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Fish EIN 91-1059920

Fish FY2020 filing

EIN  91-1059920 Public foundation / grantmaker Ellensburg, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Connects neighbors to food, resources, and hope.
Leadership
Peggy Morache · Executive Director · $53K
Money in and out
$1.9M revenue, $1.8M expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency

Connects neighbors to food, resources, and hope. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $1.9M in revenue, $1.8M in expenses, and $603K in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2020
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$603K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $77K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2020
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2020
Total assets
$882K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$279K
FY2020
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$603K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$77K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$882K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

In 2019-2020 the food bank received and stored food commodities from the state of washington and delivered to 5 sub-contractors in kittitas county who then distributed directly to CLIENTS.A client-choice food pantry distributed 800,500 pounds of food in 2019-20 to 11,105 households and 47,064 individuals in kittitas COUNTY.HOT meals were…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFish
EINHdr · item D91-1059920
Principal addressHdr · item CEllensburg, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.kvfish.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T99Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1996

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Peggy Morache
Executive Director
$52,750Pt VII · Sec A
Marcus Bowman
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diane Briggs
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gayl Curtiss
Director(through 10/19)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leslie Lindsey
Director(through 12/19)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peggy Morache’s $171K as CEO (start 04/25) is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1688 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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
Peggy Morache$170,600$113,740$102,460$102,460$83,275$52,750
Gary Bye$80,240—————

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 & grants$1.8M · 96%
Program service revenue$61K · 3%
Contributions & grants96%$1.8M
Program service revenue3%$61K
Investment income$5K
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$463K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.04
Program services94%$1.7M
Management & general2%$36K
Fundraising4%$71K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$243K
Total assetsLn 16$882K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$279K
Total net assetsLn 32$603K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $387K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.8M · Less non-cash grants $904K · Cash operating expenses/yr $873K
5.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.7M · Total expenses $1.8M
94%
Management & General
Management & general $36K · Total expenses $1.8M
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $71K · Total expenses $1.8M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $71K · Solicited contributions $1.3M
$0.05 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.8M · Total revenue $1.9M
96%
Government reliance
Government grants $463K · Total revenue $1.9M
25%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $61K · Total revenue $1.9M
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $1.9M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $61K · Total expenses $1.8M
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.9M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $603K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.9M · Expenses $1.8M
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $882K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $603K · Total assets $882K
68%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $144K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $882K
16%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Peggy Morache · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $53K · Total expenses $1.8M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $400K · Total expenses $1.8M
23%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%——
Overhead ratio 2%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$37K
Greater Columbia Accountable Community of HealthFY2024$23K
Share Our StrengthFY2024$17K
United Way of King CountyFY2024$6K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$89K
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$4.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$4.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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