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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PUGET SOUNDKEEPER ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,102,823
Total expenses
$1,226,126
Contributions and grants received
$1,066,675
Grants paid
$7,600
Program service revenue
$33,943
Investment income
$2,205
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,096,046
Total liabilities, end of year
$293,764
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$802,282
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$845,901
Management and general expenses
$136,399
Fundraising expenses
$243,826
Program service expenses (Part III)
$845,901

Program services were 69.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $126,701

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $55,516

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $884,458

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $22,364

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SOUNDKEEPER ADVOCACY

    total $33,943 · related or exempt $33,943

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,560 · excluded $5,560

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

    other assets $3,355

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$3,355

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$3,355 · excluded -$3,355

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $61,552

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $126,701

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $61,552

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,480 · program services $4,480

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,120 · program services $3,120

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $125,986 · program services $75,942 · management and general $32,568 · fundraising $17,476

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $562,173 · program services $403,182 · management and general $47,108 · fundraising $111,883

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $74,026 · program services $51,540 · management and general $8,571 · fundraising $13,915

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $62,316 · program services $43,387 · management and general $7,215 · fundraising $11,714

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,735 · program services $8,597 · management and general $1,138

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,694 · program services $4,246 · management and general $20,244 · fundraising $1,204

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $22,899 · program services $22,899

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $85,774 · program services $74,914 · management and general $980 · fundraising $9,880

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,145 · program services $1,973 · management and general $31 · fundraising $7,141

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $42,112 · program services $15,940 · management and general $271 · fundraising $25,901

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $110,100 · program services $75,004 · management and general $15,187 · fundraising $19,909

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,141 · program services $7,644 · management and general $175 · fundraising $322

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,383 · program services $2,334 · management and general $400 · fundraising $649

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $30,947 · program services $17,135 · management and general $58 · fundraising $13,754

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND CONFERENCES

    total $23,943 · program services $14,848 · management and general $1,879 · fundraising $7,216

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOAT EXPENSES

    total $16,399 · program services $14,468 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,931

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $5,753 · program services $4,248 · management and general $574 · fundraising $931

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $544,221 · end of year $396,986

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $419,302 · end of year $424,863

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $63,101 · end of year $68,065

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,648 · end of year $27,585

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $47,206 · end of year $47,838

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

    $20,613

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

    $13,650

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,850 · end of year $6,963

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $216,555 · end of year $123,746

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $165,654 · end of year $258,724

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $3,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $219,644 · end of year $32,040

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $894,160 · end of year $770,452

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $31,425 · end of year $31,830

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE WATERS OF PUGET SOUND FOR THE HEALTH AND RESTORATION OF OUR AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT DEPEND ON THEM.

  • LAW & POLICY - AS AN ON-THE-WATER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, PUGET SOUNDKEEPER WORKS TO DIRECTLY ENFORCE THE CLEAN WATER ACT THROUGH ACTIONS RANGING FROM WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOCACY TO TAKING POLLUTERS TO COURT AND ENFORCING THE LAW. TO DATE, OVER 200 LEGAL ACTIONS HAVE BEEN FILED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT BY POLLUTERS TO CLEAN UP THEIR FACILITIES AND RESTORE THE COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS DEGRADED BY THEIR ACTIVITIES. IN THE PAST 10 YEARS ALONE, PUGET SOUNDKEEPER HAS SUBMITTED PUBLIC COMMENTS TO DECISION MAKERS ADVOCATING FOR BETTER POLICIES AND REGULATIONS FOR OUR WATERWAYS. PUGET SOUNDKEEPER IS ON THE SOUND AND IN ITS WATERSHED ON FOOT, BY BIKE, AND ON THE WATER WORKING TO ENSURE THE LAW IS FOLLOWED, OUR LEGAL SYSTEMS CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE, AND OUR WATERSHEDS AND COMMUNITIES ARE PROTECTED.

    Expenses $410,148 · Revenue $33,943

  • CLEAN WATER PROGRAM - PUGET SOUNDKEEPER'S TEAM WORKS DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITIES, VISITORS, AND INDUSTRIES ACROSS THE SOUND THROUGH A HOST OF VOLUNTEER EVENTS (INCLUDING CLEANUPS, FESTIVALS, AND RESTORATION PROJECTS), COMMUNITY SCIENCE INITIATIVES (INCLUDING MICROPLASTIC, WATER QUALITY, AND SALMON SURVIVAL PROJECTS), AND TRAININGS. EACH YEAR, PUGET SOUNDKEEPER ENGAGES WITH MORE THAN 10,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE WATER AND WATERFRONT, AND WITH DOZENS OF AGENCIES, ENTITIES, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES.

    Expenses $275,887 · Grants $7,600

  • EDUCATION & OUTREACH - PUGET SOUNDKEEPER WORKS TO CONNECT, INFORM, AND ACTIVATE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE SOUND IN COMMON CAUSE FOR CLEAN WATER ONLINE (THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND ITS OWN WEBSITE), IN PERSON (THROUGH MEMBERSHIP MEET-UP EVENTS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS, TABLING EVENTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND AT COMMUNITY EVENTS), AND WITH SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, PUGET SOUNDKEEPER SUPPORTS THE NEXT GENERATION OF CLEAN WATER COMMUNITY ADVOCATES THROUGH AN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, LEGISLATIVE TRAINING, AND MORE.

    Expenses $159,866

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Sean Dixon

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $125,986
    From this org
    $120,542
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,444
    Hours/week
    40
  • Patricia Baird

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    18
  • Elana Garton

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Walt Tabler

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Tiffany Sevilla

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Shannon McIntyre

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Sara Parker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Glenn Bonci

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erin Breslin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Burns

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allan Chartrand

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Garton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Florence Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katrina Sukola

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan Frodge

    EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Putnam

    DIRECTOR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
1 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202442759349301519

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