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Weed Warriors

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Renton, WA501(c)(3)Environment EIN 80-0342794Revenue $35K in FY2025

On file with the IRSnaturestewardswa.orgPo Box 3455, 98056-0016 · Renton, WATax-exempt since Mar 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Weed Warriors, DBA Nature Stewards Program mission is to promote environmental stewardship and inspire everyone to protect the native habitat and achieve a healthy environment. They provide educational and hands on events that empowers people to become environmental stewards and the tools to make environmentally friendly decisions. Educational programs include sustainable gardening, growing back yard and community garden vegetables, maintaining, planting and harvesting fruit orchards, growing pollinator gardens, building rain gardens and native habitat gardens, providing habitat restoration and invasive weed removal.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$135
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$35K
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$37K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$91K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$35K
FY2025▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$49K
FY2021$71K
FY2022$83K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$63K
FY2025$35K
Expenses
$37K
FY2025▼ -43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$46K
FY2021$40K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$57K
FY2024$65K
FY2025$37K
Net assets
$91K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$73K
FY2022$91K
FY2023$97K
FY2024$94K
FY2025$91K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2014.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $37K Management & general 2% · $714

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Grace Stiller
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Monica Rosman Lafever
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tammy Coburn
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Educates and empowers people to restore habitats and protect native environments through hands-on stewardship.

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3 programs · $37K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Myers Way Experiential Learning Program. This environmental program removes invasive weed species and restores habitats with native plants near Myers Way Wetlands to protect the health of Puget Sound and its residents.

$21Kprogram expense
02

Environmental Stewardship Outreach program places knowledgeable people at community events to empower individuals to become environmental stewards and inspires everyone to protect and restore the native habitat. Presentations, informational handouts, examples of native plants and answers to environmental concerns are addressed.

$10Kprogram expense
03

Environmental Stewardship Educational Support Program.

$6Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$20
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$35K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$37K
Ln 25
Programscol B$37K
Managementcol C$714
Owns and owesPt X
$91K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Government grantsLn 1e$11K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$35K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
SavingsLn 2$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135
Net assetsLn 32$91K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6150
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K$81K
Total assetsLn 16$94K$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$311$135
Net assetsLn 32$94K$91K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$768$768
Office expensesLn 13$941$941
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$579
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$500$500
InsuranceLn 23$438$438
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K$60$0
All other expensesLn 24e$76$1$75
Total functional expensesLn 25$37K$37K$714$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $35K$37K−$3K$91K 990 PDF
FY2024 $63K$65K−$2K$94K 990 PDF
FY2023 $62K$57K$5K$97K 990 PDF
FY2022 $83K$62K$20K$91K 990 PDF
FY2021 $71K$40K$31K$73K 990 PDF
FY2020 $49K$46K$3K$42K 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 $34,654 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $60,879$32,237
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,521$2,417
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $63,400$34,654
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,262$6,185
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,220$31,272
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $65,482$37,457
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,082−$2,803
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $34,654 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,525
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$10,663
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,049
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,370
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$32,237
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,417 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,417
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,417 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$34,654
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $37,457 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,185$6,185
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,900$2,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $768$768
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $941$941
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,026 · Management $579$1,605
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,860$1,860
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $500$500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $438$438
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,124 · Management $60 · Fundraising $0$22,184
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1 · Management $75$76
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $36,743 · Management $714 · Fundraising $0$37,457
Part X · Balance sheet $91,116 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,191$21,929
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $53,440$59,188
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,334$9,999
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $94,095$91,116
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $311$135
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $311$135
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $93,784$90,981
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $93,784$90,981
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $94,095$91,116
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $90,981 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$34,654
XI-2 Total expenses$37,457
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,803
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$93,784
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$90,981

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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