Nonprofit · EIN 93-1212629
WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER
Tax-exempt · EUGENE, OR 97401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,017,981 | $913,553 | $104,428 | $1,695,940 | $106,835 | $1,589,105 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,046,638 | $1,212,302 | -$165,664 | $1,730,861 | $246,184 | $1,484,677 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $949,594
- of which government grants
- $464,552
- Program service revenue
- $64,310
- Investment income
- -$5,568
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$10,544
- Other revenue
- $9,645
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $61,988
- Other salaries and wages
- $312,486
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $442,944
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $400
- Accounting fees
- $1
- Occupancy
- $42,184
- Travel
- $12,461
- Depreciation
- $11,660
- Program services (functional)
- $723,323
- Management and general (functional)
- $130,866
- Fundraising (functional)
- $59,364
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,730,861
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,695,940
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $106,835
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,589,105
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,251,950
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,383,874
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $205,231
- Gross receipts
- $1,028,525
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 326
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- OR
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOB SALLINGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $88,752 | $500 |
| TRAVIS WILLIAMS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $80,550 | $3,850 |
| MICHELLE EMMONS | DEPUTY/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $61,988 | $600 |
| HEATHER KING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA MADSEN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSIE ROHRIG | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HERNANDEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY TORTORICI | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVIS WILLIAMS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $128,301 |
| JAMES TIEFENTHALER | PRESIDENT BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BART RIERSON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JESSIE ROHRIG | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOANNE CRISIONE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE HERNANDEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALAN ROPE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CATHY TORTORICI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 454 WILLIAMETTE STREET 218, EUGENE, OR 97401-2643
- In care of
- % TRAVIS WILLIAMS
- Signed the 990
- MICHELLE EMMONS, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTO
- Phone
- (503) 223-6418
- Return prepared by
- Richard K Gonzales CPA
Mission
WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER'S GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS: "WE BELIEVE A RIVER WITH EXCELLENT WATER QUALITY, ABUNDANT NATURAL HABITAT, SAFE FOR FISHING AND RECREATION IS A BASIC PUBLIC RIGHT." FOR 27 YEARS, WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER (WRK) HAS ACTED AS THE EYES, EARS, AND VOICE OF THE WILLAMETTE RIVER BY ADVOCATING, EDUCATING, INVESTIGATING, RESTORING, AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE WATERSHED. IN 2024, WRK EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS, INCLUDING THE DEPARTURE OF ITS LONG-SERVING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 24 YEARS, TRAVIS WILLIAMS AND THE PASSING OF LONG-TIME BOARD MEMBER AND FRIEND BOB SALLENGER. DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, WRK STAFF, BOARD, AND PARTNERS DEMONSTRATED RESILIENCE AND UNITY, MAINTAINING FOCUS ON OUR MISSION TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE WILLAMETTE RIVER.
Program accomplishments
