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← WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,423,952
Total expenses
$7,339,611
Contributions and grants received
$6,234,357
Grants paid
$1,556,058
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$124,607
Other revenue
$64,988
Total assets, end of year
$7,914,199
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,490,254
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,423,945
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,970,589
Management and general expenses
$550,023
Fundraising expenses
$818,999
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,970,589

Program services were 81.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,234,357

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $50,879

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $107,169 · excluded $107,169

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,808,319

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,790,881

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $17,438

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $17,438 · excluded $17,438

  • 11a · Other revenue: LICENSING FEES & OTHER REVENUE

    total $64,917 · related or exempt $64,917

  • 11b · Other revenue: FUNDRAISING

    total $71 · related or exempt $71

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $64,988

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $347,162 · program services $347,162

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,208,896 · program services $1,208,896

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,024,334 · program services $798,908 · management and general $119,755 · fundraising $105,671

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,688,460 · program services $1,316,880 · management and general $197,397 · fundraising $174,183

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $689,971 · program services $538,129 · management and general $80,664 · fundraising $71,178

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,864 · program services $6,620 · management and general $244

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,800 · program services $10,350 · management and general $2,070 · fundraising $1,380

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $21,084 · program services $21,084

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $78,000 · fundraising $78,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $7,175 · management and general $7,175

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $323,833 · program services $318,179 · management and general $5,654

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $140,591 · program services $116,990 · management and general $23,450 · fundraising $151

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $519,260 · program services $383,870 · management and general $81,234 · fundraising $54,156

  • 17 · Travel

    total $72,671 · program services $59,814 · management and general $8,459 · fundraising $4,398

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,420 · management and general $7,420

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $37,327 · program services $26,641 · management and general $7,134 · fundraising $3,552

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL / OUTREACH

    total $914,494 · program services $587,927 · management and general $8,405 · fundraising $318,162

  • 24b · Other expenses: WKA SUPPORT

    total $179,861 · program services $179,861

  • 24c · Other expenses: LITIGATION / REGULATION

    total $47,481 · program services $42,806 · management and general $275 · fundraising $4,400

  • 24d · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

    total $9,038 · program services $5,270 · fundraising $3,768

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,889 · program services $1,202 · management and general $687

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $706,322 · program services $353,128 · management and general $0 · fundraising $353,194

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,684,184 · end of year $2,355,146

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $809,343 · end of year $119,475

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $97,097 · end of year $184,280

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $475,243

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $467,846

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,817 · end of year $7,397

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,219,912 · end of year $1,485,382

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,238,798 · end of year $3,762,519

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $433,828 · end of year $507,224

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $75,131

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,410,364 · end of year $3,907,899

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,687,135 · end of year $355,581

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,532,824 · end of year $3,068,364

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROTECT OUR RIGHT TO CLEAN WATER IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

  • WATERKEEPER ORGANIZING (SEE SCHEDULE O):

    Expenses $1,864,365 · Grants $897,978 · Revenue $64,917

  • PURE FARMS PURE WATERS CAMPAIGN (SEE SCHEDULE O):

    Expenses $971,998 · Grants $77,843

  • GLOBAL CONFERENCE AND REGIONAL SUMMITS (SEE SCHEDULE O):

    Expenses $32,020

  • THE REMAINDER OF OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDES PROMOTING THE WATERKEEPER METHOD OF ADVOCACY AND ISSUES OF COMMON CONCERN TO WATERKEEPER GROUPS THROUGH DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, PRINT PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER MEDIA; LICENSING NEW WATERKEEPER GROUPS; PROTECTING THE TRADEMARKED WATERKEEPER FAMILY OF NAMES; ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, INCLUDING LEGISLATION SUCH AS THE CLEAN WATER RESTORATION ACT; AND UTILIZING EVENTS AND PUBIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS TO INCREASE AWARENESS FOR THE WATERKEEPER MOVEMENT, THREATS TO CLEAN WATER, AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS VIA OUR CLEAN WATER DEFENSE CAMPAIGN. A SIGNIFICANT AREA OF ADVOCACY IS WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE'S CLIMATE AND SAFE ENERGY CAMPAIGN. THE CAMPAIGN'S FOCUS IS TO COMBAT THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CRISIS AND ADVOCATE FOR A NO-CARBON FUTURE. WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE ENGAGES IN LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS BUILT AROUND LEGAL ADVOCACY, GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION, AND AGGRESSIVE MEDIA ATTENTION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION TOWARD A NO-CARBON FUTURE THAT UTILIZES CLEAN AND SAFE ENERGY.

    Expenses $3,102,206 · Grants $580,237

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Glenn Rink

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Yvonne Zappulla

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Bruce Reznik

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Tonya Bonitatibus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Gordon Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kemp Burdette

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Bruno Monteferri

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kristen Moore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Cheryl Nenn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Betsy Nicholas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Malick Sene

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Laura Turner Seydel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Lessing Stern

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Theo Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kent Weed

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Marc Yaggi

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $309,665
    From this org
    $278,187
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,478
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $278,187
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,478
    Filer's total
    $309,665

  • Mary Beth Postman

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $245,684
    From this org
    $245,564
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $120
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,564
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $120
    Filer's total
    $245,684

  • Daniel Estrin

    GENERAL COUNSEL/ADVOCACY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $239,295
    From this org
    $209,376
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,919
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,376
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,919
    Filer's total
    $239,295

  • Rachel Cook

    CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $198,843
    From this org
    $187,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,128
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,715
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,128
    Filer's total
    $198,843

  • Kelly Hunter Foster

    SENIOR ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $160,454
    From this org
    $140,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,504
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,950
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,504
    Filer's total
    $160,454

  • Lori Harrison

    COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $161,389
    From this org
    $131,471
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,918
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,471
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,918
    Filer's total
    $161,389

  • Chris Wilke

    GLOBAL ADVOCACY MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $145,476
    From this org
    $114,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,776
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349304753

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