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Promotes ancestral knowledge to protect and revitalize the Salish Sea's waters, culture, life, and sacred sites. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $259K in revenue, $81K in expenses, and $364K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Bellingham, WA
Website
www.sacredsea.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$259KFY2024
Expenses
$81K
Net assets
$364K
People
5
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  81-0924820 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bellingham, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes ancestral knowledge to protect and revitalize the Salish Sea's waters, culture, life, and sacred sites.
Leadership
Julie Trimingham · Secretary/Treasurer · $34K
Money in and out
$259K revenue, $81K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$259K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$81K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$364K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $178K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
54.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +20% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+69%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +8% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$259K
FY2024▲ +92%
Total revenue
$259K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$81K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$364K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$178K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$364K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $64K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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In 2024, Our Efforts Were Focused on

EDUCATION1) Sa'le Q'ewet Netse-lh/Our Hearts Beat as One, a bilingual Xwlemi Chosen/English children's book about the Lummi people's special connection to the captive orca Lolita/Tokitae/Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut.

$64Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSacred Lands Conservancy
EINHdr · item D81-0924820
Principal addressHdr · item CBellingham, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sacredsea.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Treasurer
$33,600Pt VII · Sec A
President
$16,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Trimingham’s $34K as Secretary/Treasurer is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Raynell Morris$51,400$20,000
Julie Trimingham$33,600$16,065$36,400
Eleanor Kinley$27,300
Ellie Kinley$16,800
Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley$7,130
Squil-Le-He-Le Raynell Morris$5,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants101%$262K
Total revenueLn 12$259K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.05
Program services80%$64K
Management & general16%$13K
Fundraising5%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$81K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$364K
Total assetsLn 16$364K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$364K
Months of cash on handcomputed54.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $364K · Operating expenses/yr $81K
54.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $64K · Total expenses $81K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $13K · Total expenses $81K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $81K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $4K · Solicited contributions $262K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $262K · Total revenue $259K
101%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $259K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $259K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-4K · Total revenue $259K
-1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $81K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $259K · Prior year $135K
+92%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $364K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $259K · Expenses $81K
+69%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $364K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $364K · Total assets $364K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $364K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Julie Trimingham · Reported title Secretary/Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $34K · Total expenses $81K
42%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $50K · Total expenses $81K
62%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 92%
Legal fee ratio 0.4%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$80K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $16K · 2024–2024

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$259K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$135K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$149K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$160K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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