2025-11-17T06:54:41-00:00 2024-12-31 472202405 Fay L Espeland CPA PLLC 30 N 4th St PO Box 1470 Columbus MT 590191470 990 2024-01-01 900641225 STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL STIL 4063211235 PO BOX 112 ABSAROKEE MT 59001 FAY L ESPELAND TREASURER 4063211235 2025-11-17 true FAY L ESPELAND P01211352 4063228630 2025-11-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z FAY L ESPELAND PO BOX 1470 COLUMBUS MT 59019 642746 false X www.stillwatervalleywatershed.com X 2011 MT Stillwater Valley Watershed Council SVWC continues to progess as an organization expanding weed control, water quality / quanity, forest health and soil enhancement programs through education and research. 12 12 0 50 0 220836 561910 29645 38055 6619 4898 -474 -2777 256626 602086 81211 226207 0 42949 45734 0 0 144570 295259 268730 567200 -12104 34886 331775 364031 2730 100 329045 363931 X Stillwater Valley Watershed Council SVWC will provide an open forum in which all interested parties may work in a collaborative effort to preservie the integrity of the river, the land, an the beauty of our valley. We will endeavor to bring together public, private and government resources, funding and grants to achieve our goals. false false 379148 361079 HAZARDOUS FUELS PROGRAM This program provides homeowner with cost-share assistance for fuels reduction projects, prevention and mitigation materials regarding wildfire. Tallies for 2024 Completed hazardous fuel mitigation projects on 11 properties, encompassing over 8,000 acres. Improved the wildfire resiliency on 450 acres through prescriptive tree thinning practices. Awarded cost-share directly to 11 participants in the amount of 208,012 and paid contractors directly on behalf of landowners 153,067. Hosted the inaugural Home Hardening Workshop with FireSafe Stillwater affiliates 50 attendees. 60379 59172 WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WHIP GRANT. This is a 7-year project secured in 2019 and the mission encompasses treatment and monitoring of noxious weeds with Custer-Gallatin National Forest, preventing further spread of noxious weed throughout the Stillwater watershed. This project will enhance cooperative efforts of the US Forest Service USFS along with adjacent small and large tract landowners. Why is a non-profit group assisting the USFS in their noxious weed control efforts The budget line item for noxious weed control for the Custer-Gallatin National Forest has been significantly reduced in recent years. This grant pays 100 of costs of application on USFS land. Tallies for 2024 Treated 497 acres on USFS grazing allotments and heavily traveled corridors leading into recreational areas, paid commercial applicators 59,172 in 2024 and a total of over 172,345 to date. 60271 12695 38055 COOPERATIVE WEED CONTROL PROGRAMS SMALL AND LARGE ACREAGE, integrated, locally led approaches to noxious weed management enabling SVWC to collaborate with multiple agencies and hundreds of local landowners. Programs include SVWCs SMALL ACREAGE Cooperative Weed Control Program has treated weeds from Nye to Columbus Montana. This program is intended for landowners with LESS than 20 acres. Tallies for 2024 Enrolled 100 participants, including 1800 acres, to treat noxious weeds on 211 acres and provided cost-share to 8 participants in the amount of 2,880. SVWC used 3 commercial applicators and paid them 34,724. SVWC Large Acreage Noxious Weed Control Program targets landowners with MORE than 20 acres located on or adjacent to elk habitat. SVWC received another 20,000 from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation RMEF for 2023-2024. RMEF has contributed 159,000 over the past 14 years to this program. Tallies for 2024 Provided cost-share to 12 participants, representing 14,200 acres, to treat 400 acres via areal and ground application and provided cost-share in the amount of 9,815. 32594 21540 532392 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true 29 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 true false false false false true false true false false false true true true true false false true true false LINDSEY CLARK 4067801249 PO BOX 112 ABSAROKEE MT 59001 X LINDSEY CLARK COORDINATOR 018.50 X 40400 0 0 FAY L ESPELAND TREASURER 002.50 X X 8248 0 0 TOMMY FLANAGAN ASSISTANT COORDINATOR 000.75 X 950 0 0 TIMOTHY SCHAFF CHAIRMAN 000.50 X X 0 0 0 DIRK PELTON DIRECTOR 000.25 X 0 0 0 CEDAR MAGONE SECRETARY 000.50 X X 0 0 0 LAURA BLOND DIRECTOR 000.50 X 0 0 0 CHRIS FLECK VICE CHAIRMAN 000.50 X X 0 0 0 TOM KIRCHER DIRECTOR 000.50 X 0 0 0 BUTCH BEHRENT DIRECTOR 000.50 X 0 0 0 NOEL KEOGH DIRECTOR 000.50 X 0 0 0 TYRELE SCHAFF DIRECTOR 000.