Washington · Nonprofit
WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON (Washington) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $61,947 to it, the largest being THE FIRSTENBURG FOUNDATION ($41,003). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $360k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $62k
- Net assets
- $252k
What Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington does
Mission
To empower community members to protect and restore southwest washington's waterways and natural areas for the benefit of current and future generations.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
City of vancouver funding is used for small and large scale restoration, micro-grant program, outreach and education programs where we provide education on local stormwater, watershed health, the impact of vehicle leaks, and private property creek restoration.
$45,535 spent27% of program spendingCity of ridgefield funding is used for watershed restoration and outreach, and education programs where we provide information and education about local stormwater, watershed health, and local volunteer opportunities.
$16,227 spent10% of program spendingCity of camas funding is used for watershed restoration and outreach, and education programs where we provide information about stormwater, watershed health, and local volunteer opportunities.
$3,751 spent2% of program spendingContracted projects include facilitating volunteer creekside and habitat restoration events on private property.
$101 spent0% of program spendingOther programs include grant funded creekside and habitat restoration and education, and outreach work across clark county.
$93,681 spent$6,892 earned by the program56% of program spendingCity of washougal funding is used for watershed restoration and outreach and education programs where we provide information about stormwater, watershed health, and local volunteer opportunities.
$3,361 spent2% of program spendingClark county funding is used for outreach and education programs where we provide information about stormwater to target audiences.
$3,942 spent2% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $166,598.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $230k to $347k (+51%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 76% · 2018 69% · 2019 66% · 2020 47% · 2021 40% · 2022 36%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
93% of WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Sunrise O'Mahoney
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income fell $8k → $5k.
2 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 10% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON leans on a few funders — its largest provides 66% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 94% · 2023 97% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
73% of WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON's grant income comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON has grown faster than half of the 4,264 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,264 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
66% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON?
- WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON (Washington) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $61,947 to it, the largest being THE FIRSTENBURG FOUNDATION ($41,003). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $61,947 in grants to WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON?
- THE FIRSTENBURG FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $41,003 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing