EIN 94-3140165

Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
50
Year formed
1991
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
NSEA is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring sustainable wild salmon runs in Whatcom County.
Total revenues
$2,619,798
2022
Total expenses
$2,512,168
2022
Total assets
$4,565,443
2022
Num. employees
50
2022

Program areas at NSEA

Habitat restoration: nsea's Salmon recovery focused habitat restoration projects have a strong foundation in scientific methodology and are planned and implemented with many public, private, tribal, and business partners. For the year ended december 31, 2022, nsea completed 25 new instream restoration projects including 60 large woody debris installations and the removal of 14 fish passage barriers which opened 26.5 miles of habitat. Nsea also improved 7,100 feet of streambank riparian habitat at 57 different sites through the removal of invasive vegetation and the planting of over 41,000 native trees and shrubs. In addition to new restoration projects, 83 past sites along over 36,000 feet of streambank were monitored and maintained.
Stewardship: nsea is a community-based organization and strives to engage community members in Salmon recovery. Volunteers support many different programs throughout the year and help a small core staff accomplish far more than would otherwise be possible. Americorps members through Washington service corps and a Washington conservation corps implemented projects, led programs, and worked throughout the year to support habitat restoration and stewardship activities. Community volunteers are central to the mission of involving the community in Salmon recovery. In 2022, 5,497 hours were donated by 1761 community volunteers who prepared sites, removed invasive vegetation, and planted native trees along local creeks to help improve Salmon habitat. These volunteers restored about 3.2 miles of riparian habitat along 18 different creeks at 41 community work parties. Volunteers planted 3,700 native trees and shrubs and removed 98 cubic yards of invasive vegetation. Community members also potted up 5,000 native plants in the nursery for future work parties. Americorps program members through Washington service corps & Washington conservation corps contributed a total of 13,600 hours of time to nsea in 2022. Many of those hours can be used as in-kind match to meet grant funding requirements. The dollar value of the nsea volunteer hours in 2022 is worth 545,028. (2022 independent sector rate of 28.54/hour).
Education: during 2022, nsea's education programming in schools continued to be reduced due to pandemic guidelines. Staff continued to focus on developing and sharing online resources. Program staff trained 31 interns who helped lead education programs outdoors and volunteers to plant trees. Nsea staff worked to educate and engage1,600 fourth grade students throughout whatcom county in the "students for Salmon" program. Students removed over 5,500 pounds of invasive vegetation and planted over 232 native trees and shrubs along 15 streams. This flagship program, started in 2000, provides each class with a classroom presentation and facilitated field trips to study stream ecology. Additionally, nsea instructors lead classes through stewardship activities which often include restoration projects. Nsea partnered with several other local nonprofit organizations to lead 49 educators in teacher training through the ten-hour clime time program. We camp keystone had a successful second year as well. Summer and fall of 2022 brough increased opportunities to do outreach. Nsea's summer river stewards program led guided river walks along the Nooksack river and hosted outreach boots for over 2,100 individuals during the summer 2022. During the fall, we hosted ten Salmon sighting events along six creeks which over 500 people attended. These events provided an opportunity for community members to learn about Salmon, Salmon habitat, and how we, as individuals and as a c ommunity, can support Salmon recovery.

Who funds Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Whatcom Community FoundationNatural Resources Conservation Protection$363,283
Network for GoodUnrestricted$36,077
The Norcliffe FoundationOffice Expansion To Increase Staff Capacity$25,000
...and 13 more grants received

Personnel at NSEA

NameTitleCompensation
Gary RanzTreasurer$0
Rose Anne FeatherstonVice President / Board Secretary / Secretary / Director$0
Jaceyln HoeySecretary$0
Dorie BelisleBoard Vice President and Advancement Committee Chair / Director / Member$0
Rachel VasakExecutive Director
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for NSEA

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,430,331
Program services$41,363
Investment income and dividends$129,620
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$10,806
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$7,678
Total revenues$2,619,798

Form 990s for NSEA

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-08990View PDF
2021-122022-11-03990View PDF
2020-122021-11-04990View PDF
2019-122020-09-29990View PDF
2018-122019-10-31990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 8, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $363,283 from Whatcom Community Foundation
January 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 11, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Seattle Foundation
September 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $103,787 from Whatcom Community Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsWildlife protection organizationsAnimal organizationsCharities
Issues
AnimalsWildlife
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
3057 E Bakerview Rd
Bellingham, WA 98225
Metro area
Bellingham, WA
County
Whatcom County, WA
Website URL
n-sea.org/ 
Phone
(360) 715-0283
Facebook page
NooksackSalmon 
Twitter profile
@nooksacksalmon 
IRS details
EIN
94-3140165
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1991
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
D30: Wildlife Preservation, Protection
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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