Foster a healthy Nisqually Watershed through partnerships, engaging volunteers, and environmental education. Secure funding for Foundation and Council operations to facilitate increased collaboration between existing and new partners, implement projects identified in the Nisqually Watershed Stewardship Plan, and maintain and enhance key long-term programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 7 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$858K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$847K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$370K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$858K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$441K
FY2021$496K
FY2022$625K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$858K
Expenses
$847K
FY2024▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$511K
FY2021$571K
FY2022$807K
FY2023$730K
FY2024$847K
Net assets
$370K
FY2024▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$139K
FY2022−$43K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$370K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2004.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $819K Management & general 3% · $27K Fundraising 0% · $6

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

9 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$119,941Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Hall’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 90th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Justin Hall$119,941$114,023$113,135$83,140$80,718

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

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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

Protects and educates about the Nisqually Watershed through partnerships and volunteer work.

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3 programs · $688K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Implement the Nisqually River Education Project (NREP). The NREP works with the K-12 schools of the Nisqually Watershed. The NREP gets students out into the field doing hands on science in support of the next generation science standards.

$423Kprogram expense
02

Staffing of the Nisqually River Council (NRC), development of NRC workplan and implementation planning for the Nisqually Watershed Stewardship Plan. Various other small projects in support of the Nisqually River Council and it's partner agencies.

$206Kprogram expense
03

Work in support of Nisqually Community Forest establishment and management.

$60Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$858K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$858K
Other incomeLn 4–11$170
Money outPt IX
$847K
Ln 25
Programscol B$819K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$6
Owns and owesPt X
$370K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$417K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$858K
Government grantsLn 1e$791K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$170
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$858K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$128K
SavingsLn 2$923
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$62K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$417K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$370K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 620
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$113K$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K$62K
Total assetsLn 16$489K$417K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$359K$370K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$108K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$218K$218K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$44K$42K$2K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$33K$1K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$380K$380K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50$50
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$1K$6
Information technologyLn 14$150$0$150$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$10K$10K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$378$378$0$0
InterestLn 20$160$0$160$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$847K$819K$27K$6

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $858K$847K$11K$370K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$730K$288K$281K 990 PDF
FY2022 $625K$807K−$182K−$43K 990 PDF
FY2021 $496K$571K−$75K$139K 990 PDF
FY2020 $441K$511K−$70K$214K 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 $857,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,017,838$857,671
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$170
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,017,838$857,841
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $471,607$414,713
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $258,288$421,795
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $729,895$846,508
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $287,943$11,333
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $857,841 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $170 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,136
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$790,561
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,974
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$857,671
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $170 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$857,841
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $846,508 across 28 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,518 · Management $11,946$119,464
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $217,743 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$217,743
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,214 · Management $1,550 · Fundraising $0$43,764
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,547 · Management $1,195 · Fundraising $0$33,742
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,919 · Fundraising $0$5,919
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $380,479 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$380,479
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $50$50
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,252 · Management $1,229 · Fundraising $6$3,487
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $150 · Fundraising $0$150
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,432 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,432
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $378 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$378
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $160 · Fundraising $0$160
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,565 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,565
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $5,175 · Fundraising $0$5,175
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $819,178 · Management $27,324 · Fundraising $6$846,508
Part X · Balance sheet $416,680 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,994$128,241
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $919$923
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $298,059$225,254
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $77,827$62,262
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $488,799$416,680
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $129,995$46,543
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $129,995$46,543
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $358,804$370,137
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $358,804$370,137
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $488,799$416,680
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $370,137 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$857,841
XI-2 Total expenses$846,508
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,333
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$358,804
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$370,137

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