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.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$101K 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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FY2022 · 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $460K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$87K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$760K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$940K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$708K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$760K
FY2022▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$863K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$760K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$940K
FY2022▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$748K
FY2021$803K
FY2022$940K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$708K
FY2022▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$676K
FY2021$900K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$699K

From the FY2022 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

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $741K Management & general 12% · $109K Fundraising 10% · $90K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,931Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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 · $627K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Educate and engage.

$361Kprogram expense
02

Responsible growth issues affecting the State of Alabama.

$140Kprogram expense
03

Infrastructure.

$125Kprogram expense

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$760K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$776K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$940K
Ln 25
Programscol B$741K
Managementcol C$109K
Fundraisingcol D$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$708K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$227K
Total assetsLn 16$795K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$776K
Government grantsLn 1e$274K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$760K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$227K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$227K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$460K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K
Total assetsLn 16$795K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
Net assetsLn 32$708K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$326K$227K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$470K$460K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$915K$795K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$87K
Net assetsLn 32$900K$708K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$81K$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$454K$364K$45K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$66K$53K$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$36K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$6K$800$800
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$16K$4K$868
Advertising and promotionLn 12$38K$38K$50
Office expensesLn 13$25K$12K$11K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$10K$5K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$82K$61K$14K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$19K$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$13K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$10K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$21K$322
Total functional expensesLn 25$940K$741K$109K$90K

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 Viewing $760K$940K−$179K$708K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$803K$218K$900K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $760,364 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $901,429$775,649
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,484$1,622
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $118,734−$16,907
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,021,647$760,364
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $542,949$666,044
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $260,452$273,726
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $803,401$939,770
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $218,246−$179,406
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $760,364 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,520 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$106,804
VIII-1e Government grants$273,826
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$395,019
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$775,649
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,622$1,622
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$34,433−$34,433
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,006$15,006
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,148 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$34,433$760,364
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $939,770 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,745 · Management $10,093 · Fundraising $10,093$100,931
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $363,575 · Management $45,447 · Fundraising $45,447$454,469
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,902 · Management $6,612 · Fundraising $6,612$66,126
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,614 · Management $4,452 · Fundraising $4,452$44,518
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,400 · Management $800 · Fundraising $800$8,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,363 · Management $3,822 · Fundraising $868$21,053
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $38,055 · Management $50$38,105
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,305 · Management $11,426 · Fundraising $1,389$25,120
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,476 · Management $5,397 · Fundraising $5,838$21,711
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $60,885 · Management $13,648 · Fundraising $7,592$82,125
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,162 · Management $3,648 · Fundraising $4,210$27,020
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,760 · Management $1,598 · Fundraising $1,598$15,956
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,355 · Management $1,294 · Fundraising $1,294$12,943
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,371 · Management $322$21,693
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $740,968 · Management $108,609 · Fundraising $90,193$939,770
Part X · Balance sheet $795,298 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $325,724$227,420
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $84,238$32,681
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,629$7,566
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,422$67,414
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $429,597$425,793
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $39,928$34,424
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $914,538$795,298
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,802$41,518
X-25 Other liabilities$45,799
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,802$87,317
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $812,786$626,481
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $86,950$81,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $899,736$707,981
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $914,538$795,298
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $707,981 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$760,364
XI-2 Total expenses$939,770
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$179,406
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$899,736
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$12,349
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$707,981

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