Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,592,663
- Total expenses
- $3,585,177
- Contributions and grants received
- $260,982
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,265,043
- Investment income
- $62,317
- Other revenue
- $4,321
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,225,116
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $306,359
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,918,757
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,693,873
- Management and general expenses
- $777,869
- Fundraising expenses
- $113,435
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,693,873
Program services were 75.1% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$9,202
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$16,500
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$235,280
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$15,253
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2a · Program service revenue: WATER RIGHT PROGRAM
total $2,265,043 · related or exempt $2,265,043
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3 · Investment income
total $62,317 · excluded $62,317
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $2,219,550
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $2,219,550
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$16,516
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$9,202
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$15,066
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $1,450 · excluded $1,450
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$2,855
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$484
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $2,371 · excluded $2,371
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELANEOUS INCOME
total $500 · excluded $500
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11e · Other revenue, total
$500
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $128,292 · program services $75,693 · management and general $43,619 · fundraising $8,980
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $978,438 · program services $573,227 · management and general $331,296 · fundraising $73,915
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $33,124 · program services $19,408 · management and general $11,216 · fundraising $2,500
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $82,186 · program services $48,188 · management and general $27,841 · fundraising $6,157
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $91,071 · program services $53,397 · management and general $30,851 · fundraising $6,823
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11b · Fees: legal
total $13,014 · program services $3,826 · management and general $9,188
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $177,895 · program services $52,299 · management and general $125,596
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11g · Fees: other
total $74,821 · program services $17,472 · management and general $49,436 · fundraising $7,913
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13 · Office expenses
total $29,183 · program services $1,322 · management and general $25,139 · fundraising $2,722
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16 · Occupancy
total $45,916 · management and general $45,916
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17 · Travel
total $35,831 · program services $29,159 · management and general $4,599 · fundraising $2,073
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $6,007 · program services $4,888 · management and general $771 · fundraising $348
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20 · Interest
total $6 · management and general $6
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $10,456 · management and general $10,456
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23 · Insurance
total $2,080 · management and general $2,080
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24a · Other expenses: WATER RIGHT PROGRAM
total $1,796,340 · program services $1,796,340
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24b · Other expenses: TELECOMMUNICATIONS
total $22,342 · program services $4,375 · management and general $17,967
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24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $10,903 · program services $7,819 · management and general $2,765 · fundraising $319
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24d · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOP
total $6,657 · program services $490 · management and general $4,525 · fundraising $1,642
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24e · All other expenses
total $40,615 · program services $5,970 · management and general $34,602 · fundraising $43
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $235,202 · end of year $204,476
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,843,161 · end of year $1,059,799
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $94,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $799,712 · end of year $424,221
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,779 · end of year $2,779
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$36,421
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$22,197
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $20,422 · end of year $14,224
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $254,707
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $22,193 · end of year $170,910
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $151,835 · end of year $133,871
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $99,364 · end of year $172,488
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $420,412 · end of year $498,250
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,251,858 · end of year $1,420,507
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
WWT'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE WATER IN RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE. WASHINGTON WATER TRUST RESTORES AND PROTECTS WATER IN RIVERS AND STREAMS AND PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE FRESHWATER MANAGEMENT IN WASHINGTON, AND, MORE RECENTLY, IN STRATEGIC WATERSHEDS IN OREGON USING A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH. THE OUTCOME WE SEEK IS HEALTHY RIVER HABITAT THAT SUPPORTS FISH AND WILDLIFE, PUBLIC RECREATION AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.
