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Nonprofit · EIN 82-0502603

ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC

Tax-exempt · SANDPOINT, ID 83864

Financials

$60K$58K2023$43K$58K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-EZ$42,658$58,472-$15,814$107,646$0$107,646
December 31, 2023990-EZ$60,312$57,944$2,368$123,473$13$123,460
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$40,266
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,041
Net income from fundraising events
$1,251
Other revenue
$100

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$4,049
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$41,929
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$4,719
Occupancy
$3,236
Printing, publications and postage
$1,825
Other expenses
$6,763
Program services (functional)
$60,862

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$123,473
Total assets, end of year
$107,646
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$107,646
Cash, savings and investments
$107,646
Gross receipts
$45,023

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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DIANE MOSLEYTreasurer and Director4$4,049
SANDY BESSLERSecretary and Director8$0
KEN VANDEN HEUVELVice President and Director2$0
JOHN EDWARDSPresident and Director6$0
ELLEN WEISSMANDirector2$0
DEBBIE MENDEDirector2$0
PAT HOLLANDDirector3$0
JEAN GERTHDirector2$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DIANE MOSLEYTreasurer and Director4$4,254
SANDY BESSLERSecretary and Director10$0
KEN VANDEN HEUVELVice President and Director2$0
JOHN EDWARDSPresident and Director4$0
ELLEN WEISSMANDirector2$0
DEBBIE MENDEDirector2$0
PAT HOLLANDDirector2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 2636, SANDPOINT, ID 83864-0919
Signed the 990-EZ
Sandra Bessler, Secretary
Phone
(208) 610-4896
Return prepared by
Cabin Fever Secretarial

Mission

Education and environmental protection

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Line 28: Rock Creek Mine Project. Rock Creek Alliance, Inc.: (Alliance) has worked to increase awareness of the threats of the proposed Rock Creek Mine (on water quality, wilderness, fisheries & wildlife, and local communities) while garnering public support for its work in Idaho, Montana and beyond. This is accomplished by providing information to members, organizations, businesses, public officials, agency decision-makers and the general public, via newsletters, brochures and the organization's website; radio interviews, news articles and print ads; educational presentations, events and meetings; and social media. The organization has acquired scientific & technical reviews of NEPA documents related to the mine plan in order to provide a critique of agency & industry-generated studies, and it has provided substantive comments pertaining to these documents and studies during public comment periods. Over the years, the Alliance has filed and prevailed in court appeals brought in Federal and State Courts, and, as a result, key permits and approvals have been rescinded with additional analyses and public input required. In 2023, the Rock Creek Alliance continued to pursue an ongoing case in State Court concerning the "bad actor" provision of the Montana Metal Mine Reclamation Act. Phillips Baker, the CEO of Hecla Mining, has ties to Pegasus Gold, which filed for bankruptcy in 1998. Under Baker's tenure, Pegasus Gold left tens of millions in ongoing cleanup costs at the Zortman-Landusky, Basin Creek, & Beal Mountain mines. Under the state's "bad actor" law, Hecla Mining, led by Phillips Baker, cannot open up a new mine in Montana until the company assumes liability and cleans up the pollution at those mines, while paying fees issued by the state. Our original Complaint was brought against Montana DEQ for its failure to enforce the bad actor law, but following a 2022 court decision, we amended our Complaint in 2023 to include Phillips Baker and Hecla Mining Company for violations of Montana's Bad Actor provision. Our goal was to obtain a court order that would bar Hecla from mining in Montana. In 2024, the bad actor case was dismissed after Phillips Baker retired.
    Expenses $59,981
  • Fiscal Agent for Save Our Cabinets: Rock Creek Alliance, Inc. is serving as Fiscal Agent for Save Our Cabinets, Inc., a Montana non-profit corporation. The mission of Save Our Cabinets is to protect the 94,360 acre Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area in northwestern Montana, while conserving and restoring the wildlands, native fish and wildlife, and air and waters of the Cabinet Mountains Ecosystem. Save Our Cabinets works to increase awareness of the threats of proposed mining, including the proposed Montanore Mine, on water quality, wilderness, fisheries, and wildlife by providing information to the public and its supporters through educational materials, events and meetings, and social media. The organization has acquired scientific and technical review of NEPA documents related to water quality, fisheries and grizzly bears, and has been involved in submitting comments on various NEPA documents for the proposed Montanore Mine. Save Our Cabinets has also filed lawsuits in the past that have resulted in the revocation of state and federal permits for the mine. In 2022, the Forest Service initiated scoping comments on a draft plan for an exploration adit for the proposed Montanore mine (Libby Exploration Project). Save Our Cabinets submitted comments urging the US Forst Service to require an EIS for this project due to its many impacts including loss of critical habitat for threatened species, including grizzly bears, Canada lynx, and wolverines; discharges into critical habitat for threatened bull trout; activities occurring adjacent and under the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness; dewatering impacts to wilderness waters; and impacts to cultural resources of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
    Expenses $881

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-EZ on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-EZ on file

File the 2025 990-N for ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC

Due May 15, 2026 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
82-0502603
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
1999
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C30)
Assets (IRS master file)
$107,646
Income (IRS master file)
$45,023

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2024$42,658$58,472$107,646XML
990-EZDecember 2023$60,312$57,944$123,473XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––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 82-0502603).

Questions about ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC

What is the EIN of ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC is 82-0502603.
Is ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
Are donations to ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC file?
Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
When is the next return of ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC 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 ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $4,049 (DIANE MOSLEY, Treasurer and Director).
How much revenue does ROCK CREEK ALLIANCE INC have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $42,658, expenses of $58,472 and total assets of $107,646 at year end.

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