Nonprofit · EIN 85-3608502
JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY
Tax-exempt · TRUCKEE, CA 96161
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,877,386 | $4,426,274 | $451,112 | $5,357,225 | $4,600,462 | $756,763 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,780,729 | $3,498,004 | $282,725 | $3,144,637 | $2,838,986 | $305,651 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,761,352
- of which government grants
- $4,396,185
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $116,034
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $378,488
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,047,344
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,010,677
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $420
- Accounting fees
- $38,955
- Occupancy
- $197,246
- Travel
- $65,642
- Program services (functional)
- $3,781,642
- Management and general (functional)
- $512,572
- Fundraising (functional)
- $132,060
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,144,637
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,357,225
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,600,462
- Net assets, end of year
- $756,763
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $756,763
- Gross receipts
- $4,877,386
- Employees
- 36
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 2020
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARLA STARK | PRESIDENT & CHAIR OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $200,210 | $0 |
| SPENCER COLLOM | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,150 | $10,664 |
| SARA BARNES | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING Officer | 40 | $59,377 | $3,420 |
| DOUG COLLOM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYLE SMITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW ADAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB BERNAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB DUNBAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HERB FOCKLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIERRA GROSSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID M KENNEDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM MCADAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH WENK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARLA STARK | PRESIDENT & CHAIR OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $192,436 |
| DOUG COLLOM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LYLE SMITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HERB FOCKLER | BOARD MEMBER (START 1/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN FORE | BOARD MEMBER (START 1/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SIERRA GROSSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID M KENNEDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM MCADAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH WENK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH BARNES | DIR OF FIN & ACCOUNTING (START 7/2024) Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10008 SE RIVER ST, TRUCKEE, CA 96161-0307
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARLA STARK, 10008 SE RIVER STREET, TRUCKEE, CA 96161
- Signed the 990
- MARLA STARK, PRESIDENT & CHAIR OF THE BOARD
- Phone
- (650) 980-9988
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
WORKING TO RESTORE THE WATERSHEDS, WILDERNESS, AND WILDLIFE IN THE HIGH SIERRA NEVADA FOLLOWING THE JOHN MUIR TRAIL (EST. 1915) FOR ALL LIFE IN CALIFORNIA.
Program accomplishments
- THE MISSION OF THE JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY IS TO EXPAND AND RESTORE THE MEADOW ECOSYSTEMS AND RIPARIAN CORRIDORS OF THE CENTRAL SIERRA NEVADA ENCOMPASSED BY THE HISTORIC JOHN MUIR TRAIL, THE FIRST AND OLDEST RECREATIONAL TRAIL IN AMERICA. THIS HIGH ELEVATION TERRAIN IS COVERED IN SNOW DURING WINTERS AND BURSTING WITH ACCELERATED SPRING GROWTH IN SPRING/SUMMER. COVERING ROUGHLY 2.8 MILLION ACRES, IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO ABSORB AND INFILTRATE WATER, AND HOLD IT IN THE SIERRA NEVADA WATERSHEDS FOR YEAR-ROUND RELEASE INTO CALIFORNIA'S MIGHTY RIVERS. IT IS ALSO CRITICAL HABITAT FOR AN ENORMOUS RANGE OF BIODIVERSE SPECIES, MANY OF THEM UNIQUELY ENDEMIC TO THIS REGION.STUDIES AND REPORTS INDICATE THAT OVER 60% OF THE WET MEADOW ALPINE TERRAIN IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN LOST IN THE LAST TWO HUNDRED YEARS. THE REASONS ARE MANY: VORACIOUS RESOURCE EXTRACTION, DEVELOPMENT AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION, SEASONAL GRAZING BY SHEEP AND CATTLE, THE DECIMATION OF NATIVE BEAVER SPECIES FOR FUR TRAPPING, AND THE FORCED (AND OFTEN VIOLENT) REMOVAL OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO APTLY MANAGED THIS TERRAIN WITH TRADITIONAL PRACTICES. IN THE LAST 50 YEARS, INTENSE AND GROWING RECREATIONAL USE HAS ALSO TAKEN A SIGNIFICANT TOLL. JMT WILD WORKS WITH FEDERAL LAND OWNERS, SCIENTISTS AND SPECIALISTS, CONSERVATION CORPS AND INDIGENOUS TRIBES IN LOCAL AREAS TO ASSESS, MAP AND MODEL, DESIGN RESTORATION PLANS. OUR TEAM IMPLEMENTS THOSE PLANS AND MONITORS THE PROGRESS TO EXPAND AND RESTORE THESE MEADOW ECOSYSTEMS AND RIPARIAN CORRIDORS FROM MOUNT WHITNEY TO YOSEMITE VALLEY. TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FIELD DATA TO UNDERSTAND THE TERRAIN AND IMPLEMENT RESTORATION, JMT WILD OPERATES A SEASONAL MONITORING PROGRAM WHEN UNDERGRADUATES IN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS ARE RECRUITED AND TRAINED IN THE TECHNIQUES AND METHODS FOR ACCURATE AND REPEATABLE DATA COLLECTION. SINCE FY 2024, WE OPERATED UNDER A GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY AND PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING. IN ADDITION TO WATER RESILIENCY AND HABITAT RESTORATION, ANCILLARY BENEFITS FROM THIS WORK INCLUDE THE RE-OPENING OF NATURAL FIRE BREAKS TO IMPROVE FOREST HEALTH AND SLOW WILDFIRES, POWERFUL CARBON SEQUESTRATION TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE, AND MORE SUSTAINABLE RECREATIONAL ACCESS AND USE.Expenses $3,781,642
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 85-3608502
- 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
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,357,225
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,877,386
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $2,233,892 | $2,339,210 | $2,207,157 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $967,316 | $1,193,490 | $200,655 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY
- What is the EIN of JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY is 85-3608502.
- Is JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY 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 JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MARLA STARK.
- Who are the officers and directors of JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,210 (MARLA STARK, PRESIDENT & CHAIR OF THE BOARD).
- How much revenue does JMT WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,877,386, expenses of $4,426,274 and total assets of $5,357,225 at year end.
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