Program areas at WaterWatch of Oregon
Free Flowing Rivers: 2023 saw major advances in protecting and restor- ing free flowing rivers in Oregon. WaterWatch completed demolition of Lovelace Dam in the Applegate River subbasin and Takelma Creek Dam in the Illinois River subbasin after raising the necessary private, state and federal funds to pay for the skilled engineering and construction workers required to complete these projects. Combined, these projects opened or improved access to 29 miles of habitat for salmon and steel- head. Another Rogue Basin project is on the verge of providing unimpeded access to one hundred miles of high quality upstream habitat for salmonids.
Willamette: WaterWatch is involved in a US Army Corps of Engineers process to reallocate 1.6 million acre-feet of water stored behind Willamette Basin. Our work also supported Oregon's application for nearly two hundred new instream water rights in the Willamette Basin to provide climate resilience for salmonids and cold water habitat across the basin.
Steamflow: In 2023, after a decade of WaterWatch's advocacy to restore and protect flows in the Crooked River in the Deschutes Basin, water released from Prineville Reservoir for downstream fish and wildlife will finally be protected instream. The state water right was the final step needed to protect water released for fish under the Crooked River Collabrative Water Security and Jobs Act, which WaterWatch helped negotiate, draft, and secure. Now, nearly 80,000 acre feet of water will be protected for fish and to restore streamflows in the Crooked.
Who funds WaterWatch of Oregon
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at WaterWatch of Oregon
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Neil Worked | Executive Director | | 2024-05-13 |
| Jack Helps | Legislative Director | | 2024-05-13 |
| Brian Posewitz | Southern Oregon Program Director | | 2024-05-13 |
| Tommy Served | Communications Manager | | 2024-05-13 |
| Jack Dempsey | Staff Attorney | | 2024-05-13 |
| ...and 7 more key personnel |
Financials for WaterWatch of Oregon
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $2,516,490 | $958,145 | 162.6% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $19,598 | $-16,696 | 217.4% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-20,279 | $-18,114 | -12% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $1,673 | $4,660 | -64.1% |
| Total revenues | $2,517,482 | $927,995 | 171.3% |
Organizations like WaterWatch of Oregon
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | 501(c)(3) | New Bedford, MA | $7,667,749 |
| Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) | 501(c)(3) | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,902,381 |
| Sound Rivers | 501(c)(3) | Washington, NC | $1,377,916 |
| Georgia Conservancy | 501(c)(3) | Atlanta, GA | $2,325,614 |
| James River Association | 501(c)(3) | Richmond, VA | $7,471,771 |
| San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust | 501(c)(3) | Fresno, CA | $2,792,422 |
| Shorerivers (MRC) | 501(c)(3) | Easton, MD | $4,551,996 |
| Save the Dunes | 501(c)(3) | Michigan City, IN | $816,841 |
| Wallowa Resources (WR) | 501(c)(3) | Enterprise, OR | $5,199,134 |
| Friends of Casco Bay | 501(c)(3) | Portland, ME | $1,078,998 |
Data update history
October 20, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from Wild Salmon Center May 13, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
January 20, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportAuction fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 213 SW Ash St Ste 208
- Portland, OR 97204
- Metro area
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- County
- Multnomah County, OR
- Website URL
- waterwatch.org/Â
- Phone
- (503) 295-4039
IRS details
- EIN
- 93-0888158
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1985
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- C32: Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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