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← NOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,157,701
Total expenses
$2,385,100
Contributions and grants received
$2,808,420
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$60,617
Investment income
$276,045
Other revenue
$12,619
Total assets, end of year
$5,604,626
Total liabilities, end of year
$456,963
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,147,663
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,777,076
Management and general expenses
$587,307
Fundraising expenses
$20,717
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,777,076

Program services were 74.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,204,707

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,603,713

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $753,667

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CAMP TUITION

    total $60,617 · related or exempt $60,617

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $276,045 · related or exempt $276,045

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $10,230

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $10,230

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $2,389 · related or exempt $2,389

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,389

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $196,164 · program services $145,446 · management and general $49,539 · fundraising $1,179

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $967,726 · program services $717,524 · management and general $244,386 · fundraising $5,816

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $25,333 · program services $18,783 · management and general $6,398 · fundraising $152

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $56,362 · program services $41,790 · management and general $14,233 · fundraising $339

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $137,998 · program services $102,319 · management and general $34,850 · fundraising $829

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,244 · management and general $26,244

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,850 · program services $2,850

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,541 · program services $11,731 · management and general $13,535 · fundraising $6,275

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $18,921 · management and general $18,921

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,881 · program services $6,508 · management and general $1,198 · fundraising $175

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,573 · management and general $2,573

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $46,388 · program services $315 · management and general $46,073

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM & PROJECT

    total $661,637 · program services $642,287 · management and general $16,305 · fundraising $3,045

  • 24b · Other expenses: VEHICLE

    total $59,411 · program services $37,994 · management and general $21,417

  • 24c · Other expenses: FACILITIES

    total $57,257 · program services $3,339 · management and general $53,918

  • 24d · Other expenses: NURSERY EXPENSE

    total $29,078 · program services $29,078

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $57,736 · program services $17,112 · management and general $37,717 · fundraising $2,907

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $288,718 · end of year $155,174

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,690,945 · end of year $3,796,071

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $330,752 · end of year $396,760

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $11,000 · end of year $11,000

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

    $1,473,883

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

    $405,978

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,090,992 · end of year $1,067,905

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $153,036 · end of year $177,716

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $106,760 · end of year $115,595

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $55,672 · end of year $200,583

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $85,080 · end of year $140,785

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,475,535 · end of year $1,359,687

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,842,396 · end of year $3,787,976

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO RECOVER SALMON BY ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY IN RESTORATION, EDUCATION, AND STEWARDSHIP.

  • HABITAT RESTORATION: NSEA'S SALMON RECOVERY FOCUSED HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS HAVE A STRONG FOUNDATION IN SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY AND ARE PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED WITH MANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE, TRIBAL, AND BUSINESS PARTNERS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, NSEA COMPLETED SEVERAL NEW PROJECTS INCLUDING NINE LARGE WOODY DEBRIS PROJECTS AND THE REMOVAL OF FIVE FISH PASSAGE BARRIERS WHICH IMPROVED ACCESS TO 2.4 MILES OF UPSTREAM HABITAT. NSEA ALSO IMPROVED STREAMBANK RIPARIAN THROUGH THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE VEGETATION AND THE PLANTING OF OVER 33,545 NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS. IN ADDITION TO NEW RESTORATION PROJECTS, 79 PAST SITES WERE MONITORED AND MAINTAINED.

    Expenses $911,318

  • EDUCATION: NSEA PROVIDES SCIENCE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES. DURING 2023 NSEA WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY INCREASE EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMMING WHILE CONTINUING TO OPERATE SAFELY UNDER PANDEMIC HEALTH GUIDELINES. NSEA STAFF WORKED TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE MORE THAN 1,811 FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT WHATCOM COUNTY IN THE STUDENTS FOR SALMON PROGRAM. THIS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, STARTED IN 2000, PROVIDES EACH CLASS WITH A CLASSROOM PRESENTATION AND, IN 2023, FACILITATED 80 FIELD TRIPS TO STUDY STREAM ECOLOGY. ADDITIONALLY, NSEA INSTRUCTORS LEAD CLASSES THROUGH STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES WHICH OFTEN INCLUDE RESTORATION PROJECTS. NSEA PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL OTHER LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO LEAD 121 EDUCATORS IN TEACHER TRAINING THROUGH THE TEN-HOUR CLIME TIME PROGRAM. CAMP KEYSTONE CELEBRATED ITS THIRD YEAR IN 2023 WITH 126 CAMP PARTICIPANTS OVER TEN WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP.

    Expenses $514,866

  • STEWARDSHIP: NSEA IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION AND STRIVES TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SALMON RECOVERY. VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HELP A SMALL CORE STAFF ACCOMPLISH FAR MORE THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE POSSIBLE. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ARE CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY IN SALMON RECOVERY. IN 2023, 4,533 HOURS WERE DONATED BY 1,511 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO RESTORE ABOUT 21.75 ACRES OF RIPARIAN HABITAT. INTERNS AND STUDENTS FROM WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE, WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO NSEAS PROGRAMS INCLUDING EDUCATION, MONITORING, AND STEWARDSHIP. IN 2023, 45 DEDICATED INTERNS SUPPORTED NSEAS PROGRAMS WHILE GAINING VALUABLE JOB SKILLS. SUMMER AND FALL OF 2023 BROUGH INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR NSEA STAFF AND INTERNS TO DO OUTREACH: NSEAS SUMMER RIVER STEWARDS PROGRAM LED GUIDED RIVER WALKS ALONG THE NOOKSACK RIVER AND HOSTED OUTREACH EVENTS. DURING THE FALL, WE HOSTED TEN SALMON SIGHTING EVENTS ALONG SEVERAL CREEKS, ENGAGING OVER 500 PEOPLE. THESE EVENTS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 2992 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT SALMON, SALMON HABITAT, AND HOW WE, AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A COMMUNITY, CAN SUPPORT SALMON RECOVERY.

    Expenses $350,892

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DORIE BELISLE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROSE ANNE FEATHERSTON

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOCELYN HOEY

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GARY RANZ

    2023 TREASUR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PHELPS MCILVAINE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PETER DIERX

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ASA KELLY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • REBECCA LAWSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CAROLYN DAVIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEITH CARPENTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHELLE SMITH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHOSHANA PAIGE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIM SEATON

    2024 TREASUR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TYLER DOCKINS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ISABELLA MCFRAZIER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FREE BORSEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RACHEL VASAK

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $118,281
    From this org
    $118,281
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • KATHERINE UNDERWOOD

    FINANCE DIRE

    Total calculated
    $77,883
    From this org
    $77,883
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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
2023
Filed
30 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202423059349301772

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