SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

6787 MT HIGHWAY 83, CONDON, MT 59826-0000

In care of

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Principal officer (990 for 2025)

LUCAS P LAMAR, PO BOX 1309, CONDON, MT 598261309

Signed the 990

LUCAS P LAMAR, MANAGING DIRECTOR

Phone

(406) 754-3137

Website

WWW.SWANVALLEYCONNECTIONS.ORG

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Mission

MAINTAIN THE SWAN VALLEY'S UNIQUE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENSURE THAT A VIBRANT HUMAN COMMUNITY CAN SUSTAIN ITSELF THROUGH STEWARDSHIP, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC VIABILITY, AND CONSERVATION ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS.

Program accomplishments

• STEWARDSHIP AND RESTORATION:SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS (SVC), WORKING WITH THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION, PROVIDES FOREST HEALTH AND STEWARDSHIP ASSESSMENTS TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IN THE SWAN VALLEY. PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ALSO RECEIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK THROUGH FOREST FUELS THINNING, MANAGE TREE BEETLE INFESTATIONS, AND MONITOR TREE DISEASE OUTBREAKS. WITH FUNDING FROM SEVERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, FOREST STEWARDSHIP COST SHARE GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO 21 LANDOWNERS AND TREATED 135 ACRES IN 2025. SINCE BEGINNING THE PROGRAM IN 2004, 343 LANDOWNER GRANTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED, FACILITATING THE TREATMENT OF 3,588 ACRES OF FOREST LAND AT RISK FROM WILDFIRE, TREE AND FOREST HEALTH DECLINE, OR TREE INSECT AND DISEASE OUTBREAKS. IN 2025, 12,130 BEETLE PHEROMONE PACKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 192 LANDOWNERS IN THE SWAN VALLEY, PROTECTING VALUED TREES AND PROVIDING A BUFFER ZONE TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF A BEETLE INFESTATION TO HUNDREDS OF ADDITIONAL ACRES. MITIGATING THE ENCROACHMENT OF NOXIOUS AND NON-NATIVE PLANT SPECIES REMAINS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MAINTAINING ECOSYSTEM INTEGRITY FOR THE SWAN VALLEY. SVC OFFERED NUMEROUS LANDOWNERS WITH ADVICE ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY TREAT WEED INFESTATIONS ON THEIR PROPERTY.THE SWAN VALLEY HAS OVER 4,000 WETLANDS, THE MOST ABUNDANT WETLAND HABITAT IN MONTANA AND IS HOME TO SEVERAL RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS), SVC IS ENHANCING EXISTING WETLAND HABITAT AND RESTORING DEGRADED WETLANDS THROUGHOUT THE SWAN VALLEY. PROJECTS IN THE SWAN VALLEY ARE TARGETED TOWARDS THE RECOVERY OF FOCAL SPECIES BULL TROUT, TRUMPETER SWANS, AND GRIZZLY BEARS. IN 2022, SVC AND USFWS PARTNERED TO RESTORE 609 ACRES OF DITCHED AND DRAINED WETLANDS ON THE SWAN RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, THE LARGEST WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT IN MONTANA'S HISTORY. IN ADDITION, SVC AND THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE PARTNERED TO RESTORE 30 ACRES OF DITCHED AND DRAINED WETLANDS ON NATIONAL FOREST LAND. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM IN 2010, SVC HAS RESTORED 16 WETLANDS ON 791 ACRES.TARGETED PROJECTS IN THE SWAN VALLEY OF PREVIOUSLY DITCHED AND DRAINED WETLANDS HAVE HELPED RESTORE NESTING AND FORAGING HABITAT FOR TRUMPETER SWANS. IN 2019, SVC AND PARTNERS DOCUMENTED THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL NESTING PAIR OF TRUMPETER SWANS IN THE UPPER SWAN VALLEY IN OVER 100 YEARS! IN 2025, RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUED WITH A PROMISING FUTURE, AS TWO SUCCESSFUL NESTING PAIRS OF TRUMPETER SWANS WERE DOCUMENTED IN THE UPPER SWAN VALLEY.
  Expenses $266,752 · grants $143,228 · revenue $57,162
