Provide citizens a means to protect the beauty, health and heritage of the Mobile Bay Watershed, Alabamas waterways and coastal communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $310K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $256K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$863K
Spent
$748K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$676K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$863K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$863K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$760K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$748K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$748K
FY2021$803K
FY2022$940K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$676K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$676K
FY2021$900K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$699K

From the FY2020 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 Nov 1998.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $608K Management & general 10% · $72K Fundraising 9% · $68K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$104,167Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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William Strickland’s $133K as Executive Director 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
William Strickland$133,000$101,571$100,931——
Casi Callaway———$44,167$104,167

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

Protect Mobile Bay's beauty, health, and heritage for Alabama's waterways and communities.

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3 programs · $505K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Educate and engage.

$256Kprogram expense
02

Responsible growth issues affecting the State of Alabama.

$137Kprogram expense
03

Membership.

$112Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $403K · 2024–2024
Coosa Riverkeeper INCAL · FY2024$237,458
Conservation AlabamaAL · FY2024$139,896

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$863K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$824K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$748K
Ln 25
Programscol B$608K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$676K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$267K
Total assetsLn 16$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$824K
Government grantsLn 1e$374K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Total revenueLn 12$863K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$267K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$267K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$310K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K
Total assetsLn 16$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$676K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61,600
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K$267K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$299K$310K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$36K
Total assetsLn 16$559K$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$554K$676K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$83K$3K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$367K$296K$42K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45K$36K$4K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$32K$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$730$457
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$6K$800$800
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$33K$26K$6K$915
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$38K$7K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K$590
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$12K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$7K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$39K$55
Total functional expensesLn 25$748K$608K$72K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.7M$2.3M−$572K$699K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.4M$507K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $760K$940K−$179K$708K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$803K$218K$900K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $863K$748K$115K$676K 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 $862,782 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $681,141$823,964
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,022$3,141
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,358$35,677
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $695,521$862,782
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $501,651$556,880
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $255,625$190,907
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $757,276$747,787
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$61,755$114,995
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $862,782 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,813 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$88,852
VIII-1e Government grants$374,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$360,862
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$823,964
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,141$3,141
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $20,589$20,589
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,275$12,275
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,229 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,589$862,782
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $747,787 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,334 · Management $3,125 · Fundraising $17,708$104,167
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $295,580 · Management $41,868 · Fundraising $29,954$367,402
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,176 · Management $4,070 · Fundraising $4,974$45,220
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,073 · Management $3,608 · Fundraising $4,410$40,091
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $730 · Management $457$1,187
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,400 · Management $800 · Fundraising $800$8,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,509$4,509
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,103$9,103
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,365 · Management $5,513 · Fundraising $915$32,793
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,446 · Management $1,006$6,452
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,642 · Management $7,325 · Fundraising $6,274$51,241
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,667 · Management $590$12,257
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,096 · Management $2,015 · Fundraising $2,015$16,126
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,415 · Management $1,236 · Fundraising $1,236$9,887
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,297 · Management $55$39,352
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $607,833 · Management $71,668 · Fundraising $68,286$747,787
Part X · Balance sheet $689,896 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $144,438$266,817
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $93,255$72,587
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,991$4,215
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,550$35,936
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $267,427$275,023
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $31,596$35,318
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $559,257$689,896
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,353$13,970
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,353$13,970
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $390,887$534,076
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $163,017$141,850
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $553,904$675,926
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $559,257$689,896
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $675,926 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$862,782
XI-2 Total expenses$747,787
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$114,995
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$553,904
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,027
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$675,926

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