Organizations Filed Purposes:
American Whitewater (AW) is a member based non-profit with the mission to conserve America's whitewaters & to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely. AW is the primary advocate for the preservation & protection of whitewater rivers throughout the U.S.
Conservation and Access: American Whitewater's core mission-related work is the conservation, restoration, and responsible management of whitewater rivers. In 2019 American Whitewater helped secure Wild and Scenic designation for 621 miles of outstanding rivers nationwide, and administrative protections for 239 additional miles of Wild and Scenic eligible streams in California. We helped secure the introduction of additional designation legislation for WA and OR in 2019. American Whitewater directly participated in management decisions that improved flows and river access associated with dams on at least 31 rivers across the country. American Whitewater secured 3 new and/or improved river access areas in WV and a new stream gage in CO, and collaboratively managed river access on at least 10 rivers. American Whitewater negotiated new agreements that protected or restored flows on the New River (WV), Russell Fork (KY/TN), Green (NC), and North Fork Feather (CA) rivers. We defended key provisions of the Clean Water Act in Congressional testimony and a successful VT Supreme Court case. All told these efforts benefited several thousand miles of spectacular rivers, and hundreds of thousands of river enthusiasts.
Public Education: American Whitewater educates the paddling community, general public, federal agencies, and decision makers on river stewardship issues and opportunities through several outlets. American Whitewater maintains and posts weekly content on the go-to website of the paddling community, with over 900,000 unique visitors and over 8 million page views last year. Our website features news, action alerts, and descriptions of 5,760 whitewater river reaches. In 2019 we launched significant new upgrades to the mapping functions of our website. The organization also reaches over 15,000 people through action alerts and monthly e-mail newsletters, and regularly posts to a FaceBook page with over 30,000 followers. American Whitewater's roughly 5,800 members and over 100 affiliate clubs receive our print journal published 5 times per year. American Whitewater shared river conservation and access content at over 15 events, and over 50 public meetings in 2019. In addition, American Whitewater offered
educational volunteer opportunities that resulted in members spending several thousand hours volunteering for our organization in 2019.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark Singleton | Executive Director | 46 | $106,050 |
| Greg Lee | Director | 0.75 | $0 |
| Courtney Wilton | Director | 0.75 | $0 |
| Chris Tulley | Director | 0.75 | $0 |
| Megi Morishita | Director | 0.75 | $0 |
| April Montgomery | Director | 0.75 | $0 |
| Christopher Hest | Director | 0.75 | $0 |
| Melissa Pennscott | Executive Committee At Large | 1.5 | $0 |
| Erin Savage | Executive Committee At Large | 1.5 | $0 |
| Brent Austin | Secretary | 1.5 | $0 |
| Brian Jacobson | Treasurer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Chris Neuenschwander Cpa | Vice President | 1.5 | $0 |
| Susan Hollingsworth Elliot | President | 1.5 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202001549349301930_public.xml