• EDUCATION:SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS' (SVC) EDUCATION PROGRAMS AIM TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND LANDSCAPES THROUGH PLACED-BASED EXPERIENCES. SVC TEACHES ECOLOGICAL LITERACY TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, CULTIVATING COMPASSION AND ENTHUSIASM FOR THE NATURAL WORLD IN CHILDREN, CHALLENGING YOUNG ADULTS TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AND PROVIDING RESIDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH THE PLACE WHERE THEY LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY.DURING 2025, SVC CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE MISSION MOUNTAIN YOUTH CREW (MMYC), WHICH IS A CONSERVATION YOUTH CORPS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBAL RESERVATION. THE MMYC ASSISTED IN A VARIETY OF STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS, INCLUDING INVASIVE WEED CONTROL, HAZARDOUS FENCE REMOVAL, AND TRAIL AND CULTURAL SITE MAINTENANCE.OUR EXPERIENTIAL COLLEGE FIELD PROGRAMS HOSTED OVER 45 STUDENTS IN 2025. SVC PROMOTES A PLACE-BASED, CASE-STUDY APPROACH TO CONSERVATION AND STUDIES PROCESS AND COLLABORATION TO MAKE THESE LESSONS APPLICABLE IN OTHER GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS. STUDENTS IN OUR PROGRAMS STUDY WILDLIFE TRACKING, ECOLOGY, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION. OUR COLLEGE PROGRAMS ARE INTERDISCIPLINARY IN NATURE AND OFFER A BALANCE OF LEARNING THROUGH FIELD WORK, ACADEMIC READINGS, PRESENTATIONS BY STAFF AND SPEAKERS, PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITIES, AND PERSONAL REFLECTION. WE BELIEVE THAT A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES COMBINED WITH EMPATHY FOR HUMAN COMMUNITIES LEADS TO INNOVATIVE AND THOUGHTFUL STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDSCAPES. OUR NATURAL RESOURCE SPEAKER SERIES BROUGHT 4 DIFFERENT PRESENTERS TO CONDON MONTANA, SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT ECOLOGY, BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. ATTENDANCE TO THESE PRESENTATIONS RANGES FROM 20 TO OVER 70 ATTENDEES. IN ADDITION TO COLLEGE FIELD PROGRAMS AND OUR NATURAL RESOURCE SPEAKER SERIES, WE LED SEVERAL WORKSHOPS AND COURSES RANGING IN TOPICS FROM FIRE RESILIENCE TO WETLAND ECOLOGY. WE ALSO COORDINATED MULTIPLE CITIZEN SCIENCE INITIATIVES, INCLUDING MONITORING OWL BREEDING HABITAT, NATIVE POLLINATORS, AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES, AND STREAM HEALTH. WE HOSTED A TOTAL OF 66 EDUCATION AND VOLUNTEER EVENTS, ENGAGING OVER 2,218 PARTICIPANTS.SVC IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROMOTE EDUCATION TO A BROADER AUDIENCE. IN 2025, SVC PARTNERED WITH THE MONTANA NATURAL HISTORY CENTER, SALISH KOOTENEI COLLEGE, NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, THE BLACKFOOT CHALLENGE, CLEARWATER RESOURCE COUNCIL, THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE AND PARKS, WATERSHED EDUCATION NETWORK, XERCES SOCIETY, MONTANA DEQ, TROUT UNLIMITED, AND LOON LAKE 4H CAMP, AND OTHERS TO PROMOTE STATE-WIDE AND OUT OF STATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE. THESE PARTNERSHIPS BUILD TRUST, ENHANCE COLLABORATION, AND EXTEND THE REACH OF ANY INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION.
  Expenses $185,706 · revenue $134,663
• PUBLIC INFORMATION/VISITOR CENTER:SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS (SVC) PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND VISITOR AND COMMUNITY SERVICES MONDAY FRIDAY BETWEEN 9AM 4:30PM. SVC STAFFS A VISITOR CENTER LOCATED AT 6787 HWY 83 IN CONDON THAT IS THE PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT FOR VISITORS TO THE SWAN VALLEY. WE PROVIDED INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TO 763 VISITORS WHO CAME TO THE VISITOR CENTER TO GET INFORMATION REGARDING TRAILS/HIKING, CAMPING, FISHING, RECREATION, LODGING AND WILDLIFE IN THE VALLEY. WE RECORDED 1,765 MINUTES OF INFORMATION GIVEN TO 61 VISITORS SPECIFICALLY REGARDING RECREATION IN BEAR COUNTRY. BESIDES BEING THE MAIN SOURCE OF NATURAL RESOURCE-BASED INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC, SVC HAS CREATED WILDLIFE AND HABITAT EXHIBITS, DEVELOPED A RESOURCE LIBRARY FOCUSED ON LOCAL NATURAL RESOURCES, WILDLIFE AND HISTORY, AND A SMALL RETAIL SHOP SELLING BEAR SPRAY, MAPS, FIREWOOD PERMITS, AND BOOKS RELATED TO ENJOYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE SWAN VALLEY. VISITORS CAN ALSO ENJOY THE VIEW OF A BALD EAGLE NEST ON THE PROPERTY AND OFTEN THE BIRDS THEMSELVES.SVC'S VISITOR CENTER IS AN INFORMATIONAL HUB FOR VISITORS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE AND A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN THE SWAN VALLEY. SVC HOSTS PARTNER MEETINGS