Superior Watershed Partnership

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Marquette, MI501(c)(3)Since 2000EnvironmentEIN 38-3492677Revenue $7.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSsuperiorwatersheds.org9 Peterhite Drive Presque Isle Park, 49855-0000 · Marquette, MITax-exempt since May 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To assist in the conservation, protection, restoration and sustainability of natural resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 130 volunteers and 62 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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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 $1.2M a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$243K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 54% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $361K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.6M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% 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
$7.1M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$5.8M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$9.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.1M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$7.1M
Expenses
$5.8M
FY2024▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$5.8M
Net assets
$9.0M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$9.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2000.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $5.6M Management & general 4% · $237K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $243K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$132,519Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Plann
$110,030Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carl Lindquist’s $133K as Executive Di is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carl Lindquist$132,519$125,498$124,569$108,353$106,353
Geraldine Grant$110,030————

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

Conserve, protect, restore, and sustain natural resources for a healthier planet.

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3 programs · $4.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Michigan Energy Assistance Program

Provides payment assistance for low- income household heating and electric, as well as self-sufficiency education on energy efficiency and provides home energy assessments and improvements.

$2.4Mprogram expense
02

National fish and wildlife foundation U.S. Department of commerce office for costal management

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

Mi impact funding through the department of labor and economic opportunity (leo) allows the SWP to expand utility crisi services into another critically underserved income segment: asset limited, income contrained, and employed (alice) households.

$779Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$361K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $8.8M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,465,838
Unitemized GrantFY2024$658,102
Unitemized GrantFY2024$76,276
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,576,596
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,581,343
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,707,614
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,735,783

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$485K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$5.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$237K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$973K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$485K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$91K
Total revenueLn 12$7.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$268K
Other assetsLn 15$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 562
VolunteersI 6130
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.7M$5.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$83K$268K
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M$9.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.2M$2.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$162K$159K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.2M$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$46K$45K$939
Other employee benefitsLn 9$124K$121K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$118K$116K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.4M$1.4M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$8K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$23K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$58K$58K
TravelLn 17$105K$90K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$1K
InterestLn 20$27K$27K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$23K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K$124K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.8M$5.6M$237K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $7.1M$5.8M$1.3M$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.4M$4.4M$2.0M$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.0M$4.3M$2.7M$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.3M$4.0M$282K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.6M$4.8M−$197K$2.6M 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
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Part I · Summary $7,079,657 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,651,343$6,672,763
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $744,458$485,363
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $314−$83,654
I-11 Other revenue$5,185
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,396,115$7,079,657
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,578,221$2,202,521
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,556,330$1,695,209
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,300,426$1,897,987
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,434,977$5,795,717
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,961,138$1,283,940
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 $7,079,657 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,095,087
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,577,676
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$972,539
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,672,763
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $485,363$485,363
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,383$7,383
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$91,037−$91,037
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,185$5,185
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $394,326 · Excluded from tax $12,568$7,079,657
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,795,717 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,305$2,305
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,200,216$2,200,216
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $159,495 · Management $2,828$162,323
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,223,821 · Management $20,953$1,244,774
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $45,163 · Management $939$46,102
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $121,494 · Management $2,527$124,021
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $116,081 · Management $1,908$117,989
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,718$12,718
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,418,537$1,418,537
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,410 · Management $1,085$9,495
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,802 · Management $11,830$34,632
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,747$6,747
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $57,824$57,824
IX-17 TravelPrograms $89,821 · Management $15,572$105,393
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,237 · Management $1,062$5,299
IX-20 InterestManagement $27,030$27,030
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $28,875$28,875
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,535 · Management $26,344$48,879
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $123,739 · Management $17,749$141,488
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,070$1,070
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,558,656 · Management $237,061 · Fundraising $0$5,795,717
Part X · Balance sheet $11,574,448 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,345,605$1,342,685
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $500,740$1,805,372
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,329$22,765
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $82,635$267,676
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $4,657,922$5,246,376
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,831,072$2,889,574
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,437,303$11,574,448
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $289,312$1,237,466
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $881,538$827,573
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $42,659$121,256
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,733,090$2,586,295
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $271,907$332,565
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,432,306$8,655,588
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,704,213$8,988,153
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,437,303$11,574,448
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,988,153 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,079,657
XI-2 Total expenses$5,795,717
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,283,940
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,704,213
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,988,153

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