2026-05-09T21:12:15-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 201778247 SPRING RIVERS FOUNDATION SPRI 5303355446 PO Box 143 Cassel CA 96016 Maria Ellis Treasurer 5303355446 2026-05-09 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jeffrey D Cook PO Box 143 Cassel CA 96016 126676 0 X www.springrivers.org X 2004 CA Restoration/Recovery Native Species & Outdoor Education. Spring Rivers Outdoor Education Program. Development of Captive Breeding and Rearing Program for Shasta crayfish. Rock Creek Meadow Restoration. Sucker Springs Restoration. 7 7 0 75 0 0 107009 72327 0 0 3704 10614 0 0 110713 82941 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98246 56902 98246 56902 12467 26039 494834 542405 23578 0 471256 542405 The purpose of the Spring Rivers Foundation is to enhance natural systems through multidisciplinary research, restoration, education, public involvement, and outreach in order to further knowledge and to protect the health and biodiversity of the environment, with emphasis on the native aquatic taxa of northeastern California. (To protect the health and diversity of our region's unique spring-fed waterways, and to provide outdoor learning opportunities for our communities' schools) 0 0 11137 13390 0 Outdoor Education-Spring Rivers Foundation Outdoor Education Program-K thru 6th-Grade Field Trip in a Box Program and Kindergarten, 2nd, & 5th-Grade field trips for Fall River Joint Unified School District funded by Burney Fall River Education Foundation and individual donations. Field trips for several schools in the Redding and Willow, CA area. Over 1,000 children, parents, and adult volunteer docents take part annually. 9014 11527 0 Restoration/Recovery Native Species-Sucker Springs Restoration Project-Sucker Springs Creek Education Site Enhancements and Implementation Project includes storage shed and macroinvertebrate station for the Outdoor Education Program and vegetation management, revegetation, and fencing to improve and protect site. 36532 0 0 Recovery Native Species-2023-2026 Population Genetic Analysis of Shasta crayfish in Rising River-Population Genetic Analysis of Shasta crayfish being conducted by UC Davis Genomic Variation Laboratory to evaluate the genetic diversity of a previously unsampled population of Shasta crayfish and to update the Shasta crayfish Genetic Management Plan. 219 0 0 Other Program Services-Office Supplies, Fees for Registry of Charitable Trusts, North State Giving, CA Statement of Information 219 0 0 56902 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X Maria J Ellis 5303355446 21451 Cassel Road PO Box 143 Cassel CA 96016 Ann Chrisney Vice President, Director 0 0 X X 0 0 0 Theo Light Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Andrew Sih Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Beatriz J Vasquez Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Todd Sloat Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Zackary Graham Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Elisha Hull Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey D Cook President 5 0 X 0 0 0 Maria J Ellis Treasurer, Secretary 5 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72327 0 72327 0 643 643 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53706 0 43735 0 9971 0 9971 9971 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82941 10614 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54364 54364 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Field Trip supplies 1817 1817 0 0 Porta pottie rentals for field trips 430 430 0 0 Fees, Licenses, Permits 178 178 0 0 0 0 0 0 56902 56902 0 0 79640 72720 0 0 0 0 1390 799 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 413804 468886 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 494834 542405 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23578 0 23578 0 X 0 0 77372 134461 393884 407944 471256 542405 494834 542405 26039 45110 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 7693 54895 131263 107009 72327 373187 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7693 54895 131263 107009 72327 373187 373187 6029 18 229 2615 643 9534 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 382721 0 0.97509 0.96621 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Two of the non-voting officers, President Jeffrey D. Cook and Treasurer/Secretary Maria J. Ellis are married. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9 Ann Chrisney, 11531 Prospect Hill Drive, Gold River, CA 95670; Theo Light, Ph.D., Department of Biology Shippensburg University 1871 Old Main Drive Shippensburg, PA 17257; Andrew Sih, Ph.D., Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616; Beatriz J. Vasquez, Ph.D., P.O. Box 124, Bandon, OR 97411; Todd Sloat, PO Box 125, McArthur, CA 96056; Zackary Graham, Ph.D., West Liberty University, 208 University Drive, College Union Box 139, West Liberty, WV 26074; Elisha Hull, Ph.D., 837 Fourth Street, Woodland, California 95695 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b During the Annual Meeting in the spring each year, the Treasurer provides a detailed financial report of all income and expenses for the previous year to all Board members and officers of the Foundation. A complete copy of this Form 990 with all associated schedules was provided to all Board members and officers of the Foundation before this form was filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Foundation governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public by request. The Foundation has a conflict of interest policy, but it is concerned with questions involving a person's competing or respective duties to the Foundation. None of the Directors, who are the only voting members, are in a position to benefit financially from Foundation decisions. The Foundation does not compensate its directors or officers and has no paid employees. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g University of California, Davis Genomic Variation Laboratory, One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 $ 36,460 Spring Rivers Ecological Sciences LLC, PO Box 153, Cassel, CA 96016 $ 17,904 Total Independent Contractors (Program Services) $ 54,364