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WASHINGTON WATER TRUST

EIN 91-1937417 SEATTLE, WA

Revenue 2024
$2,592,663
Expenses 2024
$3,585,177

Program services were 75.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
C320
Classification
1000
Street
1500 WESTLAKE AVE N STE 202

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

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.

  • 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.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • WILL STELLE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • AMANDA CRONIN

    PRESIDENT ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTIE TRUE

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MITCH BATEMAN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • SUSAN O'NEIL

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • SUZANNE SKINNER

    SECRETARY THRU 10/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • LORRI BODI

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • BEN EICKHOFF

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SONO HASHISAKI

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • JESSICA KUCHAN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • JESSICA LEVIN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • ROB LOTHROP

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • DANI MADRONE

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • STEVE MALLOCH

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KIM MUELLER

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • ALAN REICHMAN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • TOM RING

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • AMY TRAINER

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • LA TRISHA SUGGS

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • JAMES KRAFT

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $128,292
    From this org
    $124,542
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,750
    Hours/week
    40

  • JASON HATCH

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $133,317
    From this org
    $115,093
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,224
    Hours/week
    40

  • GREGORY 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,592,663
    Expenses
    $3,585,177
    Contributions
    $260,982
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $3,817,236
    Expenses
    $3,276,690
    Contributions
    $1,067,315
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,863,807
    Expenses
    $1,763,777
    Contributions
    $2,695,253
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,645,764
    Expenses
    $1,717,577
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,408,790

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,645,764
    Expenses
    $1,717,577
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,408,790

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,523,354
    Expenses
    $1,602,044
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,219,318

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,584,289
    Expenses
    $1,799,520
    Assets (EOY)
    $968,875

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,580,096
    Expenses
    $1,407,474
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,035,437

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,604,551
    Expenses
    $1,593,869
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,405,827

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,496,740
    Expenses
    $1,386,717
    Assets (EOY)
    $931,660

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,614,489
    Expenses
    $1,490,905
    Assets (EOY)
    $710,955

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,428,587
    Assets (EOY)
    $487,727

  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,590,026
    Assets (EOY)
    $390,841

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.