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Nonprofit · EIN 23-7421080

NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES

Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97212

Financials

$73K$55K2023$86K$88K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-EZ$85,631$87,844-$2,213$251,713$876$250,837
December 31, 2023990-EZ$72,566$55,312$17,254$255,508$2,458$253,050
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$82,560
Investment income
$3,071

Expenses

Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$31,500
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$40,006
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$34,397
Occupancy
$2,479
Printing, publications and postage
$1,142
Other expenses
$9,820
Program services (functional)
$81,426

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$255,508
Total assets, end of year
$251,713
Total liabilities, end of year
$876
Net assets, end of year
$250,837
Cash, savings and investments
$211,723
Gross receipts
$85,631

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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Nina BellExecutive Director Board Member40$31,500$3,990
Chris NobleBoard Chair1$0–
Eugene RosolieBoard Treasurer20$0$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 3 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Nina BellExecutive Director Board Member40$36,000$5,850
Chris NobleBoard Chair1$0$0
Eugene RosolieBoard Treasurer20$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2866 NE DUNCKLEY ST, PORTLAND, OR 97212-1646
In care of
% NINA BELL
Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
PO Box 12187, Portland OR 97212
Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
Nina Bell, PO Box 12187, Portland OR 97212
Signed the 990-EZ
Eugene Rosolie, Treasurer

Mission

Work through advocacy and education to use federal environmental laws such as the Clean Water Act to protect and restore water quality and habit in the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Puget Sound Program: NWEA focuses on restoring the water quality of Puget Sound and its tributaries by reducing pollution from sources permitted under the Clean Water Act to discharge from pipes and from polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. NWEA represents the public interest in protecting clean water and protected species by petitioning state and federal agencies providing public comments on agency proposed actions conducting public outreach and bringing litigation under federal and state laws to encourage federal and state agencies to take their responsibilities seriously. Our work benefits the interests of approximately 4 million people in the Puget Sound area including Treaty Tribes.
    Expenses $27,050 · grants $20,000
  • Columbia River Program: NWEAs work to protect and restore water quality in the Columbia River Basin focuses on improving the water quality programs in Oregon Washington and Idaho through public participation and litigation. Over 13 million people live in Oregon Washington and Idaho combined. NWEA continues to work to assure cold-water refuges for salmon and steelhead migrating through hot waters in the Columbia River through federal litigation. Commercial and recreational fishing businesses and treaty tribes rely on migrating salmon and the private and public investments in protecting these threatened and endangered fish is undermined by high water temperatures.
    Expenses $25,000 · grants $20,000
  • Regional Clean Water Program. NWEA uses state and federal laws in Oregon Washington and Idaho to reduce water pollution. The goal of our work is to protect public health and aquatic life including but not limited to threatened and endangered species such as salmon orcas and amphibians. Because so many aspects of the Clean Water Act are ignored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the states we seek to improve the implementation of this law. Generally activities of this program include the following: 1 submitting public comments to agencies on regulatory proposals; 2 assisting members of the public who are seeking information on how to protect water quality and habitat; 3 obtaining and analyzing documents from agencies through the Freedom of Information Act FOIA and state public records laws; 4 bringing enforcement cases against agencies and polluters; and 5 general outreach and education through website newsletter emails etc. NWEA seeks to ensure that s
    Expenses $25,000
  • National Clean Water Program. In its national efforts to reduce toxics in waterways NWEA is focused on regulating the discharge of currently unregulated toxic chemicals. We continued to advocate for the NWEA petition submitted to the EPA in 2023 to update the Clean Water Acts Toxic Pollutant List to which no pollutants have been added for 47 years despite EPAs legal obligation to add chemicals to the list from time to time. The Toxic Pollutant List drives the laws pollution control requirements to curtail toxics in the nations waters. As the result of EPAs failure to update the list most of the thousands of chemicals used in todays manufacturing offices and homes-that end up in lakes rivers and streams-are not regulated.
    Expenses $2,500
  • Regional Energy Program. In 2024 NWEA continued to work for a sustainable energy future free of nuclear power including a proposed new nuclear reactor at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Addressing the regional need for new generation and the impacts of data centers. Working with local and regional organizations and maintain a dedicated website. Most work is done by volunteers.
    Expenses $1,876

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-EZ on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-EZ on file

File the 2025 990-EZ for NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES

Due May 15, 2026 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
23-7421080
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1982
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C013)
Assets (IRS master file)
$251,713
Income (IRS master file)
$85,631

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2024$85,631$87,844$251,713XML
990-EZDecember 2023$72,566$55,312$255,508XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-N for 2017
Officer: Nina Bell
December 31, 2017≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 23-7421080).

Questions about NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES

What is the EIN of NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES is 23-7421080.
Is NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
Are donations to NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES 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 NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES 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 NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES?
The 990-N for 2017 names Nina Bell.
Who are the officers and directors of NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 3 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $31,500 (Nina Bell, Executive Director Board Member).
How much revenue does NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $85,631, expenses of $87,844 and total assets of $251,713 at year end.

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