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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PUGET SOUNDKEEPER ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,315,382
Total expenses
$1,262,631
Contributions and grants received
$1,290,276
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$17,268
Investment income
$7,838
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$971,018
Total liabilities, end of year
$115,985
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$855,033
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$849,436
Management and general expenses
$117,560
Fundraising expenses
$295,635
Program service expenses (Part III)
$849,436

Program services were 67.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $118,670

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $123,116

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,048,490

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,661

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SOUNDKEEPER ADVOCACY

    total $17,268 · related or exempt $17,268

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,838 · excluded $7,838

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $70,024

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

    $118,670

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $70,024

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $111,567 · program services $61,824 · management and general $34,142 · fundraising $15,601

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $613,453 · program services $434,133 · management and general $32,532 · fundraising $146,788

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $79,354 · program services $55,872 · management and general $4,713 · fundraising $18,769

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $65,507 · program services $44,940 · management and general $5,814 · fundraising $14,753

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $563 · management and general $563

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,225 · program services $15,519 · management and general $6,305 · fundraising $4,401

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $10,672 · program services $10,672

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $2,900 · fundraising $2,900

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $87,271 · program services $63,426 · management and general $15,627 · fundraising $8,218

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,482 · program services $2,031 · management and general $11 · fundraising $1,440

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $56,730 · program services $34,945 · management and general $604 · fundraising $21,181

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,637 · program services $10,477 · management and general $2,189 · fundraising $2,971

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $75,854 · program services $42,693 · management and general $9,374 · fundraising $23,787

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,667 · program services $6,634 · management and general $30 · fundraising $1,003

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $27,616 · program services $6,983 · management and general $2,541 · fundraising $18,092

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,532 · program services $2,532

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,339 · program services $1,215 · management and general $317 · fundraising $807

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOAT EXPENSES

    total $29,668 · program services $28,168 · fundraising $1,500

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $28,718 · program services $12,496 · management and general $2,798 · fundraising $13,424

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPORT

    total $14,876 · program services $14,876

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $396,986 · end of year $360,184

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $424,863 · end of year $432,607

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $68,065 · end of year $94,371

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $27,585 · end of year $3,685

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $47,838 · end of year $44,804

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

    $20,613

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

    $16,182

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,963 · end of year $4,431

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $123,746 · end of year $30,936

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $258,724 · end of year $83,945

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

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

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $770,452 · end of year $813,033

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $31,830 · end of year $42,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO BE A TRUSTED LEADER AND COLLABORATOR FOR ALL COMMUNITIES, IN COURT AND ON THE WATER, FIGHTING FOR A HEALTHY PUGET SOUND.

  • 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 $398,446

  • 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 $314,632 · Revenue $17,268

  • 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 $136,358

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Patricia Baird

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    18

  • Walt Tabler

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Tiffany Sevilla

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Elana Garton

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Glenn Bonci

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Erin Breslin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephanie Burns

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tim Carlson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Allan Chartrand

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marla Dunn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shannon McIntyre

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cynthia Moomaw

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sara Parker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sean Dixon

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $111,567
    From this org
    $101,038
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,529
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
30 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543079349302239

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