Skagit Watershed Council FY2021 filing

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Designated Lead Entity under Washington State legislation ESHB 2496, asalmon recovery planning act, for the Skagit and Samish Watersheds.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$105K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$364K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$320K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$227K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$364K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$364K
FY2022$421K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$275K
FY2025$364K
Expenses
$320K
FY2021▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$401K
FY2023$367K
FY2024$311K
FY2025$380K
Net assets
$227K
FY2021▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$227K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$231K
FY2025$215K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1999.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $239K Management & general 24% · $78K Fundraising 1% · $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

9 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$104,865Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aundrea N McBride’s $104K as Executive Director is at the 82nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Richard Brocksmith—$74,661$101,209$104,865
Aundrea N McBride$103,647———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Leads salmon recovery planning in the Skagit and Samish Watersheds.

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3 programs · $239K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Habitat Strategies

During this tax year SWC advanced updates to ourvoluntary protection and riparian restoration strategies. We completedanother habitat project grant round that recommended a funding package tothe State of Washington for other organizations projects, as well aslaunched a new grant round.

$120Kprogram expense
02

Community Engagement

The councils membership grew to 45 members tobetter represent the watersheds communities. The council has moved forward many actions from our Community Engagement Framework and Implementation Plan, such as new social media initiatives, implementation of new educational programs so our members can better partner for K-12 STEAM education…

$72Kprogram expense
03

Adaptive Management and Monitoring

During this tax year SWC advancedmonitoring assessment for estuary, nearshore, mainstem, floodplain, andriparian habitats, including providing draft recommendations for adaptivemanagement of our collaborative habitat efforts and completing the Skagit 2020 monitoring and adaptive management report.

$48Kprogram 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 · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$364K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$362K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$940
Investment incomeLn 3$465
Money outPt IX
$320K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$227K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K
Total assetsLn 16$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$362K
Government grantsLn 1e$362K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$940
Investment incomeLn 3$465
Total revenueLn 12$364K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$144K
SavingsLn 2$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$225K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$227K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 640
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K$225K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$274K$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$183K$227K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$93K$9K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$112K$83K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$5K$1K$63
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$4K$190
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$868$868
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$17$17
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$80$80
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$320K$239K$78K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 20, 2025 $364K$380K−$17K$215K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 19, 2025 $275K$311K−$35K$231K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 11, 2024 $387K$367K$20K$266K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2022 $421K$401K$20K$246K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 8, 2021 $364K$320K$44K$227K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 11, 2021 $301K$297K$4K$183K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $363,732 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $297,702$362,327
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,633$940
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,586$465
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $100$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $301,021$363,732
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $239,227$243,605
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,234$76,234
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $297,461$319,839
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,560$43,893
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $363,732 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$362,327
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$362,327
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $940$940
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $465$465
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,405 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$363,732
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $319,839 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,330 · Management $9,438 · Fundraising $2,097$104,865
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $83,198 · Management $29,232$112,430
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,293 · Management $1,163 · Fundraising $63$6,519
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,070 · Management $3,531 · Fundraising $190$19,791
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,891$4,891
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,868$30,868
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $868$868
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,950$1,950
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $25,364$25,364
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17$17
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $80$80
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,605$2,605
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,591$9,591
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $239,315 · Management $78,174 · Fundraising $2,350$319,839
Part X · Balance sheet $263,334 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $144,077$144,482
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $81,586$80,246
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $42,197$33,478
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,975$1,374
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,754$3,754
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $273,589$263,334
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,107$21,006
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $75,430$15,383
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $90,537$36,389
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,052$226,945
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,052$226,945
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $273,589$263,334
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $226,945 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$363,732
XI-2 Total expenses$319,839
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,893
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,052
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$226,945

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