Clean Water Action: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-7128611)

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Shanna Serrano	$128,040	$119,834	$114,806	$106,166	$111,059
Adam Fischer	$104,548	$114,482	$108,678	$112,179	—
Mary Carbone	$107,452	$108,304	—	—	—
Kathleen Aterno	—	—	—	$61,705	$63,890
Robert Wendelgass	—	—	$32,691	$41,576	$49,143
Jeffrey Carter	$46,940	$34,179	—	—	—
Lewanda Gipson	$34,252	$33,604	$30,872	$6,798	—
Margaret Armstrong	$19,644	$16,199	$15,440	$8,146	$8,574

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

Programs and updates

Advocates for cleaner water and healthier environments through research, education, and policy influence.

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3 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Public Education

Citizen contact & educational outreach, providing information for individual and community involvement in public policy and local impacts on issues related to water, environmental health, toxics and the environment.

$2.7Mprogram expense

02

Making Democracy Work

We harness grassroots power by engaging our members and the public in lobbying for and supporting clean water leaders from the local to the national level. Reforming our democracy is essential to protecting our water, public health, and our communities.

$315Kprogram expense

03

Other

Programs to educate and engage the public on clean energy and energy efficiency.

$157Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025

James and Karen Frisell Family FoundationFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $9K · 2024–2024

Centro De Apoyo Familiar CafMD · FY2024$9,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$5.7M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M

Other incomeLn 4–11$136K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K

Money outPt IX

$5.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$3.1M

Managementcol C$990K

Fundraisingcol D$1.3M

Owns and owesPt X

$1.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M

Total assetsLn 16$2.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$764K

PeoplePt VI, VII

20

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$9K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Other incomeLn 4–11$136K

Gains on assetsLn 7$3K

Total revenueLn 12$5.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$706K

SavingsLn 2$767K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70K

Other assetsLn 15$526K

Total assetsLn 16$2.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$764K

Net assetsLn 32$1.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5447

VolunteersI 645

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$986K	$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$102K	$70K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.7M	$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$677K	$764K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.0M	$1.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$124K	$48K	$60K	$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3.6M	$2.2M	$665K	$719K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$94K	$66K	$10K	$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$106K	$73K	$14K	$18K
Legal feesLn 11b	$960	$720	$240
Accounting feesLn 11c	$51K		$51K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$26K			$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$10K	$10K
Office expensesLn 13	$559K	$163K	$42K	$354K
OccupancyLn 16	$550K	$415K	$63K	$72K
TravelLn 17	$19K	$11K		$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$4K	$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$35K	$15K	$5K	$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$259K	$144K	$69K	$47K
All other expensesLn 24e	$7K	−$7K	$11K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$5.4M	$3.1M	$990K	$1.3M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$5.9M	$6.1M	−$219K	$952K	990 PDF
FY2023	$5.2M	$5.5M	−$262K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$6.5M	$6.4M	$102K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$5.7M	$5.4M	$317K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$6.6M	$6.2M	$398K	$1.0M	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

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Part I · Summary $5,749,311 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,485,831$5,584,958

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,970$25,126

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$909$3,269

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $96,245$135,958

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,601,137$5,749,311

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 $3,842,341$3,910,610

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $32,511$25,818

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,327,841$1,495,624

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,202,693$5,432,052

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $398,444$317,259

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

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 $5,749,311 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$4,773,662

VIII-1c Fundraising events$8,879

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$802,417

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,584,958

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,126$25,126

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $174$174

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,095$3,095

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $69,674$69,674

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $47,724 · Excluded from tax $18,560$66,284

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $72,850 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $91,503$5,749,311

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,432,052 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,003 · Management $60,224 · Fundraising $16,001$124,228

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,203,287 · Management $664,588 · Fundraising $719,330$3,587,205

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $65,864 · Management $10,404 · Fundraising $17,399$93,667

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,952 · Management $14,174 · Fundraising $18,384$105,510

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $720 · Management $240$960

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $50,899$50,899

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $25,818$25,818

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,243$10,243

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $163,221 · Management $41,603 · Fundraising $354,363$559,187

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $415,280 · Management $62,601 · Fundraising $72,499$550,380

IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,948 · Fundraising $7,868$18,816

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,126$4,126

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,578 · Management $5,486 · Fundraising $14,577$34,641

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $143,712 · Management $68,531 · Fundraising $46,740$258,983

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$6,891 · Management $10,954 · Fundraising $3,326$7,389

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,146,043 · Management $989,704 · Fundraising $1,296,305$5,432,052

Part X · Balance sheet $2,117,280 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $416,109$705,659

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $569,818$767,192

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,002$35,439

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,892$12,560

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $101,667$70,421

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $594,435$526,009

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,712,923$2,117,280

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $677,035$764,133

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $677,035$764,133

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $921,673$1,298,753

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $114,215$54,394

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,035,888$1,353,147

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,712,923$2,117,280

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,353,147 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$5,749,311

XI-2 Total expenses$5,432,052

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$317,259

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,035,888

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,353,147

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII