Nonprofit · EIN 68-0235031
YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · NEVADA CITY, CA 95959
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,525,015 | $1,473,008 | $52,007 | $795,897 | $723,555 | $72,342 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $569,520 | $587,416 | -$17,896 | $703,719 | $683,384 | $20,335 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $74,293 | $119,927 | -$45,634 | $390,754 | $351,636 | $39,118 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $718,395 | $681,630 | $36,765 | $140,166 | $40,490 | $99,676 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,524,689
- of which government grants
- $1,517,267
- Membership dues
- $1,065
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $29
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $66
- Other revenue
- $297
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $69,723
- Other salaries and wages
- $44,032
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $125,509
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,733
- Occupancy
- $10,226
- Travel
- $1,968
- Program services (functional)
- $1,401,900
- Management and general (functional)
- $65,965
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,143
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $703,719
- Total assets, end of year
- $795,897
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $723,555
- Net assets, end of year
- $72,342
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $67,304
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,038
- Gross receipts
- $1,525,015
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Friedel | Executive Director Officer | 32 | $69,723 | $2,400 |
| Daniel Nicholson | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amber Cone | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ann Hobbs | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Erickson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kurt Lorenz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebecca Wayman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Kelly | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL NICHOLSON | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| AMBER CONE | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ANN HOBBS | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A ERICKSON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KURT F LORENZ | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BECKY WAYMAN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KELLY | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER W FRIEDEL | Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER W FRIEDEL | Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 12.6 | $29,440 |
| AMBER CONE | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2.7 | $5,650 |
| DANIEL NICHOLSON | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $600 |
| ANN HOBBS | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT A ERICKSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KURT F LORENZ | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY WAYMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT KELLY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Friedel | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 17 | $30,830 |
| Daniel Nicholson | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $600 |
| Amber Cone | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Theresa Mayo Hobbs | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Allen Erickson | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kurt Frederick Lorenz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Becky Wayman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Kelly | Program Dir. Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2198, NEVADA CITY, CA 95959-1944
- In care of
- % CHRISTOPHER W FRIEDEL
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- PO Box 2198, Nevada City CA 95959
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Chris Friedel, PO BOX 2198, NEVADA CITY, CA 95959
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- Gary Parsons, PO Box 2198, Nevada City CA 95959
- Signed the 990
- Chris Friedel, Executive Director
- Phone
- (530) 955-1822
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0235031 or by the name YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
To promote the sustainable use of natural resources and the protection of long-term biological diversity in the Yuba River watershed.
Program accomplishments
- Program: Forest Health. Planned and implemented forest health and hazardous fuels reduction projects across the Yuba River watershed, working with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Nevada County, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, and private landowners. In 2025 the Institute completed the 'Inimim Forest Restoration Project Phase 3 timber harvest and biomass treatment on roughly 250 acres of BLM land co-managed with YWI (SNC grant 1507), continued mastication and hand thinning on the 195-acre Little Deer Creek Landscape Resilience Project (SNC grant 1637), carried out hazardous fuels reduction, CEQA compliance and monitoring for the South Yuba Rim project under contract with Nevada County (funded by FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and SNC), and began planning for a shaded fuel break at Round Mountain. Work is performed by licensed contractors under YWI project management, with a Registered Professional Forester and environmental consultants. Expenses shown are the Forest Health program per the audited Statement of Functional Expenses; revenue is the grant and contract revenue earned for this program (SNC administrative-cost reimbursements of 81,542 are excluded).Expenses $1,400,779 · revenue $1,439,386
- Program: Education. Public education on forest ecology, fungi, fire, and watershed stewardship. No public events were held in 2025 (the annual Fungus Foray did not take place) and no publications were released; staff began drafting new educational publications in late 2025 for release in a later year. Expenses consist of staff time on that drafting work and a U.S. Forest Service special-use permit fee. Sales of previously published works (66) are reported as inventory sales on Part VIII line 10.Expenses $1,121
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
- 68-0235031
- 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
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $795,897
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,525,015
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,525,015 | $1,473,008 | $795,897 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $569,520 | $587,416 | $703,719 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $74,293 | $128,096 | $390,754 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $718,395 | $681,630 | $140,166 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: Gary Parsons | December 31, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 68-0235031).
Questions about YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE is 68-0235031.
- Is YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE 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 YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE 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 YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE 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 YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Chris Friedel.
- Who are the officers and directors of YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $69,723 (Christopher Friedel, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does YUBA WATERSHED INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,525,015, expenses of $1,473,008 and total assets of $795,897 at year end.
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