Nonprofit · EIN 20-0637567
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
Tax-exempt · TUCSON, AZ 85716
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,291,530 | $1,263,130 | $28,400 | $1,130,129 | $216,150 | $913,979 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,063,850 | $996,490 | $67,360 | $1,090,323 | $204,744 | $885,579 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,048,041
- of which government grants
- $606,768
- Program service revenue
- $238,779
- Investment income
- $2,210
- Other revenue
- $2,500
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $105,215
- Other salaries and wages
- $662,720
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $914,788
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $4,218
- Travel
- $18,093
- Depreciation
- $31,290
- Program services (functional)
- $1,063,631
- Management and general (functional)
- $130,567
- Fundraising (functional)
- $68,932
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,090,323
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,130,129
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $216,150
- Net assets, end of year
- $913,979
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $733,788
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $913,979
- Gross receipts
- $1,291,530
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 525
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Shipek | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $105,215 |
| Ceanne Alvine | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Amy Flores | Vice President Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Sandi Alvarez | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Scott Bugental | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eva-Marie Hube | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Julie Steffen | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Nick Wayne | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jennifre Mills | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Shipek | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $89,654 |
| Ceanne Alvine | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Amy Flores | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Brian Drummond | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Christopher James | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Eva-Marie Hube | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jennifre Mills | Vice President Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1137 N DODGE BLVD, TUCSON, AZ 85716-4013
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Lisa Shipek, 1137 N Dodge Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716
- Signed the 990
- Lisa Shipek, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (520) 396-3266
- Website
- www.watershedmg.org
- Return prepared by
- Stephanie Zill
Mission
Watershed Management Group (WMG) develops community-based solutions to ensure the long-term prosperity of people and health of the environment. We provide people with the knowledge, skills, and resources for sustainable livelihoods.
Program accomplishments
- Watershed Management Group's Living Lab is a bilingual educational center for sustainable desert living in mid-town Tucson. It offers exhibits, classes, and tours in both English and Spanish, serves all ages from across the border region, and attracts national and global visitorsreaching about 3,000 people annually. At the Living Lab and Learning Center we organize a Docent program as well as an annual paid internship program for college students.The River Run Network, a program of WMG, is a group of people working to achieve our 50-year vision of restoring Tucson's heritage of flowing creeks and rivers and includes over 3,500 River Run Network members distributed throughout Southern AZ in the Santa Cruz Watershed. Through this program, Watershed Management Group offers creek walks, river restoration workshops, river clean-ups, and community science monitoring.Watershed Management Groups Water Harvesting Certification provides professionals, educators, and community organizers with comprehensive instruction in water harvesting systems design and construction, training about 40 people annually through two week-long courses. Hundreds of households participate annually in our Build Your Own Basin program participating in a two hour hands-on workshop learning how to build a rain garden with native plants. After participating, households take home a free Build Your Own Basin kit with native plants, organic mulch, and a how-to guide.Through our Schoolyard Program and Family Saturdays we bring nature education to kids and families including limited income families and underserved youth. Activities focus on access to clean, local water sources, such as rainwater harvesting; learning how to steward the plants, animals, and rivers of the Sonoran Desert; and learning how to turn waste into resources to compost, grow food, and conserve energy.Watershed Management Group also offers free in-person and virtual classes on sustainable desert living in the greater Tucson and Phoenix regions.Expenses $1,063,631
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-0637567
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C27)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,130,129
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,291,530
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,291,530 | $1,263,130 | $1,130,129 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,063,850 | $996,490 | $1,090,323 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,238,141 | $1,212,156 | $1,044,493 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-0637567).
Questions about WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
- What is the EIN of WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC is 20-0637567.
- Is WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Lisa Shipek.
- Who are the officers and directors of WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $105,215 (Lisa Shipek, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,291,530, expenses of $1,263,130 and total assets of $1,130,129 at year end.
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