Friends of the EEL River
Donations deductibleFriends of the EEL River's network
9 people1 organisationi9 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Shaw | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Drevet Hunt | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Elaine Astrue | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jane Arnold | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mark Lovelace | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Melodie Meyer | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mike Belchik | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| TIM Donaghy | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Virginia Graziani | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Belchik | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elaine Astrue | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Virginia Graziani | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Drevet Hunt | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Lovelace | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Derek Shaw | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jane Arnold | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim Donaghy | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melodie Meyer | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Friends of the Eel River
- EIN
- 680423026
- Address
- Po Box 4945, Arcata, CA, 95518-4945
- State
- California
- Mission
- Friends of the Eel Rivers mission is to protect and restore the Eel River watershed and its fisheries. Friends of the Eel Rivers keystone priority over the next decade is to restore fish passage to the Eel River headwaters. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C320 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- Alicia Hamann (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDerek Shaw
≥6years on the filingsDrevet Hunt
≥6years on the filingsElaine Astrue
≥6years on the filingsMark Lovelace
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $500k
- Total liabilities
- $7k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $493k
- Contributions and grants received
- $342k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 20