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WATER CLIMATE TRUST

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $378K · expenses $355K · assets $112K

EIN
83-2451287
Address
PO BOX 990111, REDDING, CA 96099-0111
Website
www.waterclimate.org
NTEE code
C30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

Water Climate Trust works to restore aquatic ecosystems with people who depend on them for food, jobs, health, recreation, and cultural survival. To this end, we advance water allocation policies that protect instream flows for ecosystem, climate, and community resilience. We achieve these objectives through grassroots organizing, advocacy, research,communications, and upholding public-interest laws. Our work is guided by the inherent rights of nature, place-based cultures, and future generations.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
J Konrad Fisher EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2023-2024 $93,580$174,580 1
Myra Villella TREASURER2019-2024 $13,089$22,031 1
Konrad Fisher (former) DIRECTOR2019-2022 $66,125$171,583 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Rocio Gonzalez BOARD PRESIDENT2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tracy Solum BOARD SECRETARY2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Raghu Raghavan BOARD MEMBER2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $107K · 3 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
J KONRAD FISHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $93,580$0$0 $93,5801
MYRA VILLELLA TREASURER8 $13,089$0$0 $13,0891
ROCIO GONZALEZ BOARD PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
TRACY SOLUM BOARD SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
RAGHU RAGHAVAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $85K · 4 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
J KONRAD FISHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $81,000$0$0 $81,0001
MYRA VILLELLA TREASURER4 $3,945$0$0 $3,9451
ROCIO GONZALEZ BOARD PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
TRACY SOLUM BOARD SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
RAGHU RAGHAVAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $67K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KONRAD FISHER DIRECTOR40 $66,125-$0 $66,1251
MYRA VILLELLA TREASURER3 $1,103-$0 $1,1031
ROCIO GONZALEZ BOARD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY SOLUM BOARD SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
RAGHU RAGHAVAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $61K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KONRAD FISHER DIRECTOR40 $60,500-$0 $60,5001
MYRA VILLELLA TREASURER3 $604-$0 $6041
ROCIO GONZALEZ BOARD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY SOLUM BOARD SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
RAGHU RAGHAVAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $14K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KONRAD FISHER DIRECTOR40 $12,458-$0 $12,4581
MYRA VILLELLA TREASURER3 $1,610-$0 $1,6101
ROCIO GONZALEZ BOARD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY SOLUM BOARD SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
RAGHU RAGHAVAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $34K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KONRAD FISHER DIRECTOR40 $32,500-$0 $32,5001
MYRA VILLELLA TREASURER3 $1,680-$0 $1,6801
ROCIO GONZALEZ BOARD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY SOLUM BOARD SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
RAGHU RAGHAVAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $33K
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $42K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$378,161$354,691 $112,151$112,116 $374,048$0 $106,668315
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$256,351$214,147 $90,853$88,646 $255,600$0 $81,000415
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,882$84,771 $46,919$46,444 $84,882$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,360$76,209 $46,333$46,333 $76,860$1,500 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,655$27,404 $45,412$44,182 $61,695$2,960 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,115$62,211 $7,632$6,931 $60,115$6,000 ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $385,000 in all, tax years 2020 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
THE MARISLA FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WATER CLIMATE TRUST” 2020-2024 5$200,000 2024$40,000
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OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$45,000 2024$45,000
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WEEDEN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Water Climate Trust”, “WATER CLIMATE TRUST” 2023-2024 2$40,000 2024$20,000
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FIREDOLL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Water Climate Trust” 2023-2024 2$35,000 2024$20,000
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CLIF BAR FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Water Climate Trust” 2024 1$30,000 2024$30,000
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SEEDING JUSTICE DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$20,000 2024$10,000
