To protect and manage Watershed

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 10% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$543K
+72% vs prior year
Spent
$534K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$204K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$543K
FY2025▲ +72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$148K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$316K
FY2025$543K
Expenses
$534K
FY2025▲ +116%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$270K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$248K
FY2025$534K
Net assets
$204K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$61K
FY2022$76K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$195K
FY2025$204K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2007.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $480K Management & general 10% · $54K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Administrator
$39,765Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Magda Brady’s $40K as Administrator is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2021
Magda Brady$39,765$31,643

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects and manages vital water resources for communities.

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2 programs · $480K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

River restoration and cleanup on pecos river NM to TX, dalton fishing site restoration projects.

$475Kprogram expense
02

Terrero mine damage mitigation, pecos village water temp project and other water quality & restoration projects, conduct cultural and biological surveys. Beaver intership for beaver reintroduction.

$5Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$543K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$543K
Money outPt IX
$534K
Ln 25
Programscol B$480K
Managementcol C$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$204K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K
Total assetsLn 16$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$543K
Government grantsLn 1e$416K
Total revenueLn 12$543K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$204K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$204K
Total assetsLn 16$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$204K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$195K$204K
Total assetsLn 16$195K$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156$0
Net assetsLn 32$195K$204K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$40K$40K
Accounting feesLn 11c$506$506
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$464K$464K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$534K$480K$54K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $543K$534K$9K$204K 990 PDF
FY2024 $316K$248K$69K$195K 990 PDF
FY2023 $426K$365K$61K$126K 990 PDF
FY2022 $286K$270K$15K$76K 990 PDF
FY2021 $148K$61K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $542,887 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $316,213$542,887
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $316,213$542,887
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $247,578$533,774
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $247,578$533,774
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $68,635$9,113
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $542,887 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$416,127
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$126,760
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$542,887
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$542,887
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $533,774 across 7 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $39,765$39,765
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $506$506
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $463,928$463,928
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,264$1,264
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,472$12,472
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,210$1,210
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,629$14,629
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $479,767 · Management $54,007 · Fundraising $0$533,774
Part X · Balance sheet $204,159 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $195,202$204,159
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $195,202$204,159
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $156$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $195,046$204,159
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $195,202$204,159
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $204,159 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$542,887
XI-2 Total expenses$533,774
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,113
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$195,046
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$204,159

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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