Fishtrap conducts workshops, retreats, conferences, lectures, classes and a variety of other events at venues in Wallowa County, Oregon. These programs serve local and regional audiences, youth and adult, rural and urban

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
49¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 5 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
49%
of spending
Concern: 49% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $176K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% 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
$508K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$516K
To programs
49%
Net assets
$372K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$508K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$396K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$769K
FY2023$407K
FY2024$449K
FY2025$508K
Expenses
$516K
FY2025+0.06%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$354K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$488K
FY2023$488K
FY2024$516K
FY2025$516K
Net assets
$372K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$285K
FY2022$566K
FY2023$448K
FY2024$381K
FY2025$372K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1996.

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

Where the money goes

49 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 49% · $254K Management & general 51% · $263K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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1 program · $516K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Writing workshops and lecture programs

$516Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$508K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$333K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$516K
Ln 25
Programscol B$254K
Managementcol C$263K
Owns and owesPt X
$372K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$202K
Total assetsLn 16$401K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$333K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$508K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$161K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$181K
Total assetsLn 16$401K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$372K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$189K$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$399K$401K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$381K$372K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$222K$84K$139K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$8K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$96K$77K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$1K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$3K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$65$65
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$36K$359$36K
TravelLn 17$51K$51K
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$27K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$516K$254K$263K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $508K$516K−$9K$372K 990 PDF
FY2024 $449K$516K−$67K$381K 990 PDF
FY2023 $407K$488K−$80K$448K 990 PDF
FY2022 $769K$488K$281K$566K 990 PDF
FY2021 $406K$315K$90K$285K 990 PDF
FY2020 $396K$354K$43K$194K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $507,669 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $227,216$332,527
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $198,374$143,971
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,314$29,941
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,830$1,230
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $448,734$507,669
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,450$2,300
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $255,727$267,564
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $256,029$246,636
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $516,206$516,500
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$67,472−$8,831
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $507,669 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,054 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,690
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$330,837
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$332,527
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $143,971$143,971
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $29,941$29,941
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $176$176
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $174,088$507,669
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $516,500 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,300$2,300
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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $83,603 · Management $138,511$222,114
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $25,143$25,143
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,603 · Management $12,704$20,307
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,652$5,652
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $76,900 · Management $18,860$95,760
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,229 · Management $4,094$5,323
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,304 · Management $7,126$10,430
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $65$65
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $359 · Management $35,607$35,966
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,412$51,412
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,702$1,702
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,128 · Management $13,198$40,326
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $253,838 · Management $262,662 · Fundraising $0$516,500
Part X · Balance sheet $400,853 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,741$40,640
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $170,909$161,088
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $39,600$17,315
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,290$1,290
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $169,086$180,520
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $398,626$400,853
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,674$28,731
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,674$28,731
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $376,832$348,312
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,120$23,810
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $380,952$372,122
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $398,626$400,853
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $372,122 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$507,669
XI-2 Total expenses$516,500
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,831
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$380,952
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$372,122

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