NORTH WOODS AND WATERS OF THE ST CROIX HERITAGE AREA

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $34K · expenses $75K · assets $41K

EIN
82-1801174
Address
PO BOX 212, TAYLORS FALLS, MN 55084-0212
NTEE code
C32
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Martha Harding (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

CHARITABLE

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 18 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

18 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
Marty Harding BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Nancy Hoffman TREASURER2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Carol Lebreck BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lynne Moratzka SECRETARY2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Bill Neuman BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Tom Polasik BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Julie Smendzuik Obrien BOARD MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Melanie Kleiss CO CHAIR2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jason Laumann CO CHAIR2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Gayle Prest BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Richard Wolleat BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Brian Finstad BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Julie Kilpatrick BOARD MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Julie SmendzuikO'Brien (former) Board