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Rim to Rim Restoration

EIN 33-1021022 · Moab, UT

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceWeak49 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Rim to Rim Restoration is committed to nurturing healthy ecosystems and watersheds across southeastern Utah. Our mission is to foster motivation for ecological responsibility in southeastern Utah and reestablish native vegetation for the benefit of wildlife people and sustainable watersheds. We accomplish our mission by collecting native plant seed propagating native plants regenerating damaged and altered landscapes and coordinating among stakeholders and the community to accomplish collaborative restoration projects.

Income
$780,112
Spending
$708,511
Spent on programs
91%
Reserves
1.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 89%
Employees
8
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$93,246, director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 3% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    91% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 49 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $172,443 spent. Seed Collection and Increase: Since 2009 Rim to Rim has worked to increase the availability of native seed and containerized plants at our Mayberry Native Plant Propagation Center on the Colorado River. Over the last four years work at Mayberry has shifted from weed control and infrastructure installation to expanding seed increase fields and brainstorming innovative methods for dispersing seed across remote parts of the region. In FY 2025 seed collection work expanded with the National Park Service as well as with the Bureau of Land Management. For the BLM Rim to Rim performed 15 standard Seeds of Success collections and two operational collections and recorded over 40 scouting points. In addition we installed seed increase plots for eight new species that will be viable for collection in 2025. For the NPS Rim to Rim produced containerized plants for use in revegetation projects and also added seed increase plots at Mayberry. Larger seed collections of workhorse species also occurred in 2025 and will continue in 2025 if drought conditions do not persist. Funding for this work is provided on a federal fiscal year so expenses and revenue do not always match.
  2. $446,793 spent. Mill and Pack Creek Revegetation with Fire Fuels and Flood Mitigation: Rim to Rim continues to coordinate interagency community-based planning and restoration in Mill and Pack creeks to address fire and flood concerns while also improving wildlife habitat. In addition to working along the creek corridors in town Rim to Rim also facilitated significant stream restoration high in the Pack Creek drainage on U.S. Forest Service land to protect the aquifer underneath Moab. At the end of 2024 Rim to Rim was awarded multi-year funding from the U.S. Forest Service to expand its partner-based work removing exotic plant species along the Mill and Pack creek corridors that create fire fuel hazards and magnify the impacts of flash floods. This portion of Rim to Rims work which also includes robust community outreach continued throghout 2025. Funding for this work is provided on the state of Utah for the fiscal year so expenses and revenue do not always match.
  3. $27,190 spent. Rim to Rim continues to partner with the Southeastern Utah Riparian Partnership which is a multi-agency collaboration that bolsters restoration efforts along the Colorado River and its side drainages. Work in 2024 included managing field crews at various project sites along the Colorado River from the Utah-Colorado border to Canyonlands National Park; hosting collaborative interagency meetings to plan projects; and building strong connections among partnering entities. Rim to Rim also assists federal and state land managers by developing scopes of work managing work crews and conducting long-term monitoring for revegetation projects. Funding for this work is provided on the federal fiscal year so expenses and revenue do not always match.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2003.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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