Lake Winnipesaukee Association

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Meredith, NH501(c)(3)Since 1976EIN 02-0332012Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSwinnipesaukee.orgPo Box 1624, 03253-1624 · Meredith, NHTax-exempt since Jun 1977Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Lake Winnipesaukee alliance (lwa) is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the water quality and natural resources of Lake Winnipesaukee and its watershed now and for the future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 65 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $165K a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $388K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$103K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$874K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$969K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$874K
FY2025▲ +99%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$227K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$274K
FY2024$440K
FY2025$874K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$834K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1977.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $714K Management & general 7% · $63K Fundraising 11% · $97K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former President
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$40,385Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patricia Tarpey$110,000—$88,095$67,460$51,028
Pat Tarpey—$95,000———
Eric Siy$40,385————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Safeguarding Lake Winnipesaukee's water quality via monitoring, education, science, and restoration.

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2 programs · $714K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Science and Solutions

Focuses on advancing science-based projects, monitoring, and efforts that protect and improve the long-term health of lake winnipesaukee and its watershed. This includes watershed management planning, water quality monitoring, data collection and analysis, cyanobacteria monitoring, and the completion of restoration and mitigation…

$677Kprogram expense
02

Community Outreach and Education

Includes programs and initiatives focused on engaging residents, visitors, municipalities, businesses, and watershed stakeholders in protecting lake winnipesaukee through science-based education, communication, and stewardship.

$37Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $42K · 2020–2020
The Town of MoultonboroughFY2020$42,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$874K
Ln 25
Programscol B$714K
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$97K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$394K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$456K
SavingsLn 2$647K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$792K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$3K
Total assetsLn 16$837K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$103K
Net assetsLn 32$834K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$151K$127K$12K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$261K$220K$19K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$12K$6K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$28K$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$102$102
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$262K$254K$2K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$900
Office expensesLn 13$5K$444$4K$866
OccupancyLn 16$31K$26K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$10K$6K$187$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$260$285
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$20K$1K$32K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$17K$2K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$874K$714K$63K$97K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$874K$366K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $969K$440K$529K$834K 990 PDF
FY2023 $334K$274K$61K$305K 990 PDF
FY2022 $274K$311K−$37K$244K 990 PDF
FY2021 $276K$227K$50K$276K 990 PDF
FY2020 $224K$206K$19K$123K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,240,885 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $968,897$1,217,595
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $311$21,788
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $177$1,502
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $969,385$1,240,885
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $242,798$466,546
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $197,292$407,923
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $440,090$874,469
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $529,295$366,416
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,240,885 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$393,967
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$823,628
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,217,595
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,340$7,340
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $14,448$14,448
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,502$1,502
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,502 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $21,788$1,240,885
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $874,469 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,780 · Management $12,255 · Fundraising $12,151$151,186
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $220,082 · Management $19,133 · Fundraising $22,118$261,333
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,825 · Management $5,912 · Fundraising $3,187$20,924
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,674 · Management $2,557 · Fundraising $2,872$33,103
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $102$102
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,153$11,153
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $253,589 · Management $2,263 · Fundraising $6,030$261,882
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,634 · Fundraising $900$3,534
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $444 · Management $3,574 · Fundraising $866$4,884
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,865 · Management $2,233 · Fundraising $2,448$30,546
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,673 · Management $187 · Fundraising $3,734$9,594
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,896 · Management $260 · Fundraising $285$3,441
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,645 · Management $1,096 · Fundraising $32,058$52,799
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,215 · Management $2,179 · Fundraising $10,594$29,988
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $714,322 · Management $62,904 · Fundraising $97,243$874,469
Part X · Balance sheet $1,287,764 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $467,125$455,993
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $325,001$647,164
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $44,892$153,780
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$3,459
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$25,368
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $837,018$1,287,764
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,108$77,470
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$25,368
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,108$102,838
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $504,300$1,150,476
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $329,610$34,450
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $833,910$1,184,926
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $837,018$1,287,764
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,184,926 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,240,885
XI-2 Total expenses$874,469
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$366,416
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$833,910
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$15,400
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,184,926

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