Mason County Climate Justice envisions and co-creates local Climate solutions that regenerate healthy ecosystems, benefit everyone in our rural community, and align with Climate Justice movements around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,000 volunteers and 3 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $331K a year · 58% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$338K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$939K
+140% vs prior year
Spent
$387K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$993K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$939K
FY2025▲ +140%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$390K
FY2024$392K
FY2025$939K
Expenses
$387K
FY2025▲ +81%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$126K
FY2024$214K
FY2025$387K
Net assets
$993K
FY2025▲ +125%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$263K
FY2024$441K
FY2025$993K

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 Sep 2023.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $338K Management & general 11% · $41K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$70,548Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$588Pt VII · Sec A
$588Pt VII · Sec A
$588Pt VII · Sec A
$539Pt VII · Sec A
$343Pt VII · Sec A

Julianne Gale’s $71K as President 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Julianne Gale$70,548$12,820$599
Valerie Norton—$4,961—
Elise Nordlund——$1,200
Sherri Dysart$588$1,187$599
Michael Siptroth$588$1,187$599
Joshua Wright—$1,187$599
Robert Wilson-Hoss$588——
Marisa Kaneshiro$539——

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

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3 programs · $327K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Regenerative Agriculture

Mason county climate justice is dedicated to increasing local food security, soil health, and ecological restoration through collaborative community food forests, gardens, and plant giveaways.

$163Kprogram expense
02

Just Transition

Through grantmaking, coalition work, and leadership development trainings, mason county climate justice works for a just transition from an extractive economy to a zero-waste regenerative economy that allows all forms of life to thrive in balance.

$131Kprogram expense
03

Land & Culture Conservation

To support local climate resilience and the passing on of traditional ecological knowledge, mason county climate justice engages in a variety of environmental justice land projects. In 2025, MCCJ purchased 70 acres of legacy forest, a salmon-bearing stream, multiple biodiverse ecosystems, and native plants vital for local tribal cultural…

$33Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $46K · 2024–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$12,213

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$939K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$931K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$610
Money outPt IX
$387K
Ln 25
Programscol B$338K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$993K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$302K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$931K
Government grantsLn 1e$66K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$610
Total revenueLn 12$939K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$247K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$302K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$477K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K
Net assetsLn 32$993K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 61,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$375K$302K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$477K
Total assetsLn 16$514K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K$338K
Net assetsLn 32$441K$993K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$14K$14K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$55K$14K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$47K$4K$351
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$13K$3K$845
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$1K$645
Legal feesLn 11b$788$188$600
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$14K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$301$301
Office expensesLn 13$3K$469$3K$79
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$501$229
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K$29K$2K
InterestLn 20$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$113K$113K
All other expensesLn 24e$241$241
Total functional expensesLn 25$387K$338K$41K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $939K$387K$552K$993K 990 PDF
FY2024 $392K$214K$177K$441K 990 PDF
FY2023 $390K$126K$263K$263K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $938,911 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $388,677$931,355
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,259$6,946
I-11 Other revenue$610
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $391,936$938,911
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,417$26,671
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $23,600$156,747
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $157,426$203,974
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $214,443$387,392
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $177,493$551,519
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $938,911 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$66,193
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$865,162
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$64,118
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$931,355
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,946$6,946
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $610$610
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $610 · Excluded from tax $6,946$938,911
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $387,392 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $14,458$14,458
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,213$12,213
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,847 · Management $13,792 · Fundraising $6,595$75,234
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,361 · Management $3,951 · Fundraising $351$51,663
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,023 · Management $3,205 · Fundraising $845$17,073
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,682 · Management $1,450 · Fundraising $645$12,777
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $188 · Management $600$788
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,584$5,584
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,650 · Management $3,800$17,450
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $301$301
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $469 · Management $2,829 · Fundraising $79$3,377
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,089 · Management $1,291$3,380
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,552$2,552
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,873 · Management $501 · Fundraising $229$9,603
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $28,726 · Management $1,949$30,675
IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,331$15,331
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,984$1,984
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $112,708$112,708
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $241$241
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $337,712 · Management $40,936 · Fundraising $8,744$387,392
Part X · Balance sheet $1,330,399 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,071$55,135
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $316,516$246,883
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $76,707$531,142
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $59,181$19,657
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,357$673
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$476,909
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $513,832$1,330,399
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,627$1,750
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$335,790
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $27$355
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,847$337,895
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $424,897$823,164
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $16,088$169,340
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $440,985$992,504
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $513,832$1,330,399
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $992,504 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$938,911
XI-2 Total expenses$387,392
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$551,519
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$440,985
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$992,504

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