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM R MYTTON DIRECTOR 000.25 X 0 0 0 KAREN MARTS DIRECTOR 001.50 X 0 0 0 49598 false false false 8493 18436 461256 73725 13500 561910 COOPERATIVE WEED-SMALL/LARGE 900099 38055 38055 38055 7372 9839 12313 -2474 -2474 23804 18436 26819 -3015 1766 1528 238 602086 38055 X 106207 106207 120000 120000 0 0 45734 22748 22986 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 790 790 264923 264923 10911 4891 6020 2842 1112 1730 0 0 550 370 180 3251 2546 705 0 1012 845 167 0 0 0 2144 2144 SUPPLIES/CHEMICALS 8707 8707 BANK CHARGES/PAYPAL FEES 129 43 86 0 567200 532392 34808 0 109966 47814 86475 179695 135334 136522 331775 364031 2730 100 2730 100 X 329045 363931 329045 363931 331775 364031 34886 X X false false false X 300554 183681 314589 220836 561910 1581570 300554 183681 314589 220836 561910 1581570 234733 1346837 772 2752 3333 6619 7372 20848 1602418 0.84050 0.77410 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SUMMER CELEBRATION 31017 7213 23804 700 4369 1600 19673 MONTANA GIVES 11223 11223 477 42240 18436 23804 700 4369 1600 20150 26819 -3015 true AWE LLC PO BOX 7113 BILLINGS MT 59103 862675423 14175 KNUCKLEHEAD RANCH LLC 7180 TEPEE RIDGE RD BOZEMAN MT 59715 823319134 55991 4K CAPITAL LLC 541 FIDDLER CREEK RD FISHTAIL MT 59028 263461425 42116 3 COOPERATIVE WEED CONTROL PROGRAM 11 4977 RIVER ASSESSTMENT TRIAGE TEAM 1 5500 HAZARDOUS FUELS PROGRAM 8 95730 X 1000 Value on Donor Webpage X 12500 Lessor of Auction Value or FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 24,349, Grants and allocations 21,540, Revenue 0 RIVER ASSESSMENT TRIAGE TEAM RATT. The 2022 flooding of the Stillwater and East Rosebud River was on a scale never seen before. RATT was modeled after the concept used as a response to the disaster along the Musselshell River near Roundup, MT. Tallies for 2024 RATT received a grant of 33,500 from Stillwater Conservation District to pay for debris removal. RATT spearheaded post-flood debris removal efforts on the Stillwater River, collecting 10 dump truck loads of non-native debris from 12 sties along riverbanks and islands from Nye to Columbus. One contractor was paid 16,040 for debris removal and two flood relief grants were awarded for head gate stabilization project 5,500. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 8,245, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 STILLWATER-ROSEBUD WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE SRWQI was new in Fall of 2020. SRWQI is aimed at continuing a watershed assessment project, monitoring the health of streams and developing geographic information system GIS mapping capability in the watershed. The SRWQI completed the fourth year of collecting baseline water samples at nine sites on four tributaries encompassing 116 river miles in the Stillwater-Rosebud drainages. The SRWQI rallied seven volunteers to lead water sampling and data collection efforts. The SRWQI assisted Montana State University with compilation of a comprehensive 3-year summary of data that had been collected from the SRWQI. The data collected by this project is of a non-regulatory nature, intended to provide some basic indication of stream health to inform the residents of the Stillwater Valley and protect all the uses we make our streams for this generation and those to come. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g FEES FOR SERVICES OTHER TOTAL IN 2024 264,923. Fees for Service consists of the following expenses Contract labor CWCP commercial applicators fees 34,724 HAZ FUELS commercial tree masticaton 153,067 RATT debris removal 16,040 SRWQI fees to Energy Labs for water sample testing 1,919 WHIP commercial applicator fees 59,172. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a 1,2,3 Compensation of treasurer 8248 for 2024. The treasurer is paid 65/hour was voted on by board based on what a prior accountant was charging. Her current normal hourly rate is 95/hour. The treasurer recused herself from the discussion and vote when board was determining her annual allowance. The treasurer does substantial bookkeeping, invoicing, and budgeting. The treasurer also efiles Form 1099 MISC, 1099 NEC and prepares and efiles Form 990. Compensation of Coordinator 40,400. She procures grants that align with our tax exempt mission. If a grant is awarded it is the responsibility of the Coordinator to oversee grant compliance on our behalf. The coordinator is also responsible for planning our fundraising events. The Coordinator has no voting power, and no authority over management decisions. We also have an assistant coordinator to oversee RATT and his compensation was 950. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11a A copy of Form 990 was presented to the board on November 15th prior to efiling and draft copy was uploaded to the Treasurers secure portal and all board members can be invited to the portal. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a 1-16 SVWC is located in a rural area of Montana and recruiting board members can be a challenge. SVWC would like to disclose family relationships in existence on the current board. Timothy Schaff Chairman family relationship with Tyrele Schaff Board Member. Tom Kircher Board Member is an employee of Sibanye Stillwater Mining Company in their environmental department. Sibanye Stillwater Mining Company made a 25,000 contribution in 2024. Noel Keogh Board Member has a family relationship with Penny Keoh who on the Board of the Nye Community Foundation an unrelated organization and they are a grant contributor. The board has procedures in place to insure no conflicts of interest arise when voting or discussing board matters. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Copies of Form 990, and amended Bylaws are available on our website. Governing Documents, Letter of Determination, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Form 990 Schedule B-Schedule of Contributors can all be obtained by contacting our Coordinator at svwc2010hotmail.com. Form 990, Part XII, Line 1 Accounting method change from Cash to Hybrid. SVWC has prepaid CWCP program revenue and it is correctly reported as a Liability-Deferred revenue. The amount is not material.