Applegate Partnership
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROMOTE ECOSYSTEM HELATH ACROSS THE APPLEGATE WATERSHED THRO UGH EDUCATION & RESTORATION CARRIED OUT IN PTRSHIP W/ LANDOW NERS, AGENCIES & OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES CONTRIBUTING TO TH E LOCAL ECONOMY & COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 2.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 80%
- Employees
- 15
- Highest pay
- $88,992, executive 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
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% 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
Good: 72 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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)
- AQUATIC: CHENEY CREEK TRIBUTARY CULVERT PLACEMENT - IN 2025 APWC REPLACED AN AGING, PERCHED CULVERT ON A TRIBUTARY TO CHENEY CREEK, RESTORING ACCESS TO IMPORTANT OFF-CHANNEL HABITAT USED BY COHO SALMON AND STEELHEAD DURING HIGH FLOWS. THE NEW EMBEDDED CULVERT ALLOWS FOR NATURAL STREAMFLOW AND FISH PASSAGE YEAR-ROUND, AND IMPROVES CONNECTIVITY IN AN AREA THAT SUPPORTS SOME OF THE MOST ACTIVE SPAWNING HABITAT IN THE APPLEGATE WATERSHED.
- APPLEGATE OUTDOOR SCHOOL (AOS)- IS A DAY-ONLY PROGRAM LOCATED AT CANTRALL BUCKLEY PARK IN RUCH, OREGON. IN APRIL 2025, WE HOSTED SIXTH GRADERS FROM THE MEDFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT'S HEDRICK MIDDLE SCHOOL IN WEEKLONG SESSIONS OF OUTDOOR, INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING. HOSTING 350 STUDENTS OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR WEEKS, WE HAD THE HIGHEST DAILY ATTENDANCE IN PROGRAM HISTORY.
- UPPER APPLEGATE ALL-LANDS WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PROJECT - OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THE PROJECT HAS SUPPORTED PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ACROSS THE APPLEGATE VALLEY WITH WILDFIRE RISK MITIGATION THROUGH MECHANICAL FUELS TREATMENTS. THIS PROJECT WAS BORNE OUT OF FUNDING FROM THE ODOF SMALL FORESTLAND GRANT AND HAS BEEN SUPPLEMENTED W/ ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM A US FOREST SERVICE SU STAINABLE N.W GRANT. TO DATE, 185 ACRES HAVE BEEN TREATED FOR FUELS, W/ 822 HAZARD TREES REMOVED AND PROCESSED, AND EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE IN 2026. AS THE RESULT OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PERIOD, FUELS REDUCTION MANAGEMENT COMPANY BURNBOT HAS BEEN SELECTED TO CARRY OUT TREATMENTS GOING FORWARD. THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS HOW LANDOWNER OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT CAN LEAD TO PARTNERSHIPS THAT CREATE LANDSCAPE LEVEL WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2000.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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