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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WATERLEGACY.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,079,296
Total expenses
$205,497
Contributions and grants received
$203,021
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,275
Other revenue
$875,000
Total assets, end of year
$998,485
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,888
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$989,597
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$188,849
Management and general expenses
$8,895
Fundraising expenses
$7,753
Program service expenses (Part III)
$188,849

Program services were 91.9% 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

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $203,021

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $956

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,232 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $1,232 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $999 · other assets $0

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

    securities $956 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $43 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $43 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $43 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MEAJA Court Settlement

    total $875,000 · related or exempt $875,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $875,000

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

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

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

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

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

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

  • 11a · Fees: management

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

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $104,000 · program services $104,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,138 · program services $0 · management and general $6,138 · 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 $65,057 · program services $59,632 · management and general $0 · fundraising $5,425

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,890 · program services $4,890 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,757 · program services $0 · management and general $2,757 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,976 · program services $6,976 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

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

  • 16 · Occupancy

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

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,196 · program services $3,196 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

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

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

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

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

  • 24a · Other expenses: Legal expenses

    total $4,241 · program services $4,241 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Coalition building, memberships

    total $4,727 · program services $4,727 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Advocacy/Outreach printing, etc

    total $1,187 · program services $1,187 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Fundraising expenses & merchant fees

    total $2,328 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $2,328

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $115,798 · end of year $998,485

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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 $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning 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 $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $8,888

  • 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

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $115,798 · end of year $989,597

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Protect water resources & the communities that rely on them.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Protect water resources & the communities that rely on them

  • Advocacy-Legal Services for Water Advocacy. Protect water resources, aquatic life, wild rice and human health from mining related pollution. Advocate for rigorous environmental review and permitting to protect public health, safety, and the environment. Results: Water quality standards in rule and environmental review enforced in permits. Collaborated with federal, state, and tribal agencies and citizen groups.

    Expenses $115,162

  • Public Outreach & Support. Awareness and advocacy via organizing, technical research, exhibits, flyers, petitions, presentations, panels, phoning, convening, workshops, website, provide media, email, printing/copies and filings. Results: Engaged citizens in clean water protection

    Expenses $73,687

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ricky DeFoe

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Don Arnosti

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karla Anderson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Janet Keough

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Matt Tyler

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lise Abazs

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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
14 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500499349302600

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