- RESTORATION:IN 2024, WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER (WRK) MANAGED 19 ACTIVE RESTORATION GRANTS AND PARTNER FUNDING CONTRACTS ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE BASIN, ADVANCING AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN HABITAT RECOVERY WHILE ENGAGING COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION, VOLUNTEERISM, AND COLLABORATIVE SCIENCE.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- GAIL ACHTERMAN WILDLIFE AREA - COMPLETED PHASES 1 & 2: SITE PREPARATION, PLANTING, INTERPLANTING, AND PLANT ESTABLISHMENT.- WILLAMETTE MISSION STATE PARK - COMPLETED PHASES 4 & 5: EXPANDED SITE PREPARATION, PLANTING, INVASIVE SPECIES TREATMENT (ESPECIALLY IN MISSION LAKE), AND RIPARIAN EDGE RESTORATION.- AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS) PROGRAM - SIXTH YEAR OF OREGON STATE WEED BOARD GRANTS,INTENSIFYING SURVEY AND EARLY-RESPONSE EFFORTS FOR LUDWIGIA AND OTHER PRIORITY SPECIES.- SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RIVERBEND MATERIALS, IMPLEMENTED TWO PADDLE & PULL EVENTS AND LUDWIGIA TREATMENTS AT WILLAMETTE SLOUGH UNDER A $10,000 AGREEMENT.- PRIVATE LANDOWNER ENGAGEMENT - INAUGURATED A PRIVATE-FUNDED AIS TREATMENT VIA THE COURTNEY FAMILY, REPRESENTING A GROWING MODEL OF CO-INVESTMENT IN RIVER HEALTH. COLLECTIVELY, WRK LEVERAGED $423,484 IN OWEB FUNDING, PLUS $107,000 IN MATCHING FUNDS, YIELDING A TOTAL $530,514 INVESTMENT IN WATERSHED RESTORATION. WRK WAS HONORED WITH THE OUTSTANDING PARTNER IN CONSERVATION AWARD (YAMHILL SWCD) AND THE OREGON NOXIOUS WEED AWARD (OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE).VOLUNTEER AND OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTEDUCATION AND OUTREACH REMAINED CENTRAL TO WRK'S RESTORATION WORK, PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS) THROUGH DIRECT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING.VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION: 78 VOLUNTEERS AND 27 COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS CONTRIBUTED TO AIS REMOVAL AND PLANTING EVENTS.- PADDLE & PULL (BENTON SWCD): 2 EVENTS / 28 VOLUNTEERS- PADDLE & PULL (CITY OF SALEM + ELDERBERRY WISDOM FARM): 2 EVENTS / 32 VOLUNTEERS- MISSION LAKE WAPATO PLANTING DAY: 18 VOLUNTEERS- AIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH TABLING DAY: 27 PARTICIPANTSWRK PRESENTED AT MAJOR PROFESSIONAL GATHERINGS, INCLUDING "LET'S PULL TOGETHER" (PORTLAND), THE MISSOULA AIS SHORT COURSE (MT), WAIN STRATEGIES (JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES), AND THE OREGON INTERAGENCY NOXIOUS WEED SYMPOSIUM (CORVALLIS) - REACHING 50 TO 200 ATTENDEES PER EVENT AND EXPANDING REGIONAL COORDINATION ON AIS CONTROL.AQUATIC HABITAT RESTORATIONTHROUGH AGGRESSIVE AIS MANAGEMENT - PARTICULARLY TARGETING LUDWIGIA - WRK REOPENED SLOUGHS, RESTORED FLOW CONNECTIVITY, AND SUPPORTED THE RESURGENCE OF NATIVE AQUATIC VEGETATION SUCH AS WAPATO.KEY STATS: - AQUATIC WEEDS REMOVED BY HAND: 80 BAGS (33-GALLON) - TOTAL LUDWIGIA AREA TREATED: 169.5 ACRES - OXBOW SLOUGH - 45 ACRES - WINDSOR SLOUGH - 85 ACRES - GAIL ACHTERMAN WILDLIFE AREA - 13.2 ACRES - WILLAMETTE SLOUGH - 6.7 ACRES - ELDRIDGE BAR - ~7.4 ACRES - BLACK DOG LANDING - 12.1 ACRES - PRIVATE LANDOWNERS - 0.1 ACRESEARLY DETECTION & RAPID RESPONSE (EDRR)UNDER THE OREGON STATE WEED BOARD, YAMHILL SWCD, AND BENTON SWCD GRANTS, WRK SURVEYED AND TREATED 37 GROSS ACRES ACROSS 128 RIVER MILES OF MAINSTEM HABITAT TO DETECT AND SUPPRESS NEWLY EMERGING A-LISTED INVASIVE SPECIES. - MAINSTEM COVERAGE: 76.5 RIVER MILES (OSWB GRANT) - SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE: 51.5 RIVER MILES (YSWCD + BSWCD GRANTS)TERRESTRIAL HABITAT RESTORATIONWRK ADVANCED RIPARIAN RESTORATION AT TWO KEY WILLAMETTE BASIN SITES:- GAIL ACHTERMAN WILDLIFE AREA - 52 ACRES RESTORED; 26,067 NATIVE BAREROOT PLANTS INSTALLED.- WILLAMETTE MISSION STATE PARK - 65 ACRES RESTORED; 39,500 NATIVE BAREROOT PLANTS INSTALLED.TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TO REOPENING CRITICAL AQUATIC CHANNELS, RE-ESTABLISHING NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES, AND IMPROVING LONG-TERM ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE THROUGHOUT THE BASIN.Expenses $417,948 · grants $387,641 · revenue $42,312