AND PROVIDES A FORUM FOR ALL RESOURCE CONSERVATION PRACTITIONERS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE VALLEY. SVC FACILITATES WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES YEAR-ROUND FOR RESIDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING A BIANNUAL PUBLICATION "THE CONFLUENCE" WITH A PRINT DISTRIBUTION OF OVER 1,400 AS WELL AS DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION OF OVER 4,200 VIA EMAIL. IN ADDITION, THE SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS WEBSITE PROVIDES A WEALTH OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND OUTREACH MATERIAL. IN 2025, THE WEBSITE RECEIVED 33,000 UNIQUE VIEWERS AND SERVED AS A JUMPING OFF POINT TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, WHICH HAVE 17,600 AND 3,800 FOLLOWERS RESPECTIVELY, BRINGING TOGETHER A CONFLUENCE OF CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION MATERIAL. IN ADDITION, SVC HAS OVER 8,500 YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS. SVC PARTNERS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCY STAKEHOLDERS AND ACTS AS THE LIAISON FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THESE AGENCIES (90% OF THE VALLEY IS UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE OWNERSHIP) AND THE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS/RESIDENTS OF THE VALLEY. SVC HOSTS INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS FOR CITIZENS TO BE AWARE OF AGENCY ACTIVITY AND ALLOWS CITIZENS TO PROVIDE INPUT AND FEEDBACK TO THE FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES ON PROJECTS HAPPENING IN THE VALLEY. THIS CRITICAL COMMUNICATION LINK BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS THAT ALLOW FOR PRODUCTIVE OUTCOMES THAT BENEFIT ALL.
  Expenses $119,025 · revenue $9,266
• WILDLIFE & AQUATICS:LOCATED IN THE HEART OF ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING WILD AND INTACT LANDSCAPES IN NORTH AMERICA HOSTING ITS FULL COMPLEMENT OF NATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE SPECIES, SVC'S VISION IS THAT THROUGH EXEMPLARY STEWARDSHIP, THE SWAN WATERSHED AND ADJACENT LANDSCAPES WILL REMAIN WILD, RESILIENT PLACES WHERE ALL PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED TO THE NATURAL WORLD. SWAN VALLEY BEAR RESOURCES:SVC IS A COLLABORATIVE PARTNER IN SWAN VALLEY BEAR RESOURCES (SVBR), WHOSE MISSION IS TO OFFER COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO PROMOTE COEXISTENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE AND BEARS. SVC PARTNERS WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE (USFS), MONTANA FISH WILDLIFE & PARKS (FWP), U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS), MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION (DNRC), VOLUNTEERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN PURSUIT OF ITS MISSION. SVC STAFF HELP REDUCE BEAR CONFLICTS BY OFFERING PRIVATE PROPERTY CONSULTATIONS, ADVICE FOR LANDOWNERS TO MINIMIZE BEAR ATTRACTANTS, A BEAR-RESISTANT CONTAINER LOANER PROGRAM, ASSISTANCE WITH TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT ELECTRIC FENCING PROJECTS TO CONTAIN BEAR ATTRACTANTS, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, AND OUTREACH. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, SVBR HAS DISTRIBUTED 530 BEAR RESISTANT TRASH CONTAINERS AND BUILT 67 PERMANENT ELECTRIC FENCES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS. IN 2025, SVBR HOSTED OR ATTENDED 25 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EVENTS TO PROMOTE BEAR AWARENESS AND WAYS TO REDUCE HUMAN/BEAR CONFLICTS IN THE SWAN VALLEY, REACHING OVER 1,400 PEOPLE. SVBR PUBLISHES SWAN VALLEY BEAR NEWS, AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER ARTICLE THAT HIGHLIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS RELATING TO BEARS, AS WELL AS A MONTHLY BEAR AWARENESS COLUMN IN THE BIGFORK EAGLE, REACHING OVER 5,700 READERS.SVC IS THE POINT OF CONTACT LOCALLY TO REPORT BEAR INCIDENTS, PROBLEMS, AND CONFLICTS AND WORKS TO HELP RESOLVE ISSUES OR RELAY INFORMATION TO APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT EXPERTS. VISITORS AT THE SVC VISITOR CENTER CAN PURCHASE BEAR PEPPER SPRAY AND OBTAIN A VARIETY OF PRINTED INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT LIVING AND