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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CARPE DIEM WEST

EIN 94-3373078 · Land Resources Conservation (C34)

What they do

Healthy Headwaters Program: The Headwaters Landscapes That Provide Most of The Wests Water for Cities, Farms, Businesses and Ecosystems Are Fundamentally Threatened By Climate Change. Downstream Communities Are Concerned About Their Water Security. These Factors Provide An Opportunity to Build The Next Generation of Ecological Protection and Restoration.Carpe Diem Wests Healthy Headwaters Program Supports An Alliance of Upstream Land Managers, Downstream Water Utilities, Scientists, Economists, and Conservation Advocates Whose Goal is to Increase The Climate Resiliency of The Headwaters Systems That Provide Water for The West. The Healthy Headwaters Program Works To:Ensure Clean Abundant Water for Communities Around The American WestConnect Upstream and Downstream Communities In A Shared Mission to Preserve Water SupplyBuild Resilience for Stressed Watersheds As The Climate ChangesSupport Wise, Multi-factored Approaches to Headwaters Forest Preservation and Restoration

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Of every $100 spent, about $95.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders1 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

84.16%of revenue went to mission work95.0% of expenses · Program services

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$50,315
Mission workProgram services$42,34784.16% of revenue95.0% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$5,73811.40% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$44,57788.60% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2020CurrentExpense mix: 95.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.60% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 95.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 193.00% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 73.1% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 157.73% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 87.0% mission · 5.8% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.04% of revenue
2016Expense mix: 84.9% mission · 7.7% management · 7.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 140.00% of revenue

Money in and money out

Expenses$44,577

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$42,347 · 95.0% of expenses
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Expenses$44,577
Contributions$50,315
Mission work (program services)$42,347
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (1)

KIMERY WILTSHIREPRINCIPAL OFFICER

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2001
Location
89 CYPRESS PL, SAUSALITO, CA 94965-1512
County
Marin
In care of
% KIMERY WILTSHIRE
Primary officer
Kimery Wiltshire, President & CEO

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2023
Tax period began
January 1, 2020
Return type
990EZ
Tax preparer
GORANSON AND ASSOCIATES
NTEE classification
Land Resources Conservation (C34)
IRS tax category
Land Resources Conservation

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