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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COOS WATERSHED ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,963,133
Total expenses
$4,794,519
Contributions and grants received
$4,395,517
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$558,897
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$8,719
Total assets, end of year
$1,215,118
Total liabilities, end of year
$476,210
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$738,908
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,306,210
Management and general expenses
$475,619
Fundraising expenses
$12,690
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,306,210

Program services were 89.8% 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

    $26,559

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,294,398

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $74,560

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $15,687

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUES

    total $504,962 · related or exempt $504,962

  • 2b · Program service revenue: WATERSHED RESTORATION

    total $53,935 · related or exempt $53,935

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $4,095

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

    $26,559

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $12,349

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$8,254 · excluded -$8,254

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $16,973 · excluded $16,973

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $16,973

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $118,555 · program services $21,340 · management and general $97,215

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $778,592 · program services $653,533 · management and general $121,818 · fundraising $3,241

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $22,802 · program services $22,678 · fundraising $124

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $54,083 · program services $53,833 · fundraising $250

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $83,430 · program services $64,421 · management and general $18,709 · fundraising $300

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,640 · management and general $29,640

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,006 · management and general $7,006

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $67,908 · program services $37 · management and general $67,871

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $57,449 · program services $476 · management and general $56,973

  • 17 · Travel

    total $34,995 · program services $31,155 · management and general $3,804 · fundraising $36

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total -$9,717 · management and general -$9,717

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $21,984 · management and general $21,984

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,023 · program services $308 · management and general $16,715

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROJECT COSTS

    total $3,456,171 · program services $3,456,171

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $36,086 · program services $1,691 · management and general $25,656 · fundraising $8,739

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $12,815 · management and general $12,815

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $5,697 · program services $567 · management and general $5,130

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $319,776 · end of year $142,002

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $751,558 · end of year $719,006

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,960 · end of year $3,080

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

    $369,915

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

    $212,506

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $108,715 · end of year $157,409

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $237,823 · end of year $193,621

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $404,413 · end of year $202,881

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $211,112 · end of year $74,678

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $235,013 · end of year $198,651

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $570,294 · end of year $738,908

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY WITHIN THE COOS WATERSHED BY INCREASING COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO DEVELOP, TEST, PROMOTE, AND IMPLEMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE INTERESTS OF WATERSHED HEALTH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF THE COOS WATERSHED ASSOCIATION IS TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY WITHIN THE COOS WATERSHED BY INCREASING COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO DEVELOP, TEST, PROMOTE, AND IMPLEMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE INTERESTS OF WATERSHED HEALTH.

  • RESTORATION: WE ARE DEDICATED TO CREATING HEALTHY STREAM HABITATS THROUGH BOTH IN-STREAM AND RIPARIAN RESTORATION EFFORTS. IN-STREAM RESTORATION FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF STREAMS BY PLACING WOOD FEATURES LIKE LOG JAMS, UPGRADING CROSSINGS, REMEANDERING CHANNELS, AND PULLING BACK ERODED BANKS. THESE EFFORTS RESTORE NATURAL STREAM FUNCTIONS AND ENHANCE HABITATS FOR FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC LIFE.RIPARIAN RESTORATION TARGETS THE AREAS ALONGSIDE STREAMS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND STABILIZE BANKS. THIS INCLUDES PLANTING NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS, INSTALLING FENCING TO PROTECT SENSITIVE AREAS, AND CREATING OFF-CHANNEL WATERING SOURCES FOR LIVESTOCK. THESE PRACTICES REDUCE SEDIMENTATION AND WATER TEMPERATURES, BENEFITING THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM.A KEY PART OF RIPARIAN RESTORATION IS ADDRESSING THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. AS NATIVE PLANTS ARE REPLACED BY ORNAMENTAL OR INVASIVE ONES, THE ECOLOGICAL FOOD WEB BEGINS TO UNRAVEL. TO SUPPORT NATIVE BIODIVERSITY, WE OPERATE A NATIVE PLANT NURSERY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO 20,000 PLANTS ANNUALLY FOR USE IN RESTORATION PROJECTS. WE ALSO MONITOR AND CONTROL NOXIOUS WEEDS THAT THREATEN COASTAL HABITATS AND LOCAL ECONOMIES.URBAN ENVIRONMENTS OFFER UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIP. SOME OF OUR MOST INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING PROJECTS TAKE PLACE RIGHT IN THE HEART OF TOWN, OFTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS. THROUGH STORMWATER EDUCATION AND ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPING PROGRAMS, WE WORK TO IMPROVE WATERSHED HEALTH EVEN IN DEVELOPED AREAS.

    Expenses $3,635,589 · Revenue $558,897

  • MONITORING: EFFECTIVE, ON-THE-GROUND MONITORING IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR RESTORATION EFFORTS. ACROSS THE COOS WATERSHED, WE TRACK KEY INDICATORS OF WATERSHED HEALTHINCLUDING STREAM FLOW, WATER QUALITY, HABITAT CONDITIONS, AND FISH ABUNDANCE AND MIGRATION. THIS DATA HELPS US EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK AND IDENTIFY PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE RESTORATION.OUR MONITORING PROGRAM PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN ASSESSING THE STATUS AND TRENDS OF COHO SALMON POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS TRACKING WATER QUALITY AND HYDROLOGY THROUGHOUT COOS BASIN STREAMS. IN ADDITION TO LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL MONITORING, WE ALSO CONDUCT IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING FOR OUR IN-STREAM AND RIPARIAN RESTORATION PROJECTS. THIS ENSURES THAT OUR PROJECTS NOT ONLY MEET THEIR IMMEDIATE GOALS BUT ALSO SUPPORT LASTING IMPROVEMENTS IN WATERSHED HEALTH.

    Expenses $447,391

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $223,230

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • HALEY LUTZ

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $118,555
    From this org
    $104,371
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,184
    Hours/week
    40

  • JEFF MESSERLE

    PRESIDENT, THEN BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.9

  • BRADFORD MCKEOWN

    VICE PRESIDENT, THEN PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.9

  • JOE METZLER

    BOARD MEMBER, THEN VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.9

  • KRISTOPHER MURPHY

    SECRETARY, THEN BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.9

  • AMY BURGESS

    BOARD MEMBER, THEN SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.9

  • DON YOST

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25

  • MIKE DUNNING

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25

  • MARTY GILES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • LUCAS GREEN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • RISHIA LATTA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • JOAN MAHAFFY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • REBECCA MUSE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • LARRY REIBER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • JASON RICHARDSON PE

    BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH JULY 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • RANDY SMITH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • JOHN SWEET

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

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
23 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202521819349300807

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