To aid in environmental protection of inland northwest lands and lands in alaska through advocacy of responsible Solid Waste management by native american tribes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 11% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$653K
+169% vs prior year
Spent
$593K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$61K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$653K
FY2025▲ +169%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$104K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$136K
FY2024$243K
FY2025$653K
Expenses
$593K
FY2025▲ +209%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$192K
FY2025$593K
Net assets
$61K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1K
FY2021$666
FY2022$5K
FY2023$3K
FY2024$54K
FY2025$61K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2002.

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

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $312K Management & general 35% · $208K Fundraising 12% · $73K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$73,699Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bobbi Anne Barnowsky’s $74K as Executive Director is at the 55th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bobbi Anne Barnowsky$73,699$61,552$22,209———
Kami Snowden——$50,040$64,000$69,817$62,900

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

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

Advocates for responsible waste management to protect lands in the Inland Northwest and Alaska.

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1 program · $312K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Tswan is the sole tribally-based solid waste organization nationwide. Our primary mission revolves around delivering top-tier training and technical support to tribes nationwide, with a steadfast focus on our esteemed member tribes.

$312Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$653K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Money outPt IX
$593K
Ln 25
Programscol B$312K
Managementcol C$208K
Fundraisingcol D$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$61K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K
Total assetsLn 16$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Government grantsLn 1e$653K
Total revenueLn 12$653K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K
Total assetsLn 16$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$61K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$768$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K$52K
Total assetsLn 16$54K$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$54K$61K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$68K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$163K$81K$57K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$3K$2K$848
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$6K$4K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$15K$11K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$5K$4K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$16K$11K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$1K$493
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$2K$745
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$2K$832
OccupancyLn 16$9K$4K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$112K$56K$39K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$9K$6K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$6K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$35K$24K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$650$445$195
Total functional expensesLn 25$593K$312K$208K$73K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $653K$593K$59K$61K 990 PDF
FY2024 $243K$192K$51K$54K 990 PDF
FY2023 $136K$3K 990 PDF
FY2022 $168K$5K 990 PDF
FY2021 $199K$666 990 PDF
FY2020 $104K$101K$3K$1K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $652,609 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $242,771$652,609
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $242,771$652,609
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $72,862$314,722
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,359$278,454
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $192,221$593,176
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,550$59,433
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $652,609 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$652,609
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$652,609
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$652,609
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $593,176 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,285 · Management $36,769$105,054
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $81,273 · Management $56,891 · Fundraising $24,382$162,546
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,827 · Management $1,979 · Fundraising $848$5,654
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,571 · Management $3,899 · Fundraising $1,671$11,141
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,164 · Management $10,614 · Fundraising $4,549$30,327
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,197 · Management $3,638 · Fundraising $1,559$10,394
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,013 · Management $11,209 · Fundraising $4,804$32,026
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,644 · Management $1,150 · Fundraising $493$3,287
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,484 · Management $1,738 · Fundraising $745$4,967
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,774 · Management $1,941 · Fundraising $832$5,547
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,400 · Management $3,080 · Fundraising $1,320$8,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $56,214 · Management $39,350 · Fundraising $16,864$112,428
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,109 · Management $6,376 · Fundraising $2,733$18,218
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,076 · Management $4,253 · Fundraising $1,823$12,152
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,670 · Management $24,274 · Fundraising $10,401$69,345
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $650 · Management $445 · Fundraising $195$1,290
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $312,351 · Management $207,606 · Fundraising $73,219$593,176
Part X · Balance sheet $61,291 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $768$8,337
X-4 Accounts receivable$600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $51,794$52,354
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $53,652$61,291
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,652$61,291
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $53,652$61,291
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $53,652$61,291
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $61,291 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$652,609
XI-2 Total expenses$593,176
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,433
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$53,652
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$51,794
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$61,291

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