Nonprofit · EIN 90-0641225
STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL
Tax-exempt · ABSAROKEE, MT 59001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $602,086 | $567,200 | $34,886 | $364,031 | $100 | $363,931 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $256,626 | $268,730 | -$12,104 | $331,775 | $2,730 | $329,045 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $561,910
- of which government grants
- $461,256
- Membership dues
- $8,493
- Program service revenue
- $38,055
- Investment income
- $4,898
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$2,474
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$3,015
- Net income from gaming
- $238
- Other revenue
- -$2,777
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $226,207
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $45,734
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $45,734
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $550
- Travel
- $3,251
- Program services (functional)
- $532,392
- Management and general (functional)
- $34,808
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $331,775
- Total assets, end of year
- $364,031
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $100
- Net assets, end of year
- $363,931
- Publicly traded securities
- $136,522
- Gross receipts
- $642,746
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- MT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSEY CLARK | COORDINATOR Officer | 18.5 | $40,400 |
| FAY L ESPELAND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $8,248 |
| TOMMY FLANAGAN | ASSISTANT COORDINATOR Officer | 0.75 | $950 |
| TIMOTHY SCHAFF | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DIRK PELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CEDAR MAGONE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAURA BLOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS FLECK | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM KIRCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BUTCH BEHRENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NOEL KEOGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TYRELE SCHAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM R MYTTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| KAREN MARTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSEY CLARK | COORDINATOR Officer | 18 | $39,333 |
| TOMMY FLANAGAN | ASSISTANT COORDINATOR Officer | 5 | $4,561 |
| FAY L ESPELAND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $2,195 |
| TIMOTHY SCHAFF | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DIRK PELTON | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CEDAR MAGONE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA BLOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS FLECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM KIRCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BUTCH BEHRENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NOEL KEOGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| THEO YANZICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TYRELE SCHAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHASE OSTRUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| WILLIAM R MYTTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| KAREN MARTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 112, ABSAROKEE, MT 59001-0112
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- PO Box 112, Absarokee MT 59001
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- FAY L ESPELAND, PO BOX 1470, COLUMBUS, MT 59019
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Fay Espeland, PO Box 112, Absarokee MT 59001
- Signed the 990
- FAY L ESPELAND, TREASURER
- Phone
- (406) 321-1235
- Return prepared by
- Fay L Espeland CPA PLLC
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $379,148 · grants $361,079
- 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.Expenses $60,379 · grants $59,172
- 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.Expenses $60,271 · grants $12,695 · revenue $38,055
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
- 90-0641225
- 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
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $364,031
- Income (IRS master file)
- $642,746
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $602,086 | $567,200 | $364,031 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $256,626 | $268,730 | $331,775 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $345,490 | $299,018 | $342,138 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Fay Espeland | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 90-0641225).
Questions about STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL
- What is the EIN of STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL is 90-0641225.
- Is STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL 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 STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL 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 STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names FAY L ESPELAND.
- Who are the officers and directors of STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $40,400 (LINDSEY CLARK, COORDINATOR).
- How much revenue does STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $602,086, expenses of $567,200 and total assets of $364,031 at year end.
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