TO CHAIR THE WORK GROUP, BECOMING THE FIRST NGO TO CHAIR A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE WORKGROUP. TU IS CONDUCTING FISHERIES SURVEYS, TAKING TISSUE SAMPLES FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS, CONDUCTING HABITAT ASSESSMENTS AND CULVERT SURVEYS, AND COLLECTING TEMPERATURE DATA TO INFORM COASTER MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION. TU ORGANIZED A MULTI-STATE PARTNERSHIP ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK, AND NEW JERSEY THAT RESULTED IN A MULTI-YEAR, $3.5 MILLION GRANT FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPOF WHICH TU IS A SUB-RECIPIENTFOR BROOK TROUT RESTORATION. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF FUNDING, BUT EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS THE COMMITMENT IT REPRESENTS FROM THE STATE AGENCIES TO WORK WITH US ON LARGE-SCALE BROOK TROUT RESTORATION ACROSS THE THREE STATES.PACIFIC CONSERVATION ALASKAWE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN THE COURTROOM TO DEFEND THE GOOD DECISIONS TO DENY PEBBLE ITS 404 PERMIT AND CLEAN WATER ACT 404(C) PROTECTIONS. IN THE YUKON RIVER WATERSHED, A RELATIVELY NEW GEOGRAPHY FOR TU, WE HELPED REMOVE A PROVISION IN THE FY25 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT THAT WOULD HAVE GREENLIGHTED THE PROPOSED 211-MILE AMBLER INDUSTRIAL ROAD IN ALASKA'S BROOKS RANGE. THE ROAD WOULD HAVE CROSSED MORE THAN 2,000 STREAMS AND LIKELY CAUSED SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO FISH, AND FISHING AND HUNTING, IN THE AREA.CALIFORNIAFOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS, TU HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE PIT RIVER TRIBE AND SELECT CONSERVATION PARTNERS ON A CAMPAIGN TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT A UNIQUE COMPLEX OF PUBLIC LANDS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE STTTLA HIGHLANDS AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT.. TU STAFF AND GRASSROOTS, WITH OUR SHASTA TRINITY CASCADES CHAPTER IN THE VANGUARD, LED THE EFFORT TO CONVEY THE SUPPORT OF ANGLERS AND HUNTERS FOR THIS DESIGNATION; OUR MEDIA TOUR PRODUCED MULTIPLE ARTICLES, QUOTES, BLOG AND SOCIAL POSTS SUPPORTING NATIONAL MONUMENT STATUS FOR STTTLA, THE CULTURAL HEART OF THE PIT RIVER TRIBE. IN JANUARY, PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE STTTLA HIGHLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT. ON CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL COAST, TU REMOVED A DAM ON LITTLE ARTHUR CREEK, A TRIBUTARY TO THE PAJARO RIVER, WHICH IS DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT FOR ESA-LISTED STEELHEAD. THE 30-FOOT-HIGH, CENTURY-OLD DAM HAD BLOCKED FISH PASSAGE AT ALL FLOWS TO MORE THAN THREE MILES OF PRIME SPAWNING AND REARING HABITAT, WHICH STAYS WET EVEN IN PROLONGED DROUGHT PERIODS. THE PROJECT, WHICH CONCLUDED IN OCTOBER, TOOK FIVE YEARS TO PLAN, FUND AND IMPLEMENT. KEY PARTNERS INCLUDED THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, RESOURCES LEGACY FUND, NOAA FISHERIES AND THE AMAH MUTSUN TRIBAL BAND. THE STEINBECK COUNTRY CHAPTER, THE SANTA CRUZ FLY FISHERS, AND THE SAN JOSE FLY FISHERS ALL PROVIDED MATCH FUNDING AND VOLUNTEER LABOR.IDAHOTU'S IDAHO PROGRAM RECEIVED A $3.8 MILLION AWARD FROM THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT THAT WILL FUND STREAM RESTORATION AND FISH PASSAGE PROJECTS BENEFITING NATIVE FISH SPECIES IN THE UPPER SALMON AND UPPER SNAKE BASINS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. KLAMATH (OREGON AND CALIFORNIA)WITH THE KLAMATH RIVER DAMS GONE, SALMON AND STEELHEAD ARE NOW SWIMMING IN WATERS THEY HAD BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO FOR A CENTURY. THE FIRST SALMON, A FALL-RUN CHINOOK, WAS OBSERVED ON SONAR PASSING THROUGH THE FORMER SITE OF IRON GATE DAM. IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, OVER 100 FALL-RUN CHINOOK WERE SEEN SPAWNING ABOVE THE DAMS, INCLUDING ALL THE WAY INTO OREGON. SMALLER NUMBERS OF COHO AND STEELHEAD HAVE ALSO BEEN OBSERVED ABOVE THE FORMER DAMS AND PRELIMINARY SONAR DATA REVEALED THOUSANDS OF FISH MIGRATING THROUGH THE FORMER IRON