Nonprofit · EIN 91-1656570
WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS
Tax-exempt · LANGLEY, WA 98260
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $85,315 | $80,034 | $5,281 | $548,830 | $13,112 | $535,718 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $358,469 | $59,697 | $298,772 | $542,104 | $11,667 | $530,437 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $73,012
- of which government grants
- $6,480
- Program service revenue
- $3,704
- Investment income
- $19
- Net income from fundraising events
- $8,560
- Other revenue
- $8,580
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $53,473
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $58,008
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,990
- Occupancy
- $6,976
- Travel
- $169
- Program services (functional)
- $52,955
- Management and general (functional)
- $26,591
- Fundraising (functional)
- $488
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $542,104
- Total assets, end of year
- $548,830
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,112
- Net assets, end of year
- $535,718
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $453,565
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $524,264
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $11,454
- Gross receipts
- $88,590
- Employees
- 5
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIE BERGSTROM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| LEE CHAVEZ | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| ROBERT GENTZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| CANDACE JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BARBARA LAVATY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JEREMY MCKNIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SALOMONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA BENNETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARIE BERGSTROM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| LEE CHAVEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT GENTZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| CANDACE JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BARBARA LAVATY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 617, LANGLEY, WA 98260-0617
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROBERT GENTZ, PO BOX 617, LANGLEY, WA 98260
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT GENTZ, TREASURER
- Phone
- (360) 579-1272
- Website
- WWW.WHIDBEYWATERSHEDS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MBO TAX & ACCOUNTING
Mission
WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS PROMOTES NEARSHORE AND WATERSHED HEALTH BY LINKING WATER, LAND, WILDLIFE,AND PEOPLE ON WHIDBEY ISLAND THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND RESTORATION.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION: WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SOUTH WHIDBEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SEVERAL NATURAL SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED. IN THE SPRING, VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED GRADE APPROPRIATE K TO 6TH GRADE CLASSES IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND AT WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS' OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. THESE CLASSES CENTERED AROUND "HABITATS AND CREATURES", WHERE STUDENTS BROKEN UP INTO SMALL GROUPS EXPLORED THE FOREST AND STREAM ECOSYSTEMS AND THE PLANTS AND CREATURES WHO LIVE IN THEM. APPROX. 751 STUDENTS FROM 8 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. IN THE FALL, GRADES 1ST THROUGH 5TH AND 8TH STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CLASSROOM PROGRAMS AND FIELD TRIPS TO THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM THAT EXPLORED OUR FASCINATING "DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE FOREST". THIS PROGRAM INVITES STUDENTS ON A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF OUR FOREST ECOSYSTEM. EACH LESSON OFFERS A HANDS-ON EXPLORATION OF LIFE BENEATH THE FOREST CANOPY, FROM TINY SOIL-DWELLING ORGANISMS TO FASCINATING FUNGI. STUDENTS ROTATED THROUGH VARIOUS HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR GRADE LEVEL. APPROX. 465 STUDENTS ACROSS 5 SCHOOLS. DURING JULY AND AUGUST TWO DIFFERENT SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTH WHIDBEY PARKS AND RECREATION, WERE DEVELOPED. THE "FEATHERED FRIENDS" FOR AGES 6 THROUGH 8 EXPLORED WAS CONDUCTED AT THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. THE SALISH SEA JR. SCIENTISTS", FOR AGES 9 THROUGH 12, WAS CONDUCTED AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER AND LANGLEY MARINA. 27 STUDENTS. SALMON IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM: INSTRUCTED 3RD AND 5TH GRADE STUDENTS ABOUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF SALMON. SALMON EGGS WERE PROVIDED TO THE SCHOOL AND REARED IN THE SCHOOL AQUARIUMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SALMON LIFE CYCLE LESSONS. WHEN THE FISH HATCHED AND REACHED FRY STAGE, THEY WERE RELEASED IN MARCH BY GROUPS OF STUDENTS WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES INTO MAXWELTON CREEK AT THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. APPROX. 50 STUDENTS. COMMUNITY EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS FAMILY- ORIENTED EVENTS HELD ON WHIDBEY ISLAND, AND ALSO IN NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA.Expenses $49,558 · revenue $3,704
- CONSERVATION / RESEARCH: CONSERVATION / RESEARCH: PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY, TRIBAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. CONDUCTED A CRAB LARVA RESEARCH PROJECT AND PUBLIC OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST CRAB RESEARCH GROUP. 275 VOLUNTEER HOURS.
- STEWARDSHIP: STEWARDSHIP: PERFORMED FOREST, WETLAND AND PUBLIC BEACH RESTORATION AT 5 LOCATIONS ON SOUTH WHIDBEY ISLAND. APPROX. 25 PEOPLE FOR 475 VOLUNTEER HOURS.Expenses $2,197
- SCHOLARSHIP: OFFERED ONE SCHOLARSHIP TO A SOUTH WHIDBEY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR PLANNING TO STUDY BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN COLLEGE AND WORKING IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. SOPHIA PATRIN RECEIVED A 1,200 SCHOLARSHIP PAID DIRECTLY TO UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONExpenses $1,200
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
- 91-1656570
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $548,830
- Income (IRS master file)
- $88,590
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $85,315 | $80,034 | $548,830 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $358,469 | $59,697 | $542,104 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 91-1656570).
Questions about WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS
- What is the EIN of WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS is 91-1656570.
- Is WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS 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 WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS 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 WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS 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 WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ROBERT GENTZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $85,315, expenses of $80,034 and total assets of $548,830 at year end.
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