Alpine Watershed Group FY2024 filing

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Markleeville, CA501(c)(3)Since 2006EnvironmentEIN 83-0411414Revenue $316K in FY2024

On file with the IRSalpinewatershedgroup.orgPo Box 296, 96120-0296 · Markleeville, CATax-exempt since Apr 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To protect, conserve, and restore the watersheds of Alpine County by promoting sustainable community and science-based collaborative solutions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 7% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 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
$57K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$316K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$288K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$118K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$316K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$293K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$316K
FY2025$411K
Expenses
$288K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$317K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$244K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$368K
Net assets
$118K
FY2024▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$61K
FY2022$42K
FY2023$90K
FY2024$118K
FY2025$146K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2006.

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% · $237K Management & general 13% · $37K Fundraising 5% · $13K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$56,927Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kimra McAfee’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 45th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kimra McAfee$64,743$56,927$52,787$55,430$47,343$45,760

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

Protects and restores local waterways through community partnerships.

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1 program · $237K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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A total of 268 volunteers participated in 17 different monitoring and restoration activities during 2024, contributing approximately 567 volunteer hours. In 2024 AWG staff led one environmental education field trip and six in-classroom lessons, reaching 40 local school children.

$237Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$316K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Money outPt IX
$288K
Ln 25
Programscol B$237K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$118K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Government grantsLn 1e$180K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$322
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$316K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
SavingsLn 2$46K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$61K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$118K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6321
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$44K$61K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$181K$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$90K$118K
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$63K$48K$8K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$64K$3K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$195$153
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$9K$771$928
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$964$964
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$91K$91K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$271$2$258$11
Information technologyLn 14$1K$120$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$763$13
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$593$28$565
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$1K$4K$139
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$17K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$317$2K$472
Total functional expensesLn 25$288K$237K$37K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $411K$368K$43K$146K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $316K$288K$28K$118K 990 PDF
FY2023 $291K$244K$47K$90K 990 PDF
FY2022 $121K$42K 990 PDF
FY2021 $293K$317K−$24K$61K 990 PDF
FY2020 $200K$85K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $316,148 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $287,895$314,615
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,798$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$15
I-11 Other revenue$1,518
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $290,697$316,148
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $134,947$148,892
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,039$139,415
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $243,986$288,307
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,711$27,841
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $316,148 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$322
VIII-1e Government grants$179,704
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$134,589
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$314,615
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15$15
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$1,483
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $35$35
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35 · Excluded from tax $15$316,148
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $288,307 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 $48,036 · Management $7,546 · Fundraising $7,404$62,986
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $64,375 · Management $3,194 · Fundraising $4,353$71,922
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,706 · Management $195 · Fundraising $153$3,054
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,231 · Management $771 · Fundraising $928$10,930
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $964$964
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,942$8,942
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $91,112$91,112
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2 · Management $258 · Fundraising $11$271
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $120 · Management $1,155$1,275
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,400$2,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,988 · Management $763 · Fundraising $13$2,764
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $28 · Management $565$593
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,306 · Management $3,716 · Fundraising $139$5,161
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,244 · Management $5,573$22,817
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $317 · Management $2,327 · Fundraising $472$3,116
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,429 · Management $37,405 · Fundraising $13,473$288,307
Part X · Balance sheet $148,627 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,042$15,384
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $17,511$45,827
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $136,390$85,962
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,343$1,454
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $181,286$148,627
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $67,708$12,514
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,217$17,911
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $90,925$30,425
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $90,361$118,202
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $90,361$118,202
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $181,286$148,627
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $118,202 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$316,148
XI-2 Total expenses$288,307
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,841
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$90,361
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$118,202

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