Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 179,782 | 455,244 | 250,761 | 1,851,150 | 1,067,315 | 3,804,252 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 1,402,957 | 1,067,299 | 1,394,441 | 1,011,196 | 2,741,469 | 7,617,362 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 1,582,739 | 1,522,543 | 1,645,202 | 2,862,346 | 3,808,784 | 11,421,614 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 10,000 | 10,000 | ||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 738,463 | 2,022,960 | 2,761,423 | |||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 748,463 | 2,022,960 | 2,771,423 | |||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 8,650,191 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 1,582,739 | 1,522,543 | 1,645,202 | 2,862,346 | 3,808,784 | 11,421,614 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 1,550 | 811 | 562 | 1,461 | 8,452 | 12,836 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 1,550 | 811 | 562 | 1,461 | 8,452 | 12,836 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 1,584,289 | 1,523,354 | 1,645,764 | 2,863,807 | 3,817,236 | 11,434,450 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 , ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: | WASHINGTON WATER TRUST IS A NONREGULATORY, NONPROFIT, DEDICATED TO IMPROVING AND PROTECTING STREAM FLOWS AND WATER QUALITY THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE. WE USE VOLUNTARY, MARKET-BASED TRANSACTIONS AND COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE BALANCED SOLUTIONS SO FISH, AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS AND WILDLIFE - UPON WHICH WE ALL DEPEND - CAN THRIVE. |
| FORM 990 , PART III, LINE 4A-FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT: | WATER RIGHTS PROGRAM: WE LEASE AND BUY WATER FROM WATER RIGHTS HOLDER, TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY TO LEAVE INSTREAM, TO IMPROVE AND PROTECT FLOWS, ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE SURVIVAL OF IMPERILED SALMON AND STEELHEAD.WASHINGTON WATER TRUST ALSO WORKS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS WITH WATER RIGHTS HOLDERS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO USE THEIR WATER. DRAWING FROM AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS, CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, IRRIGATION DISTRICTS, LAND TRUST, LANDOWNERS, LEGAL EXPERTS, STATE AGENCIES, TRIBES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, WASHINGTON WATER TRUST IS ABLE TO BRING TO THE TABLE BALANCED, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL IDEAS THAT ARE PROVEN TO WORK. WATER RIGHTS ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER IN WASHINGTON, WATER RIGHTS REPRESENT LEGAL AUTHORITY BY STATE, FEDERAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS FOR WATER RIGHT HOLDERS TO WITHDRAW SURFACE OR GROUNDWATER FOR MULTIPLE USES. WATER RIGHTS IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF WATER WITHDRAWAL, HOW IT MAY BE USED, WHEN IT CAN BE DIVERTED, HOW MUCH CAN BE DIVERTED, AND ITS SENIORITY RELATIVE TO OTHER RIGHTS IN THE SAME WATERSHED. IF WATER IS EVER IN SHORT SUPPLY, AN INDIVIDUAL HOLDING A "SENIOR" WATER RIGHT MAY BE THE ONLY ONE ABLE TO DRAW WATER FROM THIS SOURCE. THE RIGHT TO USE WATER MAY BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE USER TO ANOTHER, AND RIGHTS CAN BE BOUGHT AND SOLD. ACQUISITION IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR STREAMFLOW RESTORATION BECAUSE WATER RIGHTS MAY ALSO BE PURCHASED AND TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE TRUST WATER PROGRAM WHERE THEY CAN BE PROTECTED AGAINST WITHDRAWAL FOR FLOW RESTORATION. THE WATER TRUST ENGAGES IN THE PURCHASE, LEASING AND SALE OF WATER RIGHTS IN PRIORITY BASINS AS A STRATEGY TO BENEFIT FLOW AND HABITAT. FOR MORE DETAIL ON WATER RIGHTS