RECREATING SAFELY IN BEAR COUNTRY. THE VISITOR CENTER PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT LIVING WITH ALL SPECIES OF WILDLIFE.RARE CARNIVORE MONITORING:SVC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT WORKED TO SYSTEMATICALLY SURVEY PARTS THE SOUTHWEST CROWN OF THE CONTINENT ECOSYSTEM (SW CROWN) FOR RARE FOREST CARNIVORES, PARTICULARLY FOCUSING ON LYNX, AND WOLVERINE IN 2025 AS PART OF A LONG-TERM MONITORING AND RESEARCH EFFORT THAT BEGAN IN 2012. MAINTAINING OR RESTORING A HEALTHY LANDSCAPE THAT SUPPORTS THESE SPECIES IS A PRIMARY FOCUS OF NATIONAL FOREST MANAGEMENT IN THE SW CROWN AND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. AS SUCH, FOREST MANAGERS CONSIDER THE IMPACTS TO THESE SPECIES BEFORE IMPLEMENTING ANY MAJOR FOREST MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING BUILDING OR REMOVING ROADS, FUELS REDUCTION, AND FOREST RESTORATION PROJECTS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF MONITORING FOREST CARNIVORES IN THE SW CROWN IS TO FACILITATE AND COORDINATE THE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF WOLVERINES AND CANADA LYNX BY AGENCY MANAGERS ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE. THIS MONITORING PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A BASELINE OF THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE FOCAL SPECIES IN THE SW CROWN AND TO ALLOW FOR TRACKING CHANGES IN THAT DISTRIBUTION OVER TIME. THE SW CROWN CARNIVORE PROJECT UTILIZES NON-INVASIVE SURVEY METHODS TO MAXIMIZE THE ABILITY TO DETECT MULTIPLE SPECIES ACROSS A LARGE LANDSCAPE IN AN EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER. SVC CONDUCTS SNOW TRACK SURVEYS AND USED DNA COLLECTION METHODS (HAIR SNARES AND BAIT STATIONS) DEVELOPED BY RESEARCHERS WITH THE USFS ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION.NATIVE FISH:SVC COORDINATES AND HOSTS AN ANNUAL SWAN VALLEY NATIVE FISH COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH IS A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF PARTNERS FROM MONTANA FWP, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MONTANA DNRC, U.S. FOREST SERVICE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, FLATHEAD BIOLOGICAL STATION, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, MPG RANCH, AND PRIVATE CITIZENS. THE NATIVE FISH SUBCOMMITTEE WORKS TO INFORM THE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES WHICH WILL BEST PROTECT AND RESTORE WESTSLOPE CUTTHROAT TROUT IN THE SWAN RIVER BASIN. SVC IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SWAN VALLEY BULL TROUT WORKING GROUP, WHICH WORKS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE BULL TROUT POPULATIONS IN THE SWAN VALLEY.
  Expenses $189,694 · revenue $19,409
• RECREATIONAL TRAILS:FROM MAY THROUGH NOVEMBER, SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS (SVC), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE (USFS), HIRES A CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE TRAIL AND CAMPSITE MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION, RECREATION USER MONITORING, WILDERNESS CHARACTER MONITORING, AND VISITOR EDUCATION ON APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES OF TRAIL IN THE MISSION MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AND SWAN FRONT OF NORTHWEST MONTANA. THE TRAILS STEWARDS CLEAN UP GARBAGE AND MAINTAIN OVER 300 CAMPSITES AS WELL AS 10 RESTORATION CAMPSITES. EACH SPRING TRAILS ARE OPENED AND THEN MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE VISITOR SEASON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE. IN 2025, TRAIL STEWARDS SUPERVISED SIX VOLUNTEERS, PROVIDING 334 HOURS OF SERVICE.
  Expenses $73,041
