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← SOUTH SOUND ESTUARY ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SOUTH SOUND ESTUARY ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$356,316
Total expenses
$385,700
Contributions and grants received
$348,076
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$8,240
Total assets, end of year
$216,157
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$216,157
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$301,248
Management and general expenses
$58,480
Fundraising expenses
$25,972
Program service expenses (Part III)
$301,248

Program services were 78.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,015

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $8,240

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $110,994

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $227,827

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $8,240

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

    $8,240

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $8,240 · unrelated business $8,240 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $50,213 · program services $12,665 · management and general $27,624 · fundraising $9,924

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $232,064 · program services $201,560 · management and general $20,006 · fundraising $10,498

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,811 · program services $16,196 · management and general $4,562 · fundraising $2,053

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $200 · program services $200 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,891 · program services $0 · management and general $2,346 · fundraising $1,545

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,952 · program services $2,251 · fundraising $701

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,995 · program services $18,053 · management and general $3,942

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,911 · program services $7,911

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,567 · program services $20,567

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,695 · program services $16,695

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,565 · program services $2,565

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,585 · program services $2,585

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,251 · fundraising $1,251

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $139,536 · end of year $110,329

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $102,982 · end of year $102,389

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $30 · end of year $3,439

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $854 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,200 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $630 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $41 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $245,191 · end of year $216,157

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Environmental education with a marine/estuary focus to inspire people of all ages to protect Puget Sound. In 2023. 10,031 K-12 students and 79,363 adults took part in an environmental education opportunity focused on marine and estuary subjects.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Environmental education with a marine/estuary focus to inspire people of all ages to learn about, enjoy and protect Puget Sound.

  • Aquarium and marine science facility where staff and volunteers guide students and adults to learn about South Puget Sound through a variety of educational opportunities

    Expenses $76,124 · Grants $40,664 · Revenue $1,819

  • K-12 STEM and career focused marine/estuary education offered at schools, on field trips or virtually to students from regional K-12 schools and home-school groups

    Expenses $157,777 · Grants $162,095 · Revenue $4,318

  • Marine/estuary education and outreach to the general public. Staff and volunteer docents provide: intertidal marine life interpretation at local beaches during weekend summer low-tides; underwater viewing of marine life at night from a local pier; interpretative walks of downtown Olympia's historic shoreline, focusing on the cultural and industrial history; lead bird walks to identify the birds that live near and depend on a healthy Puget Sound;robotic exploration of under sea life

    Expenses $67,347 · Grants $38,588 · Revenue $10,298

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Paris McClusky

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $100,426
    From this org
    $50,213
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,213
    Hours/week
    40

  • Clarissa Felling

    Program and Volunteer Coordinator

    Total calculated
    $74,774
    From this org
    $37,387
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,387
    Hours/week
    35

  • Nora Prindle

    Graphic and web Design/Outreach Coordinator

    Total calculated
    $70,510
    From this org
    $35,255
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,255
    Hours/week
    30

  • Anthony Terzoli

    Education Coordinator

    Total calculated
    $61,062
    From this org
    $30,531
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,531
    Hours/week
    35

  • Rhema Neas-Gass

    Environmental Educator & Lead Interpreter

    Total calculated
    $58,458
    From this org
    $29,229
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,229
    Hours/week
    30

  • Payton Kammerer

    Lead Aquarist/Lead Interpreter

    Total calculated
    $44,788
    From this org
    $22,394
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,394
    Hours/week
    30

  • Chris Chapman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Andrea Parrish

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sandy Zeiner

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Lorie Thompson

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Noah Kalb

    Vice-President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Diana Larsen-Mills

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

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
10 April 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202440959349300629

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