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SEE SCHEDULE OWWT KEEPS WATER IN STREAM THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE USING A NUMBER OF STRATEGIES. WATER RIGHTS PROGRAM: WE LEASE AND BUY WATER FROM WATER RIGHTS HOLDERS, TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY TO LEAVE INSTREAM, TO IMPROVE AND PROTECT FLOWS, ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE SURVIVAL OF IMPERILED SALMON AND STEELHEAD. WASHINGTON WATER TRUST ALSO WORKS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS WITH WATER RIGHTS HOLDERS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO USE THEIR WATER. DRAWING FROM AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS, CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, IRRIGATION DISTRICTS, LAND TRUSTS, LANDOWNERS, LEGAL EXPERTS, HYDROGEOLOGISTS, STATE AGENCIES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, AS WELL AS WITH SOVEREIGN TRIBES, WASHINGTON WATER TRUST IS ABLE TO BRING TO THE TABLE BALANCED, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL IDEAS THAT ARE PROVEN TO WORK.WATER RIGHTS ACQUISITION AND TRANSFERIN WASHINGTON, WATER RIGHTS REPRESENT LEGAL AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT FOR WATER RIGHT HOLDERS TO WITHDRAW SURFACE OR GROUND WATER FOR MULTIPLE USES. WATER RIGHTS IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF WATER WITHDRAWAL, HOW IT MAY BE USED, WHEN IT CAN BE DIVERTED, HOW MUCH CAN BE DIVERTED, AND ITS SENIORITY RELATIVE TO OTHER WATER RIGHT IN THE SAME WATERSHED. IF WATER IS EVER IN SHORT SUPPLY, AN INDIVIDUAL HOLDING A "SENIOR" WATER RIGHT MAY BE THE ONLY ONE ABLE TO DRAW WATER FROM THIS SOURCE. THE RIGHT TO USE WATER MAY BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE USER TO ANOTHER, AND RIGHTS CAN BE BOUGHT AND SOLD. ACQUISITION IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR STREAMFLOW RESTORATION BECAUSE WATER RIGHTS MAY ALSO BE PURCHASED AND TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE TRUST WATER PROGRAM WHERE THEY CAN BE PROTECTED AGAINST WITHDRAWAL FOR FLOW RESTORATION. WASHINGTON WATER TRUST ENGAGES IN THE PURCHASE, LEASE, AND SALE OF SENIOR WATER RIGHTS IN PRIORITY BASINS AS A STRATEGY TO BENEFIT FLOW AND HABITAT. FOR MORE DETAIL ON WATER RIGHTS AND THE PROCESS OF ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER, SEE WASHINGTON WATER TRUST'S WEBSITE.WATER BANKINGWATER BANKING REPRESENTS A MANAGEMENT TOOL TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY TO WATER USERS. MANY REGIONS OF WASHINGTON HAVE POPULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED WATER USES THAT HAVE GROWN TO CAPACITY; THERE THE STATE MAY DETERMINE THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF OFFSETTING MITIGATION, NO NEW WATER RIGHTS CAN BE CREATED BECAUSE RIVERS AND AQUIFERS ARE BECOMING DANGEROUSLY LOW. NEW REQUESTS TO START USING WATER, E.G., TO PROVIDE FOR A NEWLY BUILT HOME, NEED TO MITIGATE FOR THIS USE BY FINDING AN EXISTING WATER RIGHT (OR USE) THAT CAN BE RETIRED. WATER BANKS OR EXCHANGES IN AREAS OF WATER SCARCITY, PROVIDE A MECHANISM TO BUY SENIOR WATER RIGHTS AND SELL THEM TO NEW WATER USERS THAT BOTH HELP PROTECT SURFACE WATER FLOWS IN RIVERS AND STREAMS AND PROVIDE FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. WASHINGTON WATER TRUST OPERATES THE DUNGENESS WATER EXCHANGE IN THE DUNGENESS WATERSHED. FOR MORE DETAIL, SEE WASHINGTON WATER TRUST'S WEBSITE.CONSULTATION: WATER MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES, RECYCLED WATER, AND WATER RIGHTS ASSESSMENTSWATER RIGHTS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES ARE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL, AND CRITICAL TO ECOLOGY AND THE ECONOMY. WASHINGTON WATER TRUST WORKS WITH WATER RIGHT HOLDERS, E.G., PROPERTY OWNERS, FARMERS, IRRIGATION DISTRICTS, AND LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS, TO PROVIDE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR WATER RIGHTS. DEVELOPING WATER MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING THE USE OF RECYCLED WATER, MEANS WORKING WITH DIVERSE AND OFTEN COMPETING INTERESTS TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT CAN WORK FOR ALL. SOLUTIONS MAY INCLUDE FINDING EFFICIENCIES IN HOW WATER IS USED, CHANGING WHERE WATER IS SOURCED, FINDING NEW WAYS TO STORE WATER AND CHANGING WHERE WATER IS SOURCED.EMERGENCY DROUGHT INITIATIVESDURING PERIODS OF DROUGHT WHICH ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON, THE IMPACTS ON THE STATE'S RIVERS AND STREAMS CAN BE DEVASTING. TO ADDRESS THESE CONDITIONS, WASHINGTON WATER TRUST ENGAGES IN DROUGHT PROGRAMS THAT KEEP WATER INSTREAM DURING HOT DRY SUMMER MONTHS. FOR EXAMPLE, WASHINGTON WATER TRUST HAS INSTITUTED A DRY YEAR LEASING PROGRAM IN THE DUNGENESS WATERSHED. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, WASHINGTON WATER TRUST NEGOTIATES SHORT TERM LEASES FROM WILLING IRRIGATORS AND AGREEMENTS UNDER WHICH IRRIGATION DISTRICTS JOINTLY AGREE TO STOP DIVERTING WATER DURING CRITICAL LOW FLOW PERIODS. THESE LEASES AND AGREEMENTS RESULT IN LOWER DIVERSIONS AND HIGHER INSTREAM FLOWS THAT BENEFIT THE WATERSHED AND SALMON AND STEELHEAD.
Expenses $2,693,873 · Revenue $2,265,043
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Will StelleWILL STELLE
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Amanda CroninAMANDA CRONIN
PRESIDENT ELECT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christie TrueCHRISTIE TRUE
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Mitch BatemanMITCH BATEMAN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Susan O'NeilSUSAN O'NEIL
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Suzanne SkinnerSUZANNE SKINNER
SECRETARY THRU 10/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Lorri BodiLORRI BODI
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Ben EickhoffBEN EICKHOFF
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sono HashisakiSONO HASHISAKI
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Jessica KuchanJESSICA KUCHAN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Jessica LevinJESSICA LEVIN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Rob LothropROB LOTHROP
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Dani MadroneDANI MADRONE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Steve MallochSTEVE MALLOCH
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Kim MuellerKIM MUELLER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Alan ReichmanALAN REICHMAN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Tom RingTOM RING
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Amy TrainerAMY TRAINER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
La Trisha SuggsLA TRISHA SUGGS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
James KraftJAMES KRAFT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $128,292
- From this org
- $124,542
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,750
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jason HatchJASON HATCH
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $133,317
- From this org
- $115,093
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,224
- Hours/week
- 40
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Gregory McLaughlinGREGORY MCLAUGHLIN
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $134,287
- From this org
- $116,397
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,890
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543199349301604
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