Waterfall Foundation

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To raise awareness and money for health care issues in alaska.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 54-1980898) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
70% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
11.2 mo
of spending, in cash
11.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
5% of total assets
Liabilities are 5% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
9 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$355K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$329K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$292K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$355K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$276K
FY2023$485K
FY2024$355K
Expenses
$329K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$329K
Net assets
$292K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$70K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$292K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2001.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $230K Management & general 30% · $99K

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; $36K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ex. Director/Secr.
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eileen Van Wyhe’s $36K as Ex. Director/Secr. is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eileen Van Wyhe$36,000$36,000$36,000$36,000$36,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Raises awareness and funds for Alaskan healthcare needs.

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1 program · $230K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Donated to the breast cancer detection center of alaska to enable them to provide alaskan residents access to mammograms throughout the state of alaska.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 54-1980898) · Dispute this line
$230Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $1.0M · 2020–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$355K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$468K
Investment incomeLn 3$437
Money outPt IX
$329K
Ln 25
Programscol B$230K
Managementcol C$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$292K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K
Total assetsLn 16$307K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$468K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$38K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$468K
Investment incomeLn 3$437
Total revenueLn 12$355K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$203K
SavingsLn 2$104K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$307K
Total assetsLn 16$307K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$292K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$38K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$296K$307K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$296K$307K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$266K$292K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$230K$230K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$36K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$42K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$329K$230K$99K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $355K$329K$26K$292K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2024 $485K$289K$196K$266K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $276K$283K−$8K$70K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2022 $268K$250K$18K$78K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 13, 2021 $98K$204K−$106K$60K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $355,161 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $550,974$468,450
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $247$437
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$66,533−$113,726
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $484,688$355,161
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $230,000$230,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $41,000$41,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,979$57,778
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $288,979$328,778
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $195,709$26,383
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $355,161 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$468,450
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$37,975
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$468,450
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $437$437
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$113,726−$113,726
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $437 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$113,726$355,161
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $328,778 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $230,000$230,000
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $36,000$36,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,910$12,910
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $41,750$41,750
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,118$3,118
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $230,000 · Management $98,778 · Fundraising $0$328,778
Part X · Balance sheet $307,307 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $223,967$203,332
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $71,957$103,975
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $295,924$307,307
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $30,000$15,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,000$15,000
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $265,924$292,307
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $265,924$292,307
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $295,924$307,307
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $292,307 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$355,161
XI-2 Total expenses$328,778
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,383
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$265,924
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$292,307

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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