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CHARLOTTE Y MARTIN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WATER CLIMATE TRUST” 2023 1$15,000 2023$15,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$4,897,457113 302014–2024 HEADWATERS BASIN PROJECT; ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA RESEARCH & POLICY CENTER INC; BRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUST; HILLSBOROUGH BEAUTIFICATION FOUNDATION and 26 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$3,208,324124 302016–2024 SUGI FOUNDATION; ROYAL RIVER CONSERVATION TRUST; HANOVER CONSERVANCY; FUND FOR WILD NATURE and 26 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,361,39949 132010–2024 COASTSIDE LAND TRUST; FRIENDS OF HUDDART & WUNDERLICH PARKS; ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA RESEARCH & POLICY CENTER INC; FRIENDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH HERITAGE FUND and 9 more
NATURE CONSERVANCY DAF sponsor$2,330,76826 92012–2024 BRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUST; SEBASTICOOK REGIONAL LAND TRUST; SCOTT RIVER WATER TRUST; SUNFLOWER STAR LABORATORY and 5 more
BOSTON FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$2,079,44113 12009–2024 NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST OF EASTON
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,043,49723 42009–2024 RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE; SUSTAINABLE MARIN; SIERRA COUNTY LAND TRUST; MARIN CONSERVATION LEAGUE
SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,000,0001 12023–2023 CULTURAL FIRE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
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JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF S F MARIN PENINSULA & SONOMA COUNTIES DAF sponsor$908,31011 22014–2023 WILDERNESS TORAH; ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA RESEARCH & POLICY CENTER INC
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $354,691 spent · pay $158,056 · grants $32,684 · events $5,295
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $106,668$90,930$5,203$10,535 30.1%
Fees: other services $98,056$98,056$0$0 27.6%
Other salaries and wages $39,886$37,594$655$1,637 11.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $32,684$32,684-- 9.2%
Travel $27,279$26,683$596$0 7.7%
Payroll taxes $11,502$10,007$460$1,035 3.2%
Fees: legal $11,500$10,500$1,000$0 3.2%
Office expenses $8,633$7,114$869$650 2.4%
Other (as described) EventOUTREACH EVENTS $3,975$3,975$0$0 1.1%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES $3,810$3,810$0$0 1.1%
Insurance $3,128$2,721$125$282 0.9%
Occupancy $2,292$1,994$92$206 0.6%
Other (as described)MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES $1,835$1,835$0$0 0.5%
Depreciation and depletion $1,619$1,409$65$145 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,320$1,320$0$0 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $504$221$283$0 0.1%
Total$354,691100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $214,147 spent · pay $95,783 · grants $41,835 · events $2,504
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $81,000$64,800$7,290$8,910 37.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $41,835$41,835-- 19.5%
Fees: other services $38,369$30,935$1,487$5,947 17.9%
Fees: legal $11,775$11,775$0$0 5.5%
Travel $9,189$8,588$359$242 4.3%
Other salaries and wages $7,601$4,030$340$3,231 3.5%
Payroll taxes $7,182$5,696$619$867 3.4%
Fees: accounting $3,945$3,056$340$549 1.8%
Occupancy $2,400$1,909$207$284 1.1%
Office expenses $2,381$1,539$657$185 1.1%
Information technology $1,769$1,370$152$247 0.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,600$1,600$0$0 0.7%
Insurance $1,449$1,222$125$102 0.7%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES $1,357$1,357$0$0 0.6%
Other (as described)MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES $920$920$0$0 0.4%
Other (as described) EventOUTREACH EVENTS $904$904$0$0 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $471$413$41$17 0.2%
Total$214,147100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $84,771 spent · pay $71,619 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $71,619 84.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,975 7.0%
Fees to independent contractors $4,991 5.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,140 2.5%
Printing, publications, postage $46 0.1%
Total$84,771100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $76,209 spent · pay $64,706 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $64,706 84.9%
Fees to independent contractors $5,229 6.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,486 4.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,778 3.6%
Printing, publications, postage $10 0.0%
Total$76,209100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $27,404 spent · pay $14,105 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $14,105 51.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,449 19.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,355 15.9%
Fees to independent contractors $3,495 12.8%
Total$27,404100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $62,211 spent · pay $37,214 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $37,214 59.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,337 24.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,555 10.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,097 5.0%
Printing, publications, postage $8 0.0%
Total$62,211100%

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