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Fish FY2023 filing

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Ellensburg, WA501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 91-1059920Revenue $3.2M in FY2023

On file with the IRSkvfish.org804 Elmview Rd, 98926-9339 · Ellensburg, WATax-exempt since Oct 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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A community-building partner connecting our neighbors to food, resources, and hope.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K 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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FY2023 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $669K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.3M
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$3.2M
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2023▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2023▼ -0.7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2023▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$603K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1996.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $2.7M Management & general 3% · $84K Fundraising 5% · $150K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Peggy Morache
Executive Director/CEO
$102,460Pt VII · Sec A
Rick Toomey
Board Chair(thru 04/2023)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Berndt
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Phil Backlund
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ruth Townsend
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bonnie Toland
Board Chair(as of 05/2023)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Norm Redberg
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peggy Morache’s $171K as CEO (start 04/25) is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects neighbors to food, resources, and hope.

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1 program · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Fish is the only food bank and supplies food and financial support to the food pantries in kittitas county. In 2023, fish supplied 1.5 million pounds of food through the food bank. Fish's food pantry is the largest in kittitas county providing supplemental groceries to more than 40% of the county's residents.

$2.7Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Meals on Wheels AmericaFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$942K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$81
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 6307
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$210K$1K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$220K$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$942K$942K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$90K$5K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$667K$567K$33K$67K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$7K$403$807
Payroll taxesLn 10$70K$59K$3K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$7K$435$870
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$46K$3K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$280K$238K$14K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$117K$99K$6K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$96K$81K$5K$10K
TravelLn 17$27K$23K$1K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$12K$726$1K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$65K$65K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$14K$805$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$390K$390K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$15K$885$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.7M$84K$150K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.9M$3.6M$1.3M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.0M$3.3M$691K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.2M$2.9M$357K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$2.9M$987K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.5M$621K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.8M$77K$603K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,247,911 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,863,180$3,209,933
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,967$16,011
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,103$3,839
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $475$18,128
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,897,725$3,247,911
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,264,817$942,258
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $756,190$851,373
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $889,860$1,097,552
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,910,867$2,891,183
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $986,858$356,728
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,247,911 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,788,412
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,421,521
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$942,258
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,209,933
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,011$16,011
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,839$3,839
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $13,276$13,276
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,852$4,852
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,139 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,839$3,247,911
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,891,183 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $942,258$942,258
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,134 · Management $5,302 · Fundraising $10,604$106,040
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $567,265 · Management $33,369 · Fundraising $66,737$667,371
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,855 · Management $403 · Fundraising $807$8,065
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,412 · Management $3,495 · Fundraising $6,990$69,897
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,391 · Management $435 · Fundraising $870$8,696
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $45,897 · Management $2,700 · Fundraising $5,400$53,997
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $237,721 · Management $13,984 · Fundraising $27,967$279,672
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $99,208 · Management $5,836 · Fundraising $11,672$116,716
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,287 · Management $4,782 · Fundraising $9,563$95,632
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,283 · Management $1,370 · Fundraising $2,739$27,392
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,334 · Management $726 · Fundraising $1,451$14,511
IX-20 InterestManagement $10,138$10,138
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $65,291$65,291
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,688 · Management $805 · Fundraising $1,610$16,103
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $390,086$390,086
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,035 · Management $885 · Fundraising $3,398$19,318
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,657,145 · Management $84,230 · Fundraising $149,808$2,891,183
Part X · Balance sheet $4,943,846 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,633$1,275
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $169,323$81
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,573,813$1,992,547
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $90,547$258,981
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,759$28,753
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,998,741$2,471,068
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $220,109$191,141
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,095,925$4,943,846
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $261,021$196,528
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,414,100$1,890,474
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $148,729$205,807
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,823,850$2,292,809
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,272,075$2,651,037
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,272,075$2,651,037
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,095,925$4,943,846
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,651,037 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,247,911
XI-2 Total expenses$2,891,183
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$356,728
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,272,075
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$22,234
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,651,037

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