- RIVER CLEANUPS:IN 2024, WRK COORDINATED 39 RIVER CLEANUPS VIA THE RIVER GUARDIANS PROGRAM, INVOLVING 538 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTING 1,678 SERVICE HOURS - VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $58,377. VOLUNTEERS REMOVED 164 CUBIC YARDS OF GARBAGE (~65,600 LBS, OR 32.8 TONS), AND ENSURED PROPER DISPOSAL OF HYPODERMIC WASTE AND OTHER HAZARDOUS DEBRIS.Expenses $216,756 · grants $71,639 · revenue $5,000
- RECREATION & SPECIAL EVENTS:WRK FOSTERS PUBLIC CONNECTION TO THE RIVER VIA RECREATION, CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, AND RIVER EDUCATION:- WILLAMETTE RIVER FESTIVAL 2024 - IN EUGENE, WRK PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF EUGENE AND OREGON PADDLE SPORTS TO HOST A FESTIVAL BLENDING PADDLING RACES, INDIGENOUS CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS, AND WATERSHED STORYTELLING.- PINOT PADDLE 2024 - ATTRACTED 127 PARTICIPANTS (AND 17 VOLUNTEERS) FOR A SCENIC PADDLING TOUR PAIRED WITH LOCAL FOOD AND WINE, ENRICHED BY HABITAT INTERPRETATION STOPS.- WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL - HELD IN PORTLAND, THE FESTIVAL SERVED AS BOTH FUNDRAISER AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EVENT.- RIVER DISCOVERY EVENTS - TWO COMMUNITY CANOE TRIPS (IN SALEM AND PORTLAND) INTRODUCED NEW PARTICIPANTS TO THE WILLAMETTE'S ECOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL NARRATIVES.- MUSSEL SURVEYS - CONTINUED BASIN-WIDE FRESHWATER MUSSEL MONITORING, WITH A FULL REPORT AND STORY MAP EXPECTED IN 2025.Expenses $85,393 · revenue $41,941
- LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY:WRK CONTINUED ROBUST POLICY AND LEGAL ENGAGEMENT IN 2024 TO PROTECT RIVER HEALTH AND PUBLIC ACCESS:- LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY - SUPPORTED FUNDING FOR THE OREGON INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL; DEFENDED RECREATIONAL IMMUNITY PROPOSALS; OPPOSED ROLLBACK OF WAKE RESTRICTIONS IN THE NEWBERG POOL.- LITIGATION & LEGAL ACTIONS - CONTINUED LITIGATION AGAINST FEMA, FILED NOTICE TO SUE ODFW FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS AT THE LEABURG HATCHERY, AND ENGAGED IN THE J-S RANCH CAFO CASE LEADING TO PROTECTIVE LOCAL ORDINANCES. MAINTAINED FOIA LITIGATION WITH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND NEGOTIATED BLM WITHDRAWAL OF THE BIG LEAGUE TIMBER PROJECT. - EMERGING ISSUES - ADDRESSED 6PPD-Q RUNOFF TOXICITY IMPACTS AND OPPOSED ZENITH ENERGY'S OPERATIONS IN PORTLAND HARBOR.WRK'S CONSTITUENT MOBILIZATION RESULTED IN HUNDREDS OF PUBLIC COMMENTS INFLUENCING STATEWIDE POLICY DECISIONS. WRK ALSO PARTICIPATED ON TWO STATE RULEMAKING ADVISORY COMMITTES, REPRESENTING ENVIRONMENTAL AND RIVER HEALTH INTERESTS.Expenses $3,226
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
- 93-1212629
- 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 (C320)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,695,940
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,028,525
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,017,981 | $913,553 | $1,695,940 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,046,638 | $1,212,302 | $1,730,861 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,455,763 | $1,160,870 | $1,718,946 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 93-1212629).
Questions about WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER
- What is the EIN of WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER is 93-1212629.
- Is WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER 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 WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER 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 WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who are the officers and directors of WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $88,752 (BOB SALLINGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,017,981, expenses of $913,553 and total assets of $1,695,940 at year end.
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