GATE SITE.OREGONNEW FUNDING FROM THE COLUMBIA BASIN WATER TRANSACTION PROGRAM AND TU'S COLDWATER CONSERVATION FUND HAVE ALLOWED TU TO EXPAND ITS FLOW RESTORATION WORK INTO THE JOHN DAY BASIN, THE LARGEST BASIN IN OREGON MANAGED FOR WILD SALMONIDS. IN THE ADJACENT WALLOWA RIVER BASIN, WE SECURED A $3 MILLION AWARD FROM A CORPORATE DONOR TO SUPPORT TU'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEZ PERCE TRIBE, CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, CHIEF JOSEPH BAND OF THE COLVILLE TRIBE AND THE WALLOWA LAKE IRRIGATION DISTRICT TO BRING SOCKEYE SALMON BACK TO WALLOWA LAKE. SOCKEYE WERE EXTIRPATED FROM THE WALLOWA RIVER IN 1919 BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF WALLOWA LAKE DAM. WASHINGTONIN THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN, NOT FAR FROM THE CANADA BORDER, TU COMPLETED THE FINAL PHASE OF THE JOHNSON CREEK FISH PASSAGE PROJECT, WHICH OPENED MORE THAN EIGHT MILES OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR ESA-LISTED SUMMER STEELHEAD. THE PROJECT COST $5 MILLION AND TOOK SEVEN YEARS TO COMPLETE, BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH THE MONEY AND EFFORT. EIGHT FISH PASSAGE BARRIERS WERE REMOVED ON ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COLDWATER STEELHEAD TRIBUTARIES TO THE OKANOGAN RIVER, WHICH PROVIDES A KEY MIGRATION CORRIDOR FOR SALMON AND STEELHEAD TO ACCESS COLD WATER REFUGES AND SPAWNING GROUNDS IN NORTH CENTRAL WA AND BC.ROCKIES CONSERVATIONMONTANATU WRAPPED UP WORK ON THE FLAT CREEK MINE RECLAMATION PROJECT SITE NEAR SUPERIOR, MT. THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, REMOVED APPROXIMATELY 50,000 CUBIC YARDS OF CONTAMINATED MINE WASTE FROM THE FLOODPLAIN AND RESTORED OVER A MILE OF NATIVE TROUT HABITAT ON THE LOLO NATIONAL FOREST. TU RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING THROUGH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND THE BOR FOR LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION EFFORTS ON THE UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER NEAR DEER LODGE, FLINT CREEK NEAR HALL, AND THE JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES. FINALLY, MONTANA'S BIENNIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION KICKED OFF IN JANUARY, WHERE TU AND MTU STAFF ARE WORKING TO PASS A PACKAGE OF WATER BILLS THIS YEAR WHILE DEFENDING AGAINST POLICY THREATS TO WATER AND FISHERIES RESOURCES.SOUTHWESTIN ARIZONA, IN THE MT. BALDY HEADWATERS OF ARIZONA'S WHITE MOUNTAINS, TU ORGANIZED A COALITION OF PARTNERS TO SECURE OVER $2.2 MILLION IN NATIONAL FISH PASSAGE-BIL FUNDING FOR PROJECTS TO DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE RECENTLY DELISTED APACHE TROUT POPULATIONS. THE FUNDING WILL ALLOW TU TO RECONNECT FISH PASSAGE TO 18 MILES OF STREAM HABITAT, PROTECT AND RESTORE HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF RIPARIAN AND WET MEADOW HABITAT, AND ASSESS THE REMAINING FISH PASSAGE BARRIERS IN THE RANGE OF APACHE TROUT.NEW MEXICO TU AND THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE ARE MITIGATING THE IMPACTS OF THE WHITEWATER BALDY FIRE ON GILA TROUT POPULATIONS. IN THE GILITA CREEK WATERSHED, TU SECURED DESIGNS TO RESTORE SEVEN MILES OF STREAM HABITAT AND THREE LARGE WET-MEADOW COMPLEXES. IN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE, TU IS PROTECTING AND RESTORING RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT HABITAT. IN THE RIO COSTILLA WATERSHED, TU IS LEADING A $1.2 MILLION FISH PASSAGE EFFORT TO PUT THE FINAL TOUCHES ON A DECADES-LONG MISSION TO ESTABLISH THE SPECIES' LARGEST METAPOPULATION WITH 121 MILES OF INTERCONNECTED HABITAT. EFFORTS ARE ALSO FOCUSED ON INCREASING CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR EXISTING CONSERVATION POPULATIONS IN CHIHUAHUENOS CREEK AND THE RIO SAN ANTONIO THROUGH LOW-TECH PROCESS-BASED RESTORATION ACROSS MORE THAN 10 MILES OF STREAM. FINALLY, TU IS LEADING AN EFFORT TO PROTECT 166,000 ACRES OF FEDERAL LANDS IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE PECOS RIVER WATERSHED FROM MINING IMPACTS BY MANAGING THE NEPA PROCESS TO SECURE A 20-YEAR MINERAL WITHDRAWAL.
