Hood River Watershed Group

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Hood River, OR501(c)(3)Since 2022EnvironmentEIN 88-3028293Revenue $2.7M in FY2024

On file with the IRShoodriverwatershed.org1230 Wasco St, 97031-1107 · Hood River, ORTax-exempt since Mar 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To sustain and improve the Hood River Watershed through education, cooperaton, and stewardship, and work collaboratively with local governments, agencies, tribal nations, community groups and landowners. (see schedule o for full statement)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 3 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $90K a year · 7% 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
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $65K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$407K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
+124% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$289K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2024▲ +124%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$141K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.7M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +143%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$99K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$289K
FY2024▲ +65%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$42K
FY2023$175K
FY2024$289K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2023.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $2.5M Management & general 4% · $98K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$80,601Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Thieman’s $81K as Executive Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Cynthia Thieman$80,601——
Cindy Thieman—$75,975$19,299

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

Protect and improve the watershed through education, cooperation, and stewardship.

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Habitat Restoration

The organization restores instream habitat to improve spawning and rearing habitat for threatened native fish species. This includes installng large wood in streams to improve hydrology, create spawning habitat, and reconncect floodplains; replacement of culverts or removal of dams that are barriers to fish passage; and the removal of…

$2.5Mprogram expense
02

Watershed Group Education Activities

The organization conducts a variety of educational activities including public presentations on watershed conditions; assisting the confederated tribes of the warm springs with their salmon days education program; partnering with oregon state university extension master naturalist program to teach students about the natural history…

$51Kprogram expense
03

Water Scale Planning

HRWG conducts watershed-scale planning to focus work on projects that offer the highest return. This includes convening a divesity of natural resource expertise within the watershed and focusing collective efforts on the highest priority projects.

$20Kprogram 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 2 funders$65K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$98K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$289K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$296K
Total assetsLn 16$697K
LiabilitiesLn 26$407K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$296K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$296K
Total assetsLn 16$697K
LiabilitiesLn 26$407K
Net assetsLn 32$289K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 640
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K$296K
Total assetsLn 16$208K$697K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K$407K
Net assetsLn 32$175K$289K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$83K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$111K$102K$7K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$232$16
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$7K$360$24
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$17K$830$56
Legal feesLn 11b$150$150
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$55$55
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$48$48
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.3M$2.3M$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.5M$98K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.7M$2.6M$94K$289K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.1M$134K$175K 990 PDF
FY2022 $141K$99K$42K$42K 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 $2,725,233 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,207,600$2,712,168
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $279$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,473$13,065
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,214,352$2,725,233
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $168,539$221,255
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $912,180$2,409,897
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,080,719$2,631,152
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $133,633$94,081
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $2,725,233 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,527,830
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$184,338
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,712,168
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,350$4,350
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,715$8,715
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,715 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,350$2,725,233
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,631,152 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,019$83,019
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $101,734 · Management $6,819 · Fundraising $1,995$110,548
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,249 · Management $232 · Fundraising $16$2,497
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,238 · Management $360 · Fundraising $24$7,622
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,683 · Management $830 · Fundraising $56$17,569
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $150$150
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,734$22,734
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $55$55
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,801$5,801
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,901$3,901
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,418$8,418
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,820$5,820
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,176$1,176
IX-20 InterestManagement $48$48
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,486$8,486
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,319,920 · Management $13,361$2,333,281
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $20,027$20,027
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,530,843 · Management $98,218 · Fundraising $2,091$2,631,152
Part X · Balance sheet $696,852 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,168$295,863
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $152,304$400,989
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $208,472$696,852
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,118$407,429
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,118$407,429
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $175,354$249,423
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$40,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $175,354$289,423
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $208,472$696,852
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $289,423 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,725,233
XI-2 Total expenses$2,631,152
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,081
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$175,354
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$19,988
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$289,423

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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