Public Charity

BRAIDED RIVER

Based in SEATTLE, WA, BRAIDED RIVER operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $502K in revenue, $577K in expenses, $480K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 47 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $500K.

EIN: 743237319 SEATTLE, WA Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: C12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$502K
Total Expenses$577K
Total Assets$480K
Grant Records47
Funding Total$500K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WE INSPIRE PEOPLE TO PROTECT WILD PLACES THROUGH IMAGES AND STORIES THAT CHANGE PERSPECTIVES, WESTERN NORTH AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS ARE UNDER THREAT. USING THE POWER OF BEAUTIFUL IMAGES, WE PUBLISH PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS AND CREATE MULTIMEDIA ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THESE CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS. WE WORK IN CONCERT WITH CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHERS, WRITERS, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO BUILD GREATER PUBLIC AWARENESS AND TURN AWE INTO ACTION.

Where $100 goes at Braided River

How Braided River divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$36
Living river
41% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 15 events; 4,435 people
$34
America's arctic
38% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 10,000 people; 11 events; 450 people
$12
Guardians of life
14% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Ardi Kveven
MEMBER Colin Lingle
TREASURER Gabe Aeschliman
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Helen Cherullo
SECRETARY Joann Mills
PRESIDENT Joseph Bogaard

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$197,900 27 grants
Animal Welfare
$191,500 8 grants
Education
$65,420 6 grants
Environment & Conservation
$15,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$30,500 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $502K $577K $480K
2024 $457K $484K $522K
2023 $1.1M $1.1M $548K
2022 $710K $313K $1.3M
2021 $275K $260K $881K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $275K to $502K (+83%), with total assets most recently reported at $480K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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