Tri-State Steelheaders EIN 91-1244161 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Tri-State Steelheaders FY2020 filing

Not yet claimed Claim this org →

Restores salmon populations by improving habitat, educating the public, and promoting fishing. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $305K in revenue, $330K in expenses, and $356K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Walla Walla, WA
Website
tristatesteelheaders.com
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$305KFY2020
Expenses
$330K
Net assets
$356K
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
More identity details & actions ⌄
EIN  91-1244161 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Walla Walla, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2024) →
Compare with another nonprofit →
Figures match the IRS filing checked 8/22/26 · see original: IRS
Is this your organization?
Claim this profile to manage it and share your story.
Claim
Provided by the organization

This section is blank until Tri-State Steelheaders claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

Size
$1–10M
What they do
Restores salmon populations by improving habitat, educating the public, and promoting fishing.
Leadership
Brian Burns · Executive Direc · $67K
Money in and out
$305K revenue, $330K expenses
Bottom line
63% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$305K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$330K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$356K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$25K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.37
Program efficiency
63%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$305K
FY2020
Expenses
$330K
FY2020
Total assets
$408K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$53K
FY2020
Total revenue
$305K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$330K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$356K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$25K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$408K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B63%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $207K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

OVERVIEWTri-State Steelheaders is a community-based non-profit organization that has been actively involved in salmon habitat restoration since its inception in the mid-1960s. The group was granted 501(c)3 status by Washington State in 1989 and was designated a Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group in 2000.

$173Kprogram expense
02

EDUCATIONSALMON IN SCHOOL The Salmon in School program allows students the hands-on experience of raising and releasing salmon. This year, the program provided 12 tanks in area schools in Walla Walla, Columbia, and Garfield counties. Coho salmon eggs from the Umatilla Fish Hatchery were delivered to the tanks in October.

$29Kprogram expense
03

RECREATIONSUPPORT OF JUMBO TROUT PROGRAMTri-State Steelheaders continued to support the WDFW Jumbo Trout Program by purchasing food used to raise about 4,000 rainbow trout. Jumbos are about 1.5 2 pounds, and are released into approximately 20 southeastern Washington lakes, including Bennington Lake in Walla Walla.KIDS FISHING DAYSOur…

$5Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTri-State Steelheaders
EINHdr · item D91-1244161
Principal addressHdr · item CWalla Walla, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jtristatesteelheaders.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1990

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Direc
$67,300Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian Burns$80,256$67,000$67,000$67,000$67,300

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.

See Tri-State Steelheaders executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$304K
Investment income$792
— government grantsLn 1e$301K
Total revenueLn 12$305K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.37
Program services63%$207K
Management & general37%$123K
Total functional expensesLn 25$330K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$325K
Total assetsLn 16$408K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$53K
Total net assetsLn 32$356K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $325K · Operating expenses/yr $330K
11.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $207K · Total expenses $330K
63%
Management & General
Management & general $123K · Total expenses $330K
37%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $330K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $2K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $304K · Total revenue $305K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $301K · Total revenue $305K
99%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $305K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $792 · Total revenue $305K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $330K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $305K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $356K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $305K · Expenses $330K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $408K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $356K · Total assets $408K
87%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $408K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Brian Burns · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIREC · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $330K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $125K · Total expenses $330K
38%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 63%
Overhead ratio 37%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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
See all 4 funders →

Similar Organizations

Closest in mission — by what they do
See all organizations like Tri-State Steelheaders →

Compare

Search another nonprofit to view revenue, expenses, assets, key metrics, and leaders side by side

Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$5.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$305K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Sources

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

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the peer-cohort and compensation comparisons above.