    Expenses $83,631,407 · grants $940,328 · revenue $4,226,700
  • VOLUNTEER OPERATIONS AND CHAPTER SUPPORT:PLANT FOR OUR FUTUREWE ARE HEADED INTO OUR THIRD YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP WITH TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY ON THE PLANT FOR OUR FUTURE INITIATIVE, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE INITIAL INVESTMENT TO ATTRACT AND SECURE FUNDING TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM. THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION HAS BECOME ONE OF OUR CORE NEW PARTNERS, INTRODUCING US TO CORPORATE FUNDERS LIKE TD BANK, VERIZON WIRELESS, AND NIAGARA BOTTLING. OUR AGGREGATE IMPACT TO DATE IS: - PLANNED 255 PLANTING PROJECTS IN 18 STATES - PLANTED 84,492 NATIVE TREES - ENGAGED MORE THAN 4,003 VOLUNTEERS - RESTORED MORE THAN 1,277 ACRES - INTERCEPTED MORE THAN 21,114,551 GALLONS OF STORMWATERHEADWATERS YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMSTAFF ARE PRIORITIZING THE DELIVERY OF BEST-IN-CLASS RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO TU VOLUNTEERS, TEACHERS, ENGAGEMENT MANAGERS, CAMP DIRECTORS AND STUDENT LEADERS ENSURING THEY HAVE THE TOOLS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT YOUTH EDUCATION EFFECTIVELY IN THE FIELD. THE 5 RIVERS PROGRAM HAS OVER 5,000 ACTIVE COLLEGE-AGED MEMBERS ACROSS 80 CAMPUSES PARTICIPATING IN THOUSANDS OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING A RECORD-BREAKING WESTERN RENDEZVOUS IN COLORADO LAST FALL THAT SOLD OUT IN MINUTES, AND OVER HALF OF PARTICIPANTS WERE YOUNG WOMEN. AFTER A FUN SUMMER OF CAMP AND EXPEDITIONS, STUDENTS RETURNED TO THEIR CLASSROOMS, AS DID THEIR TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM TANKS. OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF EGGS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY DOZENS OF LOYAL TU VOLUNTEERS. THE HEADWATERS YOUTH EDUCATION BOARD CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AS A DYNAMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE IN GUIDING AND SUPPORTING YOUTH EDUCATION EFFORTS. THE BOARD OFFERS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE HANDS-ON WITH TU'S YOUTH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND WE ARE ALREADY PLANNING OUR NEXT GATHERING IN BEND, ORE. IN OCTOBER 2025. THESE GATHERINGS SHOWCASE GRASSROOTS IMPACT, PROVIDE SHARED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND CELEBRATE TU'S SUCCESSES.
    Expenses $2,124,071 · revenue $107,350
  • MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:THE NLC WORKGROUPS CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD COMPLETING THEIR QUANTIFIABLE GOALS WHICH SUPPORT THE TU STRATEGIC PLAN. TU CONTINUES TO EVOLVE ITS MEMBERSHIP MESSAGING TO FOCUS ON COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT.
    Expenses $2,801,691 · grants $155,544 · revenue $141,596
  • COMMUNICATIONS:TU'S PRIORITY WATERS COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN MID-JANUARY FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF A NEW WEBSITE (HTTPS://PRIORITYWATERS.TU.ORG) THAT INCLUDES STATE-BY-STATE RUNDOWN OF PRIORITY WATERS WORK, A SECTION ABOUT HOW WE WORK AND WHY IT MATTERS, AND MAPS. THIS NEW WEBSITE IS INTEGRATED WITH TU.ORG AND IS AN UPDATE FOR OUR STANDING CONSERVATION CONTENT. A MULTIMEDIA EFFORT INVOLVING SOCIAL MEDIA, BLOGS, PRESS, EMAILS, ADS, AND FILMS IS PROMOTING THE MESSAGE THAT TU IS WORKING AT SCALE ACROSS THE NATION, AND WORKING IN PLACES YOU LIVE, LOVE AND FISH. THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF PRIORITY WATERS FILMS LAUNCHES IN FEBRUARY: "A BEAUTIFUL MESS" HIGHLIGHTS OUR WORK IN TENNESSEE'S CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST. FORTHCOMING INSTALLMENTS ARE SET IN ARIZONA (APACHE TROUT), CALIFORNIA (GOLDEN TROUT), THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA (SALMON AND STEELHEAD), AND WYOMING AND UTAH (CUTTHROAT TROUT). THIS IS AN ALL-HANDS-ON-DECK EVERGREEN CAMPAIGN, AND WE HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGING STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND LEADERS TO HELP US SPREAD THE WORD USING A TU PRIORITY WATERS TOOLKIT.
    Expenses $1,850,086 · revenue $93,503
  • GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS:AT LONG LAST, GOOD SAMARITAN LEGISLATION PASSED CONGRESS AND WAS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN INTO LAW ON DECEMBER 17. THIS CAMPAIGN EMBODIED A "ONE-TU" APPROACH, LEVERAGING THE COLLECTIVE STRENGTH OF GRASSROOTS AND STAFF ACROSS NOT ONLY GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, BUT ALSO SCIENCE, COMMUNICATIONS, DEVELOPMENT, AND RESTORATION STAFF. WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS THE CAMPAIGN LEADER, TU RECRUITED NUMEROUS PARTNERS, LEVERAGING RELATIONSHIPS AND ASSETS TO OVERCOME ABUNDANT HURDLES ALONG THE WAY TO LEGISLATION BEING ENACTED. WE WILL CONTINUE THIS LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM, INCLUDING BRINGING TOGETHER THE EPA, FEDERAL LAND MANAGERS, STATE AGENCIES, AND OTHER POTENTIAL GOOD SAMS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP GUIDANCE FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONALLY REQUIRED 180-DAY DEADLINE. WE WILL ALSO RENEW OUR EFFORTS TO SECURE SIMILAR LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR CLEANUP AT ABANDONED COAL MINES, AN EFFORT THAT HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT ON BOTH SIDES OF CAPITOL HILL. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INITIATED ADMINISTRATIVE MINERAL WITHDRAWAL PROCESSES FOR NEW MEXICO'S PECOS RIVER WATERSHED AND NEVADA'S RUBY MOUNTAINS. BOTH AREAS ARE HOME TO NATIVE TROUT AND THREATENED BY RESOURCE EXTRACTION. FOR SEVERAL YEARS, TU GENERATED LOCAL AND DIVERSE SUPPORT FOR PROTECTING THESE AREAS AND WILL NOW WORK WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO COMPLETE THESE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES IN 2025. THE RESULT WOULD LIMIT RESOURCE EXTRACTION (I.E., HARDROCK MINING IN THE PECOS RIVER WATERSHED, AND OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN THE RUBY MOUNTAINS) FOR A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS.
    Expenses $1,850,991 · revenue $93,548

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 March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025March 31, 2026August 17, 2026Not on file
2024March 31, 2025August 15, 2025990 on file
2023March 31, 2024August 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
38-1612715
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)
Group exemption
Exempt since
1972
Accounting year ends
March
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D330)
Group exemption
2266 (389 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$60,716,792
Income (IRS master file)
$114,185,189

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990March 2025$109,528,553$104,578,566$60,716,792XML
990-TMarch 2025–––IRS
990March 2024$83,453,958$88,335,935$47,970,885XML
990-TMarch 2024–––IRS
990March 2023$62,668,640$66,964,069$46,514,067XML
990-TMarch 2023–––IRS
990March 2022$73,589,857$62,204,790$51,595,446IRS
990-TMarch 2022–––IRS
990March 2021$70,259,099$63,808,381$44,248,127IRS
990-TMarch 2021–––IRS
990March 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2017
Officer: Clifford Albertson
September 30, 2018≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990September 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 38-1612715).

Questions about TROUT UNLIMITED INC

What is the EIN of TROUT UNLIMITED INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of TROUT UNLIMITED INC is 38-1612715.
Is TROUT UNLIMITED INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
Are donations to TROUT UNLIMITED INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does TROUT UNLIMITED 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 TROUT UNLIMITED INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did TROUT UNLIMITED INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
Who is the principal officer of TROUT UNLIMITED INC?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names CHRISTOPHER WOOD.
Who are the officers and directors of TROUT UNLIMITED INC?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 41 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $467,920 (CHRISTOPHER WOOD, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
How much revenue does TROUT UNLIMITED INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $109,528,553, expenses of $104,578,566 and total assets of $60,716,792 at year end.

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