Education and research about water and watersheds

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
38¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
38%
of spending
Concern: 38% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 55% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 55% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
66 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 66.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names 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
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$147K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$95K
To programs
38%
Net assets
$524K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$147K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$147K
Expenses
$95K
FY2024▼ -41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$166K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$95K
Net assets
$524K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$419K
FY2021$467K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$524K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1990.

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

Where the money goes

38 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 38% · $36K Management & general 58% · $55K Fundraising 5% · $5K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $53K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$52,602Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie N Uhranowsky’s $53K as Executive Director is at the 33rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Alexander Jackson—$53,190$52,501
Stephanie N Uhranowsky$52,602$22,906—

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

Educates and researches water and watershed issues.

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3 programs · $25K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Managed a citizen science project to study water quality in streams throughout the watershed. About 50 volunteers monitor over 100 sites. A report on data collected in the first 30 years is posted on the bwa website.

$13Kprogram expense
02

As part of the delaware river watershed initiative collaborated with locations and regional partners to further the goals of the initiative. Bwa's role and focuses on community engagement activities and programs to educate that protected lands equal protected and clean water, working with municipalities on storm water issues, and…

$10Kprogram expense
03

Promoted the use of green stormwater infrastructure, and the importance of riparian buffers, through educational outreach and demonstration projects in the mill creek subwatershed in barrett township, monroe county.

$1Kprogram 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
Ppl FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$147K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$95K
Ln 25
Programscol B$36K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$524K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$524K
Total assetsLn 16$524K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$147K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$104K
SavingsLn 2$419K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$524K
Total assetsLn 16$524K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$524K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$475K$524K
Total assetsLn 16$475K$524K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$0
Net assetsLn 32$471K$524K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$53K$10K$39K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$629$245
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$8K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$725
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$16K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$140$52$88
Total functional expensesLn 25$95K$36K$55K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $147K$95K$52K$524K 990 PDF
FY2023 $159K$161K−$1K$471K 990 PDF
FY2022 $172K$166K$6K$473K 990 PDF
FY2021 $210K$162K$48K$467K 990 PDF
FY2020 $199K$148K$52K$419K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $147,307 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $60,038$36,697
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $82,168$92,092
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,618$17,302
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,518$1,216
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $159,342$147,307
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 $98,475$56,100
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $62,116$38,912
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $160,591$95,012
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,249$52,295
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $147,307 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$15,034
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,663
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$36,697
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $92,092$92,092
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,302$17,302
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,216$1,216
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,092 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,518$147,307
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $95,012 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $9,686 · Management $39,348 · Fundraising $3,568$52,602
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,624 · Management $629 · Fundraising $245$3,498
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,547 · Management $6,140$13,687
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,142$2,142
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,352 · Fundraising $725$3,077
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,673$1,673
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,786 · Management $2,407$18,193
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $52 · Management $88$140
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $35,695 · Management $54,779 · Fundraising $4,538$95,012
Part X · Balance sheet $523,627 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,881$104,255
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $401,874$419,372
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $474,755$523,627
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,423$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,423$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $445,537$485,189
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,795$38,438
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $471,332$523,627
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $474,755$523,627
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $523,627 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$147,307
XI-2 Total expenses$95,012
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,295
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$471,332
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$523,627

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