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Cook Inletkeeper FY2020 filing

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Homer, AK501(c)(3)Environment EIN 92-0156450Revenue $1.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRSinletkeeper.org3734 Ben Walters Ln, 99603-7738 · Homer, AKTax-exempt since Mar 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To protect the Cook inlet watershed and the life IT sustains.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $359
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$212K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% 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
$1.1M
Spent
$953K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$236K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$974K
Expenses
$953K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$953K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$236K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$261K
FY2024$213K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1996.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $626K Management & general 25% · $239K Fundraising 9% · $87K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Sue Mauger
Science and
$74,456Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Willow King
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mel Strydom
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Evans
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bridget Maryott’s $71K as Co-Exec Dire is at the 52nd 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sue Mauger—$85,173$82,693$80,160$74,456
Bridget Maryott$70,823————
Loren Barrett$61,458————

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

Safeguards the Cook Inlet watershed and its wildlife.

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3 programs · $526K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Healthy Habitat

The purpose of this program is to protect alaska's wild salmon and their habitat in a changing climate and includes science, advocacy and education.

$199Kprogram expense
02

Capacity

This program ensures a healthy organization and enables cook inletkeeper to conduct work in all program areas related to its mission.

$198Kprogram expense
03

Strong Communities

The purpose of this program is to help build strong, engaged communities and diverse economies in the cook inlet watershed and includes our local foods program, civic engagement trainings, and outreach.

$130Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Alaska Farmers Market AssociationFY2025$359
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$359

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$953K
Ln 25
Programscol B$626K
Managementcol C$239K
Fundraisingcol D$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$236K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$433K
Total assetsLn 16$448K
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$280K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$67K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
SavingsLn 2$419K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$433K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$448K
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
Net assetsLn 32$236K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6250
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K$433K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$173K$448K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K$212K
Net assetsLn 32$55K$236K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$54K$9K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$380K$273K$47K$60K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$280$365
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$27K$7K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$177K$173K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$16K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$72K$47K$25K$50
Information technologyLn 14$32K$2K$25K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$22K$25K$2K
TravelLn 17$9K$6K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$555$3K$850
Total functional expensesLn 25$953K$626K$239K$87K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $974K$1.0M−$47K$213K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.2M−$107K$261K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.1M−$6K$372K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.0M$136K$378K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$953K$181K$236K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,133,590 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,064,180$1,058,017
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $95,402$67,461
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $361$2,814
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$113$5,298
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,159,830$1,133,590
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $799,571$562,770
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $650,542$390,000
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,450,113$952,770
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$290,283$180,820
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $1,133,590 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$2,402 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$96,106
VIII-1e Government grants$280,463
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$681,448
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,058,017
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $67,461$67,461
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $814$814
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $7,700$7,700
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,000$2,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $69,461 · Excluded from tax $6,112$1,133,590
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $952,770 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,186 · Management $9,131 · Fundraising $12,041$75,358
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $272,552 · Management $47,353 · Fundraising $60,275$380,180
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,338 · Management $280 · Fundraising $365$2,983
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $64,478$64,478
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,173 · Management $6,588 · Fundraising $6,010$39,771
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,031$2,031
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,568$21,568
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $173,082 · Management $3,690$176,772
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,294 · Management $1,188$17,482
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47,086 · Management $24,647 · Fundraising $50$71,783
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,339 · Management $24,548 · Fundraising $5,108$31,995
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,452 · Management $24,825 · Fundraising $2,484$49,761
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,337 · Management $2,253$8,590
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,732$2,732
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,560$2,560
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $555 · Management $3,321 · Fundraising $850$4,726
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $626,425 · Management $239,162 · Fundraising $87,183$952,770
Part X · Balance sheet $447,691 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,175$14,456
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $57,309$418,568
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,399$12,667
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $172,787$447,691
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $117,534$71,118
X-25 Other liabilities$140,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $117,534$211,618
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $55,253$236,073
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $55,253$236,073
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $172,787$447,691
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $236,073 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,133,590
XI-2 Total expenses$952,770
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$180,820
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$55,253
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$236,073

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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