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Smith River Alliance Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Crescent City, CA EIN: 94-2650838 Website

The mission of the Smith River Alliance is to provide for the long-term protection,restoration and stewardship of natural resources in the Smith River watershed.

Smith River Alliance Inc at a glance

In short: Smith River Alliance Inc reported $110 in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$110 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-99.9% vs 2024
Total assets
$6,059,715
+0.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$6,183,328
-12.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$110,238
+2.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,854,825
+3.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Smith River Alliance Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Crescent City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $110 (2025) to $87K (2024). In 2025 it reported $110 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Del Norte Fire Safe Council Crescent City, CASupport fire protection work$86,600
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,059,715$6,183,328$5,854,825$110Total only$110,238
2024$6,044,397$7,030,680$5,673,264$86,6001$107,737
2023$4,629,588$2,657,223$2,176,679$2,700Total only$128,005
2022$3,473,588$1,605,086$1,576,415$3,842Total only$36,645
2021$3,757,093$1,281,944$1,305,286$1,000Total only$69,259
2020$3,735,983$1,259,596$1,084,675——$156,668

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Smith River Alliance Inc

Based on IRS filings

Smith River Alliance Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Crescent City, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.1M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $110 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $110K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Smith River Alliance Inc is led by David Katz, President on every filing since 2020; 2 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Katz

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Furniss

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Lang

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Roos-Collins

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grant Werschkull

    Co-Executive Di

    Co-Exec. Director → Executive Director, 2023

    Executive Director → Co-Executive Di, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2020) → $127K (2025)

  • Patricia McCleary

    Co-Executive Di

    Co-Exec. Director → Executive Director, 2023

    Executive Director → Co-Executive Di, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2020) → $127K (2025)

  • Bradlee Welton

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juliette Bohn

    Vice President & Secretary

    Vice President → Vice President & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Sam Hernandez (2024) — Director
  • Former: Caryl Hart (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Don Gillespie (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dylan Caldwell (2020–2023) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Patricia McCleary — CO-Executive Di: $127KPatricia McClearyCO-Executive Di$127KGrant Werschkull — CO-Executive Di: $127KGrant WerschkullCO-Executive Di$127K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $127K, to Patricia McCleary (CO-Executive Di). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Smith River Alliance Inc

How much does Smith River Alliance Inc give each year?

Smith River Alliance Inc reported $110 in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $87K across 1 grant.

How large is Smith River Alliance Inc?

Smith River Alliance Inc reported $6.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.2M.

What is Smith River Alliance Inc?

Smith River Alliance Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Crescent City, CA. It holds $6.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Smith River Alliance Inc operate?

Smith River Alliance Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is Smith River Alliance Inc's EIN?

Smith River Alliance Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2650838. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 26, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 20, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 2, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 1, 2026)

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