The Copper River Watershed Project promotes a salmon-rich, intact watershed to support culturally diverse communities by forming partnerships for watershed-scale planning and projects.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$136K 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
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $83K a year · 3% 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$136K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $59K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$92K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$598K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2023▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$556K
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$2.7M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2023▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$537K
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$598K
FY2023▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$207K
FY2020$355K
FY2021$420K
FY2022$460K
FY2023$598K
FY2024$693K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1998.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $3.1M Management & general 5% · $176K Fundraising 0% · $13K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $136K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$89,231Pt VII · Sec A
Account. Mgr.
$46,875Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathryn Morse’s $87K as Executive Dir. is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Lisa Docken$42,730$89,231$75,663$69,186$59,866$10,000
Kathryn Morse$86,985—————
Alexis Cooper$77,978$46,875$31,768$24,171——
Kristin Carpenter—————$59,307

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes a healthy watershed for salmon and communities through partnerships and projects.

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3 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Fish Habitat The Organization works to identify, monitor and restore salmon habitat throughout the Copper River drainage. By convening state and federal agency, community and Tribal partners, we form planning teams and partnerships to identify salmon habitat data gaps, and key salmon habitat locations in need of restoration.

$2.9Mprogram expense
02

Invasive Plant Management The Organization is working to facilitate partnerships among public and private land managers and land owners in both the Copper River basin and the Copper River delta area to identify and treat invasive plants.

$184Kprogram expense
03

Community Tourism

As part of The Organization's mission, they work with local government and business partners to attract small scale independent travelers to the region to help build a sustainable tourism economy.

$21Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 47 grants · $620K · 2019–2024
Kodiak Soil and Water ConservFY2024$10,000
Homer Soil and Water ConservaFY2024$10,000
Fairbanks Soil & Water ConserFY2024$10,000
Kenai Watershed ForumAK · FY2024$9,993
Metlakatla Indian CommunityFY2024$9,172
Anchorage Soil and WaterFY2024$8,895
Citizens Against Noxious WeedAK · FY2024$8,000
Metlakatla Indian CommunityFY2023$14,362
Kodiak Soil and Water ConservFY2023$14,009
Fairbanks Soil & Water ConserFY2023$13,602
Citizens Against Noxious WeedAK · FY2023$13,424
Kenai Watershed ForumAK · FY2023$10,670
Homer Soil and Water ConservaFY2023$9,288
Salch-Delta SwcdFY2023$8,208
Fairbanks Soil & Water ConserFY2022$19,996
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$176K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$598K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$326K
Total assetsLn 16$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$167K
SavingsLn 2$159K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$326K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$138K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$76K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
Net assetsLn 32$598K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6200
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K$326K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$72K$138K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$83K$76K
Total assetsLn 16$623K$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26$163K$92K
Net assetsLn 32$460K$598K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$101K$101K
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$139K$99K$37K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$216K$155K$58K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$1K$69
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$310$33
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$18K$7K$342
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$13$2
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K$143$16
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.7M$2.7M$16K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$874$397$477
Office expensesLn 13$23K$16K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$39K$28K$8K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$516$606
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$29K$12K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e−$1K$5K$6K−$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$3.1M$176K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.7M$2.6M$93K$693K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.5M$3.3M$131K$598K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.8M$57K$460K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$3.0M$62K$420K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.5M$2.4M$138K$355K 990 PDF
FY2019 $556K$537K$19K$207K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,464,680 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,871,708$3,457,407
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,566$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$38,546$5,436
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$15,150$1,837
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,822,578$3,464,680
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $122,748$101,444
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $290,083$387,135
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,352,830$2,844,932
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,765,661$3,333,511
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,917$131,169
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $3,464,680 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$4,021 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$29,048
VIII-1e Government grants$3,234,463
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$193,896
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,457,407
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,126$2,126
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,310$3,310
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$4,434
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,424$1,424
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$2,597 · Excluded from tax $5,436$3,464,680
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,333,511 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $101,444$101,444
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 $99,397 · Management $37,432 · Fundraising $1,872$138,701
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,751 · Management $58,278 · Fundraising $2,914$215,943
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,658 · Management $1,377 · Fundraising $69$5,104
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,733 · Management $310 · Fundraising $33$2,076
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,138 · Management $6,831 · Fundraising $342$25,311
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,186 · Management $13 · Fundraising $2$2,201
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $23,796 · Management $143 · Fundraising $16$23,955
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,656,631 · Management $15,947 · Fundraising $1,838$2,674,416
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $397 · Management $477$874
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,289 · Management $3,884 · Fundraising $2,461$22,634
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $14,315$14,315
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,145 · Management $7,556 · Fundraising $3,233$38,934
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,993 · Management $516 · Fundraising $606$5,115
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,389$7,389
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,214$3,214
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,457 · Management $12,472 · Fundraising $11,330$53,259
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,572 · Management $5,656 · Fundraising −$11,602−$1,374
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,144,587 · Management $175,810 · Fundraising $13,114$3,333,511
Part X · Balance sheet $690,058 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $117,264$167,060
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $162,246$158,692
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $187,396$147,337
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $586$2,877
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $83,127$75,738
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $72,485$138,354
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $623,104$690,058
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $119,794$44,581
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,848$4,595
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $34,099$42,683
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $162,741$91,859
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $427,603$561,783
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,760$36,416
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $460,363$598,199
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $623,104$690,058
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $598,199 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,464,680
XI-2 Total expenses$3,333,511
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$131,169
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$460,363
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,667
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$598,199

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