Nonprofit · EIN 68-0239283
FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · QUINCY, CA 95971
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $243,757 | $151,708 | $92,049 | $218,146 | $6,465 | $211,681 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $272,374 | $293,197 | -$20,823 | $185,193 | $23,992 | $161,201 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $243,757
- Membership dues
- $67,339
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $99,192
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $117,221
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,280
- Travel
- $1,548
- Program services (functional)
- $92,575
- Management and general (functional)
- $30,480
- Fundraising (functional)
- $28,653
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $185,193
- Total assets, end of year
- $218,146
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,465
- Net assets, end of year
- $211,681
- Gross receipts
- $243,757
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 1974
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RON LOGAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DENISE BATTAGIN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DARLA DERUITER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARLA DERUITER | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $4,540 |
| DARREL JURY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| RON LOGAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| TRINITY STIRLING | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1441, QUINCY, CA 95971-1441
- Mailing address (990-N for 2020)
- PO Box 21, Meadow Valley CA 95956
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RON LOGAN, PO BOX 3842, QUINCY, CA 95971
- Principal officer (990-N for 2020)
- Darrel Jury, PO Box 127, Meadow Valley CA 95956
- Signed the 990
- RON LOGAN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (530) 283-2939
- Website
- PLUMASWILDERNESS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- FEATHER FINANCIAL
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0239283 or by the name FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS.
- 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 STUDY, EXPLORE, AND MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS WHERE THE SIERRA AND CASCADES MEET.
Program accomplishments
- A. PROJECT PLUMAS INITIATIVE OBJECTIVE: ESTABLISHING A COLLABORATIVE, SCIENCE-DRIVEN CONSERVATION VISION, CENTERED ON THE ENDURING PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC LANDS ENCOMPASSING THE UPPER FEATHER RIVER WATERSHED (UFRW). THE GOAL IS TO SAFEGUARD 400,000 ACRES OF PRISTINE WILD LANDS AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL INTEGRITY OF 100 MILES OF UNTAMED RIVERS WITHIN THE UFRW. THIS VISION IS SET TO BE RALIZED BY THE YEAR 2030. THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS INITIATIVE IS THE DESIGNATION OF A NATIONAL MONUMENT.
- IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION HELD A NUMBER OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC, PARTNERS AND REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING 5 FIELD TRIPS (200+ PARTICIPANTS), A COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPEAKER EVENT AND SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS, TRIBAL COMMUNITITES, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGARDING PROPOSED REGIONAL CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES.
- MONITORING ADVOCACY: FOPW ENGAGES IN A VARIETY OF MONITORING AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MAPPING AND INVENTORY OF UNAUTHORIZED OHV ROUTES, MONITORING POST-FIRE IMPACTS IN THE BUCKS LAKE WILDERNESS AND WINTER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY MONITORING. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED SOLICITED PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING POST DISTURBANCE HAZARDOUS TREE REMOVAL PLANS FOR THE PLUMAS AND LASSEN NATIONAL FORESTS CITING CONCERNS ABOUT NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH POST-FIRE LOGGING.
- A. BEAR FIRE PHOTO PROJECT 5509: PHOTO-DOCUMENTING FOREST CHANGES FOLLOWING THE 2020 NORTH COMPLEX FIRE FROM PROMINENT VIEWPOINTS AROUND THE MIDDLE FORK FEATHER RIVER, A CHARTER WILD & SCENIC RIVER. B. BUILDING 30X30 CAPACITY IN THE SIERRA-CASCADE REGION 13,015: WORKING WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA REGION TO PROTECT 30% OF LANDS AND WATERS FOR NATURE BY 2030. C. PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST ADVOCACY & EDUCATION PROJECT 15,000: INCREASE ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION FOR THE PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST. TO ACHIEVE THIS PROJECT GOAL, FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS COLLABORATED WITH OTHER LOCAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS TO STRATEGIZE WAYS TO PROTECT THE PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST FROM THREATS OF DEVELOPMENT.Expenses $92,575
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 | Not 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
- 68-0239283
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $218,146
- Income (IRS master file)
- $243,757
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2010
- Posted by the IRS
- June 9, 2011
- Reinstated
- Effective September 15, 2015
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 2024 | $243,757 | $151,708 | $218,146 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $272,374 | $293,197 | $185,193 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $276,790 | $164,854 | $192,638 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Darrel Jury | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: Darrel Jury | December 31, 2018 | ≤ $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 68-0239283).
Questions about FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS is 68-0239283.
- Is FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2010 and reinstated it effective September 15, 2015.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS 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 FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RON LOGAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 3 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $243,757, expenses of $151,708 and total assets of $218,146 at year end.
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