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FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE

FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE (Oregon) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,155,639 to it, the largest being Conservation Lands Foundation ($615,500). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$285k
Funders on record
16
Grants received
$1.2M
Net assets
$267k
11/16 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 84%
01What it does

What Friends of the Owyhee does

Mission

Friends of the Owyhee exists to promote conservation advocacy, stewardship, and recreation in the owyhee region.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Recreation club - the owyhee recreation club, established by Friends of the Owyhee, is a dynamic initiative aimed at connecting individuals to the diverse recreational opportunities available in the owyhee region. The club encompasses a wide range of activities, including hiking, backpacking, kayaking, biking, and more. By engaging with this club, participants not only experience the natural beauty and adventure the owyhee has to offer but also contribute to understanding and managing the impacts of recreational use. This program helps identify areas for future infrastructure development and ensures that recreation aligns with conservation goals.

    $114,912 spent
    70% of program spending
  2. Conservation advocacy - friends for the owyhee conservation advocacy trips are the cornerstone program of Friends of the Owyhee. These immersive experiences, offered through both single- and multi-day excursions, take participants into the stunning landscapes of the owyhee region. Each trip combines exploration of naturalist topics with in-depth discussions on conservation needs and threats facing the area. The purpose of these trips is to deepen participants' understanding and appreciation of the owyhee's ecological and cultural significance. By connecting individuals to their public lands, raising awareness about critical conservation issues, and engaging them in advocacy efforts, we aim to protect and preserve the owyhee's natural beauty and integrity for future generations.

    $30,216 spent
    18% of program spending
  3. Stewardship - Friends of the Owyhee's first saturday stewardship and stewardship programs are designed to actively engage the community in conservation efforts and foster a sense of stewardship for the owyhee region. The first saturday stewardship program, held on the first saturday of each month, invites volunteers to participate in various conservation activities, including habitat restoration, invasive species removal, litter clean-ups, and plantings. The broader stewardship program encompasses ongoing initiatives that support the preservation and enhancement of the owyhee's natural resources.

    $889 spent
    1% of program spending
  4. Other programs: protect, restore & expand, friends grassroots network, partners for the national conservation lands, and constituency development.

    $17,939 spent
    11% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $163,956.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20192019 Revenue 100 ($245k) Expenses 100 ($111k) Net assets 100 ($139k)2020 Revenue 85 ($207k) Expenses 162 ($179k) Net assets 120 ($167k)2021 Revenue 128 ($313k) Expenses 231 ($256k) Net assets 161 ($224k)2022 Revenue 88 ($216k) Expenses 246 ($273k) Net assets 120 ($167k)2023 Revenue 124 ($305k) Expenses 173 ($192k) Net assets 202 ($280k)2024 Revenue 116 ($285k) Expenses 269 ($298k) Net assets 193 ($267k)
201920202021202220232024
Revenue (116)Expenses (269)Net assets (193)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $167k to $280k (+68%).

$141k
$167k
$224k
$167k
$280k
$268k
201920202021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2019 0% · 2020 0% · 2021 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

97% of FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 4,629 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.

$134k
’19
$28k
’20
$57k
’21
−$57k
’22
$113k
’23
−$13k
’24
11
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Timothy Davis

Executive director

Board chair

Larry Sullivan

Board chair

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

201920202021202220232024
Listed488797
Joined·+4+4+2+3+0
No longer listed·04312
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 11 funders, grant income rose $70k → $257k.

3 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 10% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 53% of grant income and the top three 65%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

74% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE.

53%
largest funder
65%
top three
~3
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 71% · 2021 63% · 2022 73% · 2023 35% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

60% of FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE draws 88% of its grant income from funders outside Oregon, across 6 states in all.

WA
OR
CA
CO
MD
DC

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’19
’20
’21
’22
’23
Oregon out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $111k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE is better cushioned than half of the 4,264 environment nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−5% · below the median
Months of reserve10.8mo · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)3% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,264 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

55% of spending goes to programs.

Program 55%Management 34%Fundraising 11%

Governance

6
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

72%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

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Questions and answers

Who funds FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE?
FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE (Oregon) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,155,639 to it, the largest being Conservation Lands Foundation ($615,500). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE have?
IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $1,155,639 in grants to FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE?
Conservation Lands Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $615,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oregon. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 16 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing