Whidbey Environmental Action Network

Tax-deductible

Langley, WA501(c)(3)Since 1992EnvironmentEIN 91-1656410

Protecting ecosystems on whidbey, camano, and beyond through civic education, policy advocacy and litigation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 4 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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FY2025 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 14% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 92% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $115K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$408K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$380K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$309K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$408K
FY2025▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$103K
FY2021$140K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$175K
FY2024$353K
FY2025$408K
Expenses
$380K
FY2025+0.3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$135K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$379K
FY2025$380K
Net assets
$309K
FY2025▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$116K
FY2021$130K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$307K
FY2024$281K
FY2025$309K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1995.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $239K Management & general 24% · $90K Fundraising 13% · $51K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$125,098Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marnie a Jackson’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 92nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Marnie a Jackson$125,098$111,467$81,060——
Steven Erickson———$10,020$10,584
Marianne Edain———$10,020$10,584

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

Protects wild spaces and promotes healthy ecosystems for diverse species and community stewardship.

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1 program service account for $239K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Delivered programs in priority activity areas of Environmental Education; Civic Action; Policy Advocacy; and Litigation. Digitized four decades of records pertaining to programmatic achievements. Created monthly newsletter and new social accounts. Hosted in-person and online constituent events and film screenings. Surveyed constituents.

$239Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$408K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$391K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100
Money outPt IX
$380K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$90K
Fundraisingcol D$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$309K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$258K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$391K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$408K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$256K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$258K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$56K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$309K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 610
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K$258K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32K$56K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$287K$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$281K$309K
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$125K$41K$51K$32K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$110K$110K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$14K$4K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$57K$37K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$1K$614$3K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$345$689$362
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$6K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$12K$5K$1K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$570$570
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$106
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$4K$6K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$399$185$61$153
Total functional expensesLn 25$380K$239K$90K$51K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $408K$380K$28K$309K 990 PDF
FY2024 $353K$379K−$26K$281K 990 PDF
FY2023 $175K$185K−$9K$307K 990 PDF
FY2022 $322K$135K$186K$316K 990 PDF
FY2021 $140K$130K 990 PDF
FY2020 $103K$116K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $407,869 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$9,411
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$381,992
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$29,154
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$391,403
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $100$100
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,366$16,366
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$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,466$407,869
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $380,165 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 $41,408 · Management $51,264 · Fundraising $32,426$125,098
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,042$110,042
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,734 · Management $3,979 · Fundraising $2,896$20,609
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $20,630$20,630
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,070$1,070
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $36,875 · Management $19,735$56,610
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,416 · Management $614 · Fundraising $3,419$5,449
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $345 · Management $689 · Fundraising $362$1,396
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,889 · Management $1,978 · Fundraising $1,547$9,414
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,923 · Management $1,135 · Fundraising $6,332$12,390
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $570$570
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,700 · Fundraising $106$2,806
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,905 · Management $6,375 · Fundraising $3,402$13,682
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $185 · Management $61 · Fundraising $153$399
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $239,352 · Management $90,170 · Fundraising $50,643$380,165
Part X · Balance sheet $315,622 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,305$256,382
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $159,403$1,592
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,958$1,387
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $31,603$56,260
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $287,269$315,622
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,002$6,651
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,002$6,651
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $280,869$308,971
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,267$308,971
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $287,269$315,622
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $308,971 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$407,869
XI-2 Total expenses$380,165
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,704
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,267
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$308,971

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