AND THE PROCESS OF ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER, SEE ORGANIZATION WEBSITE. WATER BANKING WATER BANKING REPRESENTS A MANAGEMENT TOOL TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY TO WATER USERS. SOME REGIONS OF WASHINGTON HAVE POPULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED WATER USES THAT HAVE GROWN TO CAPACITY; HERE THE STATE MAY DETERMINE THAT NO MORE WATER RIGHTS CAN BE ASSIGNED BECAUSE RIVERS AND AQUIFERS ARE BECOMING DANGEROUSLY LOW. THESE DETERMINATIONS, CALLED INSTREAM FLOW RULES, RESERVE ANY EXTRA WATER IN A SYSTEM TO ENSURE BALANCE TO THE TOTAL SUPPLY. WHEN NEWCOMERS TO THESE AREAS WISH TO START USING WATER, E.G., TO PROVIDE FOR A NEWLY BUILT HOME, THEY WILL NEED TO MITIGATE FOR THIS USE BY FINDING AN EXISTING WATER RIGHT (OR USE) THAT CAN BE RETIRED. WATER BANKS OF EXCHANGES TO HELP THESE AREAS OF SCARCITY WITH RESTORATION AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. A WATER BANK PURCHASES WATER FROM WILLING SELLERS, GETS THE WATER RIGHTS VETTED AND APPROVED BY THE STATE AND TRANSFERS THE RIGHT TO THE STATE TRUST WATER PROGRAM. THE WATER BANK MAY THEN SELL A MITIGATION CERTIFICATE FOR WATER USE TO INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANIES SEEKING TO MITIGATE THEIR WATER USE. OFTEN, A WATER BANK WILL PURCHASE A LARGE WATER RIGHT UPSTREAM, THEN "SHAVE OFF" SMALL PORTIONS OF THAT RIGHT FOR SALE TO NEW WATER USERS WHILE RESERVING THE BALANCE FOR FLOW RESTORATION. WASHINGTON WATER TRUST MANAGES WATER BANKING PROGRAMS IN SELECT WATERSHEDS. FOR MORE DETAIL AND AN EXAMPLE OF WATER BANKING, SEE WASHINGTON WATER TRUST'S WEBSITE. CONSULTATION: WATER MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES, CONSERVATION AND WATER RIGHTS ASSESSMENT WATER RIGHTS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES ARE MULTI- DIMENSIONAL, AND CRITICAL TO ECOLOGY AND THE ECONOMY. THE WATER TRUST WORKS WITH WATER RIGHT HOLDERS, E.G., PROPERTY OWNERS, IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OR MUNICIPALITIES, TO PROVIDE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR RIGHTS. DEVELOPING WATER MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES MEANS WORKING WITH DIVERSE AND OFTEN COMPETING INTERESTS TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT CAN WORK FOR ALL. SOLUTIONS MAY INCLUDE FINDING EFFICIENCIES IN HOW PEOPLE USE WATER. CHANGING WHERE WATER IS SOURCED, OR ALTERING HOW AND WHEN WATER IS USED, FOR EXAMPLE, CAN HAVE HUGE IMPACTS ON HEALTH. SPECIAL DROUGHT- YEAR CONSERVATION INITIATIVES WHEN THE SEASONAL WEATHER IN WASHINGTON IS PARTICULARLY DRY, THE IMPACTS ON THE STATE'S RIVERS AND STREAMS CAN BE DEVASTATING. DROUGHT- YEAR CONDITIONS BRING INTO SHARP RELIEF THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFICIENT WATER USE AND THE LIMITED SUPPLY OF WATER. DURING DROUGHT YEARS, THE WATER TRUST LAUNCHES SPECIAL INITIATIVES TO KEEP AS MUCH WATER AS POSSIBLE IN RIVERS AND STREAMS. THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIES HOLDERS OF HIGH- IMPACT WATER RIGHTS AND NEGOTIATES SHORT- TERM LEASES OF THESE RIGHTS DURING CRITICAL SUMMER MONTHS. WASHINGTON WATER TRUST'S LEASED FLOW STAYS IN- STREAM TO BENEFIT WATERSHED AND RESIDENT WILDLIFE HEALTH. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE TREASURER, BOARD PRESIDENT, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990. COPIES ARE AVAILIABLE TO BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | WWT'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES A SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY FROM BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | A BOARD COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S PERFORMANCE/COMPENSATION WITH INPUT FROM THE ENTIRE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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