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Nonprofit · EIN 46-0505155

WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS

Tax-exempt · LONGMONT, CO 80501

Financials

$2.1M$2.1M2023$2.2M$2M2024$2.4M$2.2M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
February 28, 2026990$2,370,343$2,202,725$167,618$2,539,281$936,837$1,602,444
February 28, 2025990$2,166,832$1,977,978$188,854$2,422,031$1,033,850$1,388,181
February 29, 2024990$2,115,661$2,099,339$16,322$2,088,380$919,968$1,168,412
Financial details: 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,453,296
of which government grants
$442,554
Program service revenue
$871,997
Investment income
$32,700
Net rental income
$11,150
Other revenue
$12,350

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$133,324
Other salaries and wages
$918,064
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,269,063
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$16,255
Occupancy
$54,511
Travel
$22,394
Depreciation
$49,144
Program services (functional)
$1,734,544
Management and general (functional)
$266,182
Fundraising (functional)
$201,999

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,422,031
Total assets, end of year
$2,539,281
Total liabilities, end of year
$936,837
Net assets, end of year
$1,602,444
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,008,903
Publicly traded securities
$476,993
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,342,252
Net assets with donor restrictions
$260,192
Gross receipts
$2,370,343
Employees
35
Volunteers
5,558
Year formed
2002
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 February 28, 2026, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DAVID ELMOREEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$120,243$11,726
ASHLEY VANDER MEEDENCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MATT WILLIAMSONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
LAUREL BROWNTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DAN MILLERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARGARET PAGETMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WILLIAM HAYDEN CHOMPHOSYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANIEL DOMINGUEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK FLOWERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANN ERICKSON LANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PEDRO LOPEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK PASCHKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BREANA WINTERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATE GALLAGHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended February 28, 2025: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KEVIN SHUCKACTING EXECU
Officer
40$94,269$13,223
DAVID ELMOREEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$32,146$1,320
ASHLEY VANDER MEEDENCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MATT WILLIAMSONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
LAUREL BROWNTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DAN MILLERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARGARET PAGETMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANIEL DOMINGUEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANN ERICKSON LANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATE GALLAGHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PEDRO LOPEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK PASCHKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BREANA WINTERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BILL GOODWINVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARY BALZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALAN CARPENTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LINDA KUHNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ERIC GERTLERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
990 for the year ended February 29, 2024: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATHERINE POSTELLIEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$110,644$15,875
KEVIN SHUCKACTING EXECU
Officer
40$97,879$13,263
ANN ERICKSON LANGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
BILL GOODWINVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ASHLEY VANDER MEEDENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ERIC GERTLERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARGARET PAGETMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARY BALZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALAN CARPENTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LINDA KUHNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PEDRO LOPEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BREANA WINTERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATE GALLAGHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAUREL BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MATT WILLIAMSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAN MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK FLOWERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2100 COLLYER ST, LONGMONT, CO 80501-1511
In care of
% ED SELF
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
DAVID ELMORE, 2100 COLLYER STREET, LONGMONT, CO 80501
Signed the 990
ERIC GERTLER, TREASURER
Phone
(303) 543-1411
Return prepared by
TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY

Mission

BUILDING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THAT CARE FOR THE LAND.

990 for the year ended February 28, 2026

Program accomplishments

  • SUSTAINABLE TRAILS - WRV VOLUNTEERS SAFEGUARD SENSITIVE WILDLIFE AND CULTURAL SITES BY REROUTING HARMFUL TRAILS, STOPPING OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRESPASS, AND RESTORING TRAILS AFTER FIRES AND FLOODS. TRAINED SAWYERS CUT AND REMOVE FALLEN TREES. THE 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 111+ MILES OF TRAIL MAINTAINED, CLOSED, REROUTED, RESTORED OR CLEARED, A NEW WRV RECORD.
    Expenses $561,076 · revenue $74,077
  • YOUTH & FAMILIES - WRV CONNECTS DIVERSE YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO NATURE WITH SPANISH-ENGLISH BILINGUAL, HANDS-ON LEARNING. LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES TEACH RESTORATION, OUTDOOR SKILLS, AND GREEN CAREERS, FROM LOCAL PARKS TO REAL- WORLD PROBLEM-SOLVING. A PAID LAFAYETTE YOUTH CORPS BUILDS SCIENCE, TEAMWORK, AND LEADERSHIP. IN 2025, OVER 1,304 YOUNG PEOPLE JOINED IN.
    Expenses $383,332 · revenue $271,451
  • NATURAL HABITATS - FROM WILDERNESS AREAS TO URBAN PARKS AND PLAINS, WRV VOLUNTEERS ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF NEEDS ACROSS OUR REGION., WHILE EXPLORING NEW TECHNIQUES. WITH A RECENT FOCUS ON NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS LIKE ZEEDYK STRUCTURES, ROOTED IN INDIGENOUS PRACTICES. IN 2025, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS PLANTED OVER 25,584 PLANTS, SHRUBS, TREES, AND WILLOWS, REBUILDING SOIL, RESOURCING NATIVE SPECIES AND SHADING NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY ALSO INSTALLED 262 SEDIMENT-RETAINING STRUCTURES IN WATERWAYS TO MITIGATE EROSION AND SAVE PRECIOUS WATER.
    Expenses $245,637 · revenue $156,655
  • HEALTHY FORESTS - CLIMATE CHANGE AND FIRE SUPPRESSION HAVE LEFT COLORADO'S FORESTS TINDER-DRY. IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS PLANTED 3,850 TREE SAPLINGS IN CAMERON PEAK FIRE AND HIGH PARK FIRE BURN SCARS, WHERE NATURAL PINE REGENERATION WAS LOW. THE SEEDLINGS THEY USED WERE GROWN FROM CONES VOLUNTEERS COLLECTED IN 2024. TRAINED VOLUNTEER CHAINSAW CREWS CONTRIBUTED 2,100 HOURS THINNING OVERLY DENSE STANDS ACROSS 11 ACRES AND BUILDING BURN PILES. THEY TURNED DOWNED COTTONWOOD INTO 35 HABITAT PILES, BENEFITING 3.2 ACRES OF PLAINS RIPARIAN HABITAT. THESE EFFORTS CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTHIER FORESTS, RETURNING WILDLIFE, AND THE REDUCTION OF FIRE RISK. 2025 EXPENSE 198,939 REVENUE 141,679 PLANTS AND POLLINATORS - NATIVE PLANTS SUPPORT NATIVE WILDLIFE, INCLUDING BIRDS AND BEES. WRV VOLUNTEERS BEAT BACK INVASIVE WEEDS AND GATHER LOCAL NATIVE SEEDS FOR GROW-OUT TO RESTORE DAMAGED LAND. IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS CLEARED 469 ACRES, AND LOGGED OVER 2,420 HOURS COLLECTING, CLEANING, AND CULTIVATING NATIVE SEEDS INCLUDING CONIFERS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST IN NURTURING PLANTS IN OUR GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY. THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ARE NOW EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO SPOT AND SAFELY REMOVE NOXIOUS WEEDS, PREVENTING FURTHER HABITAT DAMAGE. 2025 EXPENSES 143,105 REVENUE 164,554 COMMUNITY BUILDING AND TRAINING - IN 2025, WRV VOLUNTEERS TURNED 1.17M IN DONATED LABOR AND EXPERTISE INTO 219 PROJECTS, BENEFITTING 1,146 ACRES OF HABITAT. WE RAN 38 COURSES, TRAINING 475 VOLUNTEERS IN RESTORATION DESIGN, CREW LEADERSHIP, TRAIL SKILLS, AND MORE. OUR FIFTH BILINGUAL COHORT ENGAGED 500+ SPANISH SPEAKERS. 2025 EXPENSES 110,573 REVENUE 16,814 VITAL RIVERS - COLORADO'S WATERWAYS AND WETLANDS SUSTAIN 90% OF OUR WILDLIFE, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FISHING, RAFTING, AND BIRDING - AND FILL OUR GLASSES. WRV VOLUNTEERS HEAL THEM USING BEAVER MIMICRY PAIRED WITH FOREST THINNING THAT REPURPOSES THE CUT TREES RIGHT BACK INTO STREAMS. IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS RESTORED 3,284 FEET OF STREAM CHANNEL AND SHORELINE, AND REMOVED TRASH FROM OVER SIX MILES OF CHANNEL. 2025 EXPENSES 91,882 REVENUE 46,767
    Expenses $544,499 · revenue $369,814

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

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025February 28, 2026July 15, 2026990 on file
2024February 28, 2025July 15, 2025990 on file
2023February 29, 2024July 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
46-0505155
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
2002
Accounting year ends
February
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C34)
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,539,281
Income (IRS master file)
$2,370,343

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990February 2026$2,370,343$2,202,725$2,539,281XML
990February 2025$2,166,832$1,977,978$2,422,031XML
990February 2024$2,115,661$2,099,339$2,088,380XML
990February 2023$1,991,270$2,047,376$2,016,793IRS
990February 2022–––IRS
990February 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 46-0505155).

Questions about WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS

What is the EIN of WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS is 46-0505155.
Is WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
Are donations to WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS 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 WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending February 28, 2027) is due July 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended February 2026.
Who is the principal officer of WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS?
The 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026 names DAVID ELMORE.
Who are the officers and directors of WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS?
The 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $120,243 (DAVID ELMORE, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS have?
On its 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026 it reported revenue of $2,370,343, expenses of $2,202,725 and total assets of $2,539,281 at year end.

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