Hanford Challenge: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-1382433)

Nikolas Peterson’s $117K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Nikolas Peterson	$116,700	$102,312	—	—
Thomas Carpenter	—	—	$98,846	—
Tom Carpenter	—	—	—	$93,439

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

Secures human health and safety, advances accountability, and promotes a sustainable environmental legacy at the Hanford nuclear site.

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3 programs · $409K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Whistleblower Support and Advocacy

Whistleblower support and advocacy is at the heart of hanford challenge's work. The workforce is on the front lines of hanford cleanup. Hanford challenge shifts the power imbalance in favor of the workforce by providing advocacy and free legal support for workers who are raising safety, health, and environmental concerns as well as…

$205Kprogram expense

02

Environmental Advocacy and Protection

See schedule o for more detailenvironmental advocacy and protection: hanford cleanup is a multi-generational effort which will not be complete for at least another 50-100 years. Advocating for protective cleanup decisions is a vital piece of hanford challenge's work.

$102Kprogram expense

03

Worker Health and Safety

Hanford challenge protects hanford workers by using litigation and advocacy. Our extensive network of connections including on-site workers provides hanford challenge with on the ground information about what is happening on site and helps challenge narratives by upper management that minimize health and safety problems onsite.

$102Kprogram expense

Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Liberty Hill FoundationFY2024$125K

Lucky Seven FoundationFY2024$65K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$54K

Northwest Fund for the EnvironmentFY2024$21K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$20K

Network for Good INCFY2024$16K

The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationFY2024$10K

PatagoniaorgFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$327K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$595K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$595K

Investment incomeLn 3$316

Money outPt IX

$551K

Ln 25

Programscol B$409K

Managementcol C$69K

Fundraisingcol D$73K

Owns and owesPt X

$201K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K

Total assetsLn 16$295K

LiabilitiesLn 26$93K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$595K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$71K

Investment incomeLn 3$316

Total revenueLn 12$595K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$130K

SavingsLn 2$133K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$263K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$28K

Total assetsLn 16$295K

LiabilitiesLn 26$93K

Net assetsLn 32$201K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 58

VolunteersI 65

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 FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$154K	$263K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$28K
Total assetsLn 16	$157K	$295K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1K	$93K
Net assetsLn 32	$156K	$201K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$100K	$70K	$20K	$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$293K	$234K	$29K	$29K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$7K	$6K	$692	$691
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$13K	$11K	$1K	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$33K	$26K	$3K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K		$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$28K	$6K	$832	$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$512			$512
Office expensesLn 13	$15K	$12K	$1K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$6K	$5K	$649	$649
OccupancyLn 16	$41K	$33K	$4K	$4K
TravelLn 17	$1K	$1K	$136	$136
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K		$2K	$570
InsuranceLn 23	$6K	$4K	$554	$554
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1K	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$551K	$409K	$69K	$73K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$511K	$516K	−$5K	$423K	990 PDF
FY2023	$499K	$523K	−$24K	$400K	990 PDF
FY2022	$720K	$582K	$138K	$405K	990 PDF
FY2021	$698K	$652K	$46K	$265K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$595K	$551K	$44K	$201K	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 $595,186 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $516,927$595,410

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $82,500$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$316

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$15,458−$540

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $583,977$595,186

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 $427,855$446,405

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $129,454$104,902

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $557,309$551,307

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,668$43,879

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

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 $595,186 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$70,545

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$524,865

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$595,410

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $316$316

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,800$1,800

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,368−$2,368

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $28$28

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$252$595,186

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $551,307 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,209 · Management $20,060 · Fundraising $10,030$100,299

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $234,332 · Management $29,291 · Fundraising $29,292$292,915

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,538 · Management $692 · Fundraising $691$6,921

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,613 · Management $1,327 · Fundraising $1,327$13,267

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,403 · Management $3,300 · Fundraising $3,300$33,003

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,527$4,527

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,100 · Management $832 · Fundraising $20,812$27,744

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $512$512

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,664 · Management $1,458 · Fundraising $1,458$14,580

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,191 · Management $649 · Fundraising $649$6,489

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,502 · Management $4,063 · Fundraising $4,063$40,628

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,086 · Management $136 · Fundraising $136$1,358

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,668 · Fundraising $570$2,238

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,435 · Management $554 · Fundraising $554$5,543

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,283$1,283

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $409,356 · Management $68,557 · Fundraising $73,394$551,307

Part X · Balance sheet $294,677 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $146,302$130,093

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,682$132,979

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,175$3,175

X-11 Publicly traded securities$28,430

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $157,159$294,677

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,413$4,047

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$89,250

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,413$93,297

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $155,746$201,380

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $157,159$294,677

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $201,380 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$595,186

XI-2 Total expenses$551,307

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,879

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$155,746

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,755

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$201,380

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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