• CONSERVATION:SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS (SVC) COORDINATES ANNUAL UPDATES FROM THE SWAN LANDS COORDINATING NETWORK (SLCN) CONSISTING OF MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SWAN VALLEY. THE MISSION OF THE SLCN IS TO COORDINATE STAKEHOLDER ACTIVITY IN THE VALLEY AND LEVERAGE ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES TO MORE PRODUCTIVELY ACCOMPLISH COMMON GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. SVC IS A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHWESTERN CROWN COLLABORATIVE (SWCC), WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER RESIDENTS, INTERESTED CITIZENS, BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS TO CONSIDER CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FORESTS IN THE BLACKFOOT, CLEARWATER, AND SWAN RIVER VALLEYS. IT IS AN OPEN, INDEPENDENT, VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT ENCOURAGES BROAD PARTICIPATION BY ALL INTERESTED PARTIES. THE SWCC PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, THE RESTORATION OF WATERSHEDS, SCIENCE-BASED EVALUATION OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEARBY RURAL COMMUNITIES TO BENEFIT FROM THESE LANDS AND WATERS. SWCC'S MISSION IS TO WORK TOWARDS A HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE IN THIS REGION TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EVERYTHING FROM LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS TO LOCAL ECONOMIES.
  Expenses $14,698
• ELK CREEK CONSERVATION AREA:SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS (SVC) AND THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES (CSKT) EACH OWN HALF OF THE ELK CREEK CONSERVATION AREA (ECCA), A 640-ACRE PARCEL OF CRITICAL BULL TROUT SPAWNING HABITAT ALONG ELK CREEK. TOGETHER, SVC AND CSKT CO-MANAGE THE CONSERVATION AREA AND MEET AT LEAST ONCE ANNUALLY TO DISCUSS STEWARDSHIP PRIORITIES FOR THE YEAR. A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDE ANY STEWARDSHIP ACTIONS ON THE PROPERTY. THE ECCA IS A DEMONSTRATION AREA FOR BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, PUBLIC TOURS, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS.IN ADDITION, IN 2025 SVC WORKED WITH THE MISSION MOUNTAIN YOUTH CREW TO PILE BRUSH ALONG ELK FLATS ROAD TO HELP REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK AND HAND-PULL INVASIVE WEEDS ACROSS THE PROPERTY. A SHADED FUEL BREAK WAS COMPLETED IN 2024 ALONG SVC'S PORTION OF THE ECCA, REDUCING WILDFIRE RISK ON 18 ACRES ALONG ELK FLATS ROAD WHILE INCREASING FIREFIGHTER EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY. BURNING OF SLASH PILES WAS COMPLETED IN 2025SWAN LEGACY FOREST:SVC ALSO OWNS AND MANAGES THE 160-ACRE SWAN LEGACY FOREST. A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF SVC STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS, AND VOLUNTEERS MEET AT LEAST ANNUALLY TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING ANNUAL WORK ACTIVITIES. THE PROPERTY IS UTILIZED AS AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR STUDENTS AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS DURING WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS THAT PROMOTE EXEMPLARY FOREST STEWARDSHIP AND RESTORATION TECHNIQUES. IN THE WINTER OF 2024-2025, SVC COMPLETED A 10 ACRE THINNING PROJECT THAT SHOWCASES A LOCAL CONTRACTOR'S MECHANICAL THINNING EQUIPMENT AND REDUCES WILDFIRE RISK TO THE PROPERTY AND ADJACENT LANDOWNERS.
  Expenses $9,066

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.

IRS record

EIN

81-0512368

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

1997

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Environment (C30)

Assets (IRS master file)

$1,876,026

Income (IRS master file)

$1,613,992

Filing history

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 81-0512368).

Questions about SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS

What is the EIN of SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS?

The employer identification number (EIN) of SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS is 81-0512368.

Is SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.

Are donations to SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS 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 SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS 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 SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS 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 SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LUCAS P LAMAR.

Who are the officers and directors of SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $76,504 (LUCAS P LAMAR, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,591,406, expenses of $1,204,956 and total assets of $1,876,026 at year end.

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