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FRIENDS OF THE LOWER GRAND COULEE

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $44K · expenses $37K · assets $97K

EIN
46-4201429
Address
PO BOX 483, SOAP LAKE, WA 98851-0483
Website
www.FriendsOfTheLowerGrandCoulee.org
NTEE code
A12
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2015
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Mission

Friends of the Lower Grand Coulee develops and funds initiatives that further the preservation and enjoyment of the Lower Grand Coulee's extraordinary geology, history, and creative assets.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Nell Kovach Bookkeeper, Director2020-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Greg Bear Director2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Andrew Kovach President, Director2020-2025 7 $0 reported 1
Kim A Randolph-Meaney Vice President, Director2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Wendell Tobiason Treasurer, Director2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Ruthann Tobiason Secretary, Director2020-2025 20 $0 reported 1
Burr Beckwith Sargent at Arms, Director2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Matt Eisen Director2024-2025 0 $0 reported 1
John Martin (past President), Emeritus2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Robert Salmons Emeritus2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Kate Buchannan (former) Director2023 1 $0 reported 1
Angela Greene (former) Director2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 40 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Andrew Kovach President, Director7 $0$0$0 $01
Kim A Randolph-Meaney Vice President, Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Ruthann Tobiason Secretary, Director20 $0$0$0 $01
Wendell Tobiason Treasurer, Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Burr Beckwith Sargent at Arms, Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Nell Kovach Bookkeeper, Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Matt Eisen Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Greg Bear Director0 $0$0$0 $01
John Martin (past President), Emeritus0 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Salmons Emeritus0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 35 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nell Kovach Bookkeeper, Director6 $0$0$0 $01
Greg Bear Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Andrew Kovach President, Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Kim A Randolph-Meaney Vice President, Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Wendell Tobiason Treasurer, Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Ruthann Tobiason Secretary, Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Burr Beckwith Sargent at Arms, Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Matt Eisen Director0 $0$0$0 $01
John Martin (past President), Emeritus0 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Salmons Emeritus0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 35 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nell Kovach Bookkeeper, Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Greg Bear Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Andrew Kovach President, Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Meaney Vice President, Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Wendell Tobiason Treasurer, Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Ruthann Tobiason Secretary, Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Burr Beckwith Sargent at Arms, Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Kate Buchannan Director1 $0$0$0 $01
John Martin (past President), Emeritus0 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Salmons Emeritus0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Martin (past President), Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Nell Kovach Bookkeeper, Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Salmons Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Greg Bear Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Andrew Kovach President, Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Meaney Vice President, Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Wendell Tobiason Treasurer, Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Ruthann Tobiason Secretary, Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Burr Beckwith Sargent at Arms, Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Andrew Kovach President, Director5 $0-$0 $01
Kim Meaney Vice President, Director1 $0-$0 $01
Wendell Tobiason Treasurer, Director2 $0-$0 $01
Ruthann Tobiason Secretary, Director2 $0-$0 $01
Burr Beckwith Sargent at Arms, Director2 $0-$0 $01
John Martin (past President), Director1 $0-$0 $01
Nell Kovach Bookkeeper, Director2 $0-$0 $01
Robert Salmons Director1 $0-$0 $01
Greg Bear Director2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Andrew Kovach President, Director4 $0-$0 $01
Kim Meaney Vice President, Director3 $0-$0 $01
Wendell Tobiason Treasurer, Director4 $0-$0 $01
Ruthann Tobiason Secretary, Director4 $0-$0 $01
Burr Beckwith Sargent at Arms, Director2 $0-$0 $01
John Martin (past President), Director2 $0-$0 $01
Nell Kovach Bookkeeper, Director3 $0-$0 $01
Robert Salmons Director2 $0-$0 $01
Angela Greene Director1 $0-$0 $01
Greg Bear Director1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,993$37,385 $96,602$96,602 $43,993$0 $0040
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,445$75,584 $89,991$89,991 $24,445$0 $0035
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,936$19,113 $141,130$141,130 $47,002$1,200 $0035
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$373$23,943 $112,140$112,140 $3,539$0 $0025
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,370$19,696 $135,051$135,051 $10,879$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,255$23,852 $145,377$145,377 $27,473$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $6,379 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SAMIS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF THE LOWER GRAND COULEE” 2019-2024 6$6,000 2024$1,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF THE LOWER GRAND COULEE” 2020-2023 4$379 2023$73
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FRIENDS OF WETZEL COUNTYWVA12 $50,246$83,879 MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A12, revenue within 2x
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GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$271,3004 12020–2023 GRENED-USA INC
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GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$154,1002 12012–2012 HOUSTON ARTS FOUNDATION
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HULTQUIST FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$130,00014 12011–2024 FUND FOR THE ARTS OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY INC
THE RUTH STANTON FOUNDATION Private foundation$129,9531 12025–2025 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CAPODIMONTE
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $37,385 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $855
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $11,414$10,763$651- 30.5%
Fees: other services $8,859$8,859-- 23.7%
Occupancy $6,289$6,289-- 16.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $5,000$5,000-- 13.4%
Insurance $3,049-$3,049- 8.2%
Travel $1,474$1,474-- 3.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $855$855-- 2.3%
Other (as described)Reimbursement of Vendor Fees to City of Soap Lake $250$250$0$0 0.7%
Office expenses $115-$115- 0.3%
Information technology $80-$80- 0.2%
Total$37,385100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $75,584 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,700 · events $1,505
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)James Building Contractors / Materials $44,863$44,863$0$0 59.4%
Fees: other services $8,367$8,367-- 11.1%
Occupancy $5,683$5,583-$100 7.5%
Other (as described)Artists / Performers $4,450$4,450$0$0 5.9%
Advertising and promotion $3,402$2,530$872- 4.5%
Insurance $2,996-$2,996- 4.0%
Grants to US organizations and governments $2,700$2,700-- 3.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,505$1,505-- 2.0%
Information technology $809$250$559- 1.1%
Travel $550$550-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $160-$160- 0.2%
Office expenses $99-$99- 0.1%
Total$75,584100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $19,113 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,875 · events $14,960
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $5,800$5,800-- 30.3%
Insurance $3,389-$3,389- 17.7%
Other (as described)Educational books - printing $2,458$2,458$0$0 12.9%
Information technology $1,862$250$103$1,509 9.7%
Occupancy $1,576$476-$1,100 8.2%
Other (as described)Soap Lake Mural - supplies $1,375$1,375$0$0 7.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,125-$1,125- 5.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,047$423$624- 5.5%
Travel $360$360-- 1.9%
Grants to US individuals $75$75-- 0.4%
Office expenses $46-$46- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $14,569$13,835reported apart
Total$19,113100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $23,943 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,878 · events $4,291
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $6,585-$3,585$3,000 27.5%
Grants to US individuals $6,490$6,490-- 27.1%
Grants to US organizations and governments $4,388$4,388-- 18.3%
Insurance $3,366-$3,366- 14.1%
Occupancy $1,225-$25$1,200 5.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,125-$1,125- 4.7%
Information technology $684-$684- 2.9%
Office expenses $80-$80- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $0$3,166reported apart
Total$23,943100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $19,696 spent · pay $0 · grants $9,565 · events $2,949
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $9,565 48.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,706 23.9%
Fees to independent contractors $4,200 21.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,225 6.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,949reported apart
Total$19,696100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $23,852 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,946 · events $11,340
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $8,473 35.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $7,946 33.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,192 26.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,175 4.9%
Printing, publications, postage $66 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$11,340reported apart
Total$23,852100%

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