Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← FOOD & WATER WATCH

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FOOD & WATER WATCH.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 14 November 2023. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,212,278
Total expenses
$15,952,285
Contributions and grants received
$18,889,024
Grants paid
$81,550
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$156,266
Other revenue
$166,988
Total assets, end of year
$24,331,634
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,899,793
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,431,841
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,922,440
Management and general expenses
$1,819,713
Fundraising expenses
$4,210,132
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,922,440

Program services were 62.2% 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

    $119,290

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $18,769,734

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $60,054

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $162,257 · excluded $162,257

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $71,933

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $71,933

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $71,933 · excluded $71,933

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,453,230

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

    securities $5,453,551 · other assets $5,670

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$321 · other assets -$5,670

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$5,991 · excluded -$5,991

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $12,216

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

    $119,290

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $20,778

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$8,562 · excluded -$8,562

  • 11a · Other revenue: LEGAL FEE REIMBURSEMENT

    total $88,873 · excluded $88,873

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $14,744 · excluded $14,744

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $103,617

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $81,550 · program services $81,550

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $285,102 · program services $216,720 · management and general $61,315 · fundraising $7,067

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,666,808 · program services $5,493,453 · management and general $712,424 · fundraising $1,460,931

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $561,702 · program services $397,378 · management and general $56,002 · fundraising $108,322

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,256,741 · program services $899,762 · management and general $122,091 · fundraising $234,888

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $628,422 · program services $450,705 · management and general $61,221 · fundraising $116,496

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $57,928 · program services $32,993 · management and general $24,935

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $150,077 · program services $740 · management and general $149,337

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $100,190 · program services $100,190

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $260,062 · fundraising $260,062

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $21,268 · management and general $21,268

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $193,190 · program services $85,560 · management and general $107,630

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $92,244 · program services $10,707 · management and general $563 · fundraising $80,974

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,408,022 · program services $243,417 · management and general $40,190 · fundraising $1,124,415

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $833,971 · program services $616,433 · management and general $46,259 · fundraising $171,279

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $136,338 · fundraising $136,338

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,046,015 · program services $745,449 · management and general $99,238 · fundraising $201,328

  • 17 · Travel

    total $55,823 · program services $36,395 · management and general $6,083 · fundraising $13,345

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,478 · program services $4,503 · management and general $753 · fundraising $4,222

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $225,713 · program services $155,426 · management and general $29,386 · fundraising $40,901

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $138,164 · program services $18,741 · management and general $114,862 · fundraising $4,561

  • 24a · Other expenses: UBI TAXES

    total $8,116 · management and general $8,116

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $207,063 · program services $162,944 · management and general $36,308 · fundraising $7,811

  • 24c · Other expenses: MAILHOUSE

    total $156,294 · fundraising $156,294

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $78,376 · program services $47,218 · management and general $20,222 · fundraising $10,936

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $293,628 · program services $122,156 · management and general $101,510 · fundraising $69,962

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

    total $1,180,631 · program services $727,223 · management and general $249,169 · fundraising $204,239

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,378,655 · end of year $6,286,700

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,221,612 · end of year $4,464,079

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $507,786 · end of year $559,974

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,415 · end of year $71,745

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $425,562 · end of year $515,981

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

    $3,168,987

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

    $2,016,685

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,320,425 · end of year $1,152,302

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,362,241 · end of year $5,719,941

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,196,657 · end of year $5,560,912

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,850,975 · end of year $1,605,448

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,078,927 · end of year $6,294,345

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,327,534 · end of year $15,783,860

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,157,917 · end of year $647,981

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FOOD & WATER WATCH CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION TO ENSURE THE FOOD AND WATER WE CONSUME IS SAFE, ACCESSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED. SO WE CAN ALL ENJOY AND TRUST IN WHAT WE EAT AND DRINK, WE HELP PEOPLE TAKE CHARGE OF WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM, KEEP CLEAN, AFFORDABLE, PUBLIC TAP WATER FLOWING FREELY TO OUR HOMES, PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF OCEANS, FORCE GOVERNMENT TO DO ITS JOB PROTECTING CITIZENS, AND EDUCATE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING SHARED RESOURCES INCLUDING OCEANS AND WATER UNDER PUBLIC CONTROL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • FOOD - FOOD & WATER WATCH PROVIDES PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN REGARD TO FOOD PRODUCTION THAT IS SUSTAINABLE, LOCAL, CHEMICAL-FREE, CLEARLY LABELED, FAMILY-FARMED, AND HUMANELY RAISED.

    Expenses $4,152,617 · Grants $13,620

  • WATER - THE WATER PROGRAM EDUCATES AND ADVOCATES ABOUT AFFORDABLE, PUBLICLY CONTROLLED DRINKING WATER, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS OF BOTTLED WATER, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS OF FRACKING AND FOSSIL FUELS, THE IMPORTANCE OF MOVING FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO SAFE, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE.

    Expenses $3,932,485 · Grants $57,715

  • CLIMATE - WORKING AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL TO PASS MEANINGFUL LEGISLATION TO STOP CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE BY ELIMINATING THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF FOSSIL FUELS WHICH MAKES PROGRESS TOWARDS BANNING FRACKING AND STOPPING NEW AND EXISTING FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE.

    Expenses $1,837,338 · Grants $10,215

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Wenonah Hauter

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $258,739
    From this org
    $219,317
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,422
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,317
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,422
    Filer's total
    $258,739

  • Maude Barlow

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mary Ricci

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 1 related

  • Lisa Schubert

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Rudolf Amenga-Etego

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Elyzabeth Paredo Beltran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robert Howarth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Elena Anderson

    FINANCE DIR. (3/22-4/22)

    Total calculated
    $10,132
    From this org
    $10,132
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Uzura Marie Garvin

    FINANCE DIR. (UNTIL 1/22)

    Total calculated
    $39,405
    From this org
    $38,440
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $965
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tamara Tripp

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $199,534
    From this org
    $166,818
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,716
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,818
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,216
    Filer's total
    $199,534

  • Caland Barney

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $191,884
    From this org
    $169,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,863
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,021
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,303
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,560
    Filer's total
    $191,884

  • Michael Doerrer

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $190,674
    From this org
    $171,094
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,580
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,094
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,224
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,356
    Filer's total
    $190,674

  • Lane Brooks

    FUNDING ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $181,829
    From this org
    $142,366
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,463
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,366
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,463
    Filer's total
    $181,829

  • Emily Wurth

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING

    Total calculated
    $178,006
    From this org
    $163,509
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,497
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,509
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,197
    Filer's total
    $178,006

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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
29 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202430609349301468

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.