Page 13 - Annual Report 2016

Legislation Update
CalTrout works to build and maintain relationships with legislators, along with relevant agencies, on key local, regional, and statewide issues ranging from carbon sequestration policy to funding for oodplain- sh projects. By bringing policy expertise, on the ground experience, community support, science, and advocacy to Sacramento, CalTrout advances critical policies, programs, and funding. Legislative successes from the past year include:
• Successful allocation of Prop 1 funding of $250 Million for Klamath Dam Removal—a great example of your investment leveraging large scale restoration.
• AB 2087 (Levine) allows agencies to adopt regional conservation plans to identify areas for priority investment for mitigation dollars.
• AB 2480 (Bloom) ensures that California’s source watersheds can receive nancing considerations on the same basis as infrastructure, i.e. funding for meadows and stream channel restoration.
• AB 1755 (Dodd) establishes a new publically accessible water data platform for data sharing, water rights documentation, and water quality, water- ow, and ecological information. This will help inform better water policy and ensure our rivers and streams do not run dry.
Financials
CalTrout continues to grow, with expenses balancing operating revenue at $5.6M. At the same time we continue to be lean and ef cient, with 85% of our budget going directly to program work. Gifts from people like you are key because they help us to leverage and grow the grant funding and allow us to execute more programs that bene t wild sh and people. Thank you.
Expense Fiscal Year 2012 - 2016
Revenue Fiscal Year 2016
$6,000,000 $5,000,000 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000
$0
35%
26%
Government Grants Foundation Grants Individual Donor Gifts
39%
FY-12
FY-13
FY-14
FY-15
FY-16
Program Fundraising Management
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