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Utah Rivers Council

“Protect Utah’s rivers, clean water, and a healthy Great Salt Lake.”

Home groundSalt Lake City, UT
Founded1995
Tax status501(c)(3)

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The work

What they do

River conservation advocacy in Utah. Works on water policy, dam proposals, and river protections on federal lands.

Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “The Utah Rivers Council is dedicated to the conservation and stewardship of utahs rivers and sustainable clean water sources for utahs people and wildlife.” as filed.

Where the money went, FY2024

The work, and what it cost

Water roots is a diverse campaign to address the root

Water roots is a diverse campaign to address the root causes of utahs nation-lending municipal water use by instituting an array of water conservation and water efficiency programs to save water and save money for…

Read it as they filed it
WATER ROOTS IS A DIVERSE CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF UTAHS NATION-LENDING MUNICIPAL WATER USE BY INSTITUTING AN ARRAY OF WATER CONSERVATION AND WATER EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS TO SAVE WATER AND SAVE MONEY FOR CURRENT ANF FUTURE UTAHNS.

IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.

Follow the dollar

0 cents of every dollar goes to the work

0¢
0¢ the work0¢ keeping the lights on100¢ raising the next dollar

One year’s split is a snapshot, not a verdict. Splits swing hard with land deals, grants, and campaign timing.

$0 programs, $0 management, $0 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.

The people

Who does the work

9paid staff
9board members
Dave MockBoard ChairVolunteer, 1 hrs a week, $0

Chairs the 9-member board.

Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at the Utah Rivers Council? Claim this page.

The filings

14 years of filings

Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.

$729K FY2420112024
Total revenue by fiscal year
YearRevenue
2011$124,937
2012$134,985
2013$166,352
2014$185,487
2015$227,830
2016$210,198
2017$334,065
2018$319,616
2019$307,330
2020$388,210
2021$353,695
2022$403,277
2023$484,933
2024$728,766

From $125K in 2011 to $729K in FY24, with no missed filing in 14 years. FY24 is the highest year on file.

In court

Fights alongside Earthjustice (1 shared case), Grand Canyon Trust (1 shared case), Great Old Broads for Wilderness (1 shared case), National Parks Conservation Association (1 shared case) and National Trust for Historic Preservation (1 shared case) and 5 more. Same case, same side, on the federal docket. Their dockets on CourtListener.

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Sources and methodFinancials, headcounts, and program text: IRS Form 990, FY2024 and 13 prior filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, EIN 87-0538450. Leadership and compensation: Form 990 Part VII and the return’s signature block, FY2024 filing. Allies: co-litigation edges derived from the same dockets, same case and same side. Place links: MTJP editorial curation with per-link sources. Org-reported figures are always labeled. Data verified as of 2026-09-23. Nothing on this page is pay-to-play.