Clean Up the Cayes

Tax-deductible

Olympia, WA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 82-5280324

Beach and ocean cleanup

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 275 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $162K a year · 24% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 71% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $228K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$802K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$524K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$662K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$802K
FY2024▲ +28%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$585K
FY2022$660K
FY2023$628K
FY2024$802K
Expenses
$524K
FY2024▼ -11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$362K
FY2022$553K
FY2023$590K
FY2024$524K
Net assets
$662K
FY2024▲ +73%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$662K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2018.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $427K Management & general 16% · $86K Fundraising 2% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$89,143Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Colin West’s $89K as CEO is at the 71st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Colin West$89,143$80,604$71,144$65,620$16,256

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

Clean Up the Cayes is an environmental nonprofit based in Olympia, WA.

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1 program service account for $427K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Lake Tahoe Buoyfield and Marina Cleanup (beginning a cleanup project to remove litter from the marinas around lake tahoe while also surveying or looking for any invasive species).Lake Tahoe Deep Clean Pilot (a deeper cleanup of litter in North Lake Tahoe; but this was a pilot project testing its feasibility and doing 14 cleanup days.

$427Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$802K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$741K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$524K
Ln 25
Programscol B$427K
Managementcol C$86K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$662K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$608K
Total assetsLn 16$702K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$741K
Government grantsLn 1e$96K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$147
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$802K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$131K
SavingsLn 2$477K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$608K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$74K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$702K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$662K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6275
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K$608K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$100K$74K
Total assetsLn 16$435K$702K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$382K$662K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$70K$22K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$163K$155K$3K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$229$183
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$22K$2K$900
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$45K$584
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$41K$20K$21K
TravelLn 17$29K$29K$43
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$33K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$9K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$39K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$817$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$524K$427K$86K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $802K$524K$278K$662K 990 PDF
FY2023 $628K$590K$38K$382K 990 PDF
FY2022 $660K$553K$107K$345K 990 PDF
FY2021 $585K$362K$224K$238K 990 PDF
FY2020 $117K$14K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $801,514 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $275 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$95,511
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$645,406
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,657
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$740,917
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $58,475$58,475
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $147$147
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$1,700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,750 · Excluded from tax $147$801,514
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $523,621 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,230 · Management $22,128 · Fundraising $3,848$96,206
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,554 · Management $3,094 · Fundraising $5,301$162,949
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,165 · Management $229 · Fundraising $183$4,577
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,291 · Management $2,395 · Fundraising $900$25,586
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,730$6,730
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $45,298 · Management $584$45,882
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,473$2,473
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,307$6,307
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,318 · Management $20,684$41,002
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,894 · Management $43$28,937
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,380$2,380
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,832$32,832
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,763 · Management $9,520$18,283
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,931 · Management $8,322$47,253
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $817 · Management $1,407$2,224
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $427,093 · Management $86,296 · Fundraising $10,232$523,621
Part X · Balance sheet $701,549 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,451$131,008
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $307,908$477,378
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $99,851$73,988
X-11 Publicly traded securities$19,175
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $700$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $434,910$701,549
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $762$690
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,008$39,395
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $73,994$184,776
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $307,908$477,378
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $381,902$662,154
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $434,910$701,549
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $662,154 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$801,514
XI-2 Total expenses$523,621
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$277,893
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$381,902
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,359
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$662,154

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