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WATERSHED COLLABORATIVE INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $60K · expenses $59K · assets $3K

EIN
81-2938005
Address
195 WILLOUGHBY AVE APT 109, BROOKLYN, NY 11205-3835
Website
www.watershed-ed.org
NTEE code
B90
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
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Mission

Watershed Collaborative is on a mission to better equip classroom teachers for thecomplex task of enabling students to learn how to learn for success in school,work, and life in the 21st century.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 14 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 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
Nick Gardner Treasurer2020-2024 6 $0 reported 1
Greer Meisels Secretary2020-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Catherine Purdon Co-Chair2018-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Stephanie Varnon-Hughes Co-Chair2016-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Saneel Pansare Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Justin Hwa Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sachin Sharma Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jill Tanner Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Nived Kollanthara Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Selina Meer Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Gabriel Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Diane Zimmerman (former) Board Member2016-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Sandra LaBry (former) Board Member2016-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Joy Silverman (former) Board Member2016-2019 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nick Gardner Treasurer6 $0-- $01
Greer Meisels Secretary4 $0-- $01
Catherine Purdon Co-Chair4 $0-- $01
Stephanie Varnon-Hughes Co-Chair4 $0-- $01
Saneel Pansare Board Member1 $0-- $01
Justin Hwa Board Member1 $0-- $01
Sachin Sharma Board Member1 $0-- $01
Jill Tanner Board Member1 $0-- $01
Nived Kollanthara Board Member1 $0-- $01
Selina Meer Board Member1 $0-- $01
Michael Gabriel Board Member1 $0-- $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nick Gardner Treasurer6 $0-- $01
Greer Meisels Secretary4 $0-- $01
Catherine Purdon Co-Chair4 $0-- $01
Stephanie Varnon-Hughes Co-Chair4 $0-- $01
Saneel Pansare Board Member1 $0-- $01
Justin Hwa Board Member1 $0-- $01
Sachin Sharma Board Member1 $0-- $01
Jill Tanner Board Member1 $0-- $01
Nived Kollanthara Board Member1 $0-- $01
Selina Meer Board Member1 $0-- $01
Michael Gabriel Board Member1 $0-- $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nick Gardner Treasurer6 $0-- $01
Greer Meisels Secretary4 $0-- $01
Catherine Purdon Co-Chair4 $0-- $01
Stephanie Varnon-Hughes Co-Chair4 $0-- $01
Saneel Pansare Board Member1 $0-- $01
Justin Hwa Board Member1 $0-- $01
Sachin Sharma Board Member1 $0-- $01
Jill Tanner Board Member1 $0-- $01
Nived Kollanthara Board Member1 $0-- $01
Selina Meer Board Member1 $0-- $01
Michael Gabriel Board Member1 $0-- $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Stephanie Varnon-Hughes Co-Chair4 $0-- $01
Catherine Purdon Co-Chair4 $0-- $01
Greer Meisels Secretary4 $0-- $01
Nick Gardner Treasurer4 $0-- $01
Saneel Pansare Board Member2 $0-- $01
Justin Hwa Board Member2 $0-- $01
Sachin Sharma Board Member2 $0-- $01
Jill Tanner Board Member2 $0-- $01
Nived Kollanthara Board Member2 $0-- $01
Selina Meer Board Member2 $0-- $01
Michael Gabriel Board Member2 $0-- $01
2020 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Stephanie Varnon-Hughes Co-Chair4 $0-- $01
Catherine Purdon Co-Chair4 $0-- $01
Greer Meisels Secretary4 $0-- $01
Nick Gardner Treasurer4 $0-- $01
Saneel Pansare Board Member2 $0-- $01
Justin Hwa Board Member2 $0-- $01
Sachin Sharma Board Member2 $0-- $01
Jill Tanner Board Member2 $0-- $01
Nived Kollanthara Board Member2 $0-- $01
Selina Meer Board Member2 $0-- $01
Michael Gabriel Board Member2 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Stephanie Varnon-Hughes Board Chair4 $0-- $01
Diane Zimmerman Board Member2 $0-- $01
Sandra LaBry Board Member2 $0-- $01
Joy Silverman Board Member2 $0-- $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Stephanie Varnon-Hughes Board Chair4 $0-- $01
Diane Zimmerman Treasurer2 $0-- $01
Sandra LaBry Board Member2 $0-- $01
Catherine Purdon Board Member2 $0-- $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Stephanie Varnon-Hughes Board Chair4 $0-- $01
Diane Zimmerman Board Member2 $0-- $01
Sandra LaBry Board Member2 $0-- $01
Joy Silverman Board Member2 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Stephanie Varnon-Hughes Board Chair4 $0$0$0 $01
Diane Zimmerman Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Sandra LaBry Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Joy Silverman Board Member2 $0$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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,000$59,000 $2,589$2,589 $60,000- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,776$100,487 $1,589$1,589 $91,776- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$36,822$65,784 $10,300$10,300 $12,537$24,091 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$141,300$126,839 $41,762$39,262 $123,498- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$44,408$89,475 $27,301$24,801 $26,634- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,019$75,407 $72,868$69,868 $19,200- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,959$118,256 $112,571$108,256 $56,059- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$147,642$164,484 $144,553$141,553 $139,630- ---
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$292,986$134,591 $163,895$158,395 $252,650$0 $005

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $9,168 in all, tax years 2023 to 2023. 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
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$9,168 2023$9,168
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $59,000 spent · pay $50,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $50,000 84.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,000 15.3%
Total$59,000100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $100,487 spent · pay $26,288 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $55,489 55.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $26,288 26.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,716 13.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,994 5.0%
Total$100,487100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $65,784 spent · pay $2,940 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $35,717 54.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,867 36.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,260 5.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,940 4.5%
Total$65,784100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $75,407 spent · pay $2,993 · grants $0 · events $0
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2018 · Form 990EZ · $118,256 spent · pay $29,362 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $48,040 40.6%
Fees to independent contractors $38,154 32.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $29,362 24.8%
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2017 · Form 990EZ · $164,484 spent · pay $70,049 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $70,049 42.6%
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2016 · Form 990 · $134,591 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $101,796$89,580$7,126$5,090 75.6%
Depreciation and depletion $17,018-$17,018- 12.6%
Occupancy $8,962$7,170$1,792- 6.7%
Advertising and promotion $3,029-$3,029- 2.3%
Office expenses $2,491$1,153$1,338- 1.9%
Information technology $1,005$804$201- 0.7%
Travel $290-$290- 0.2%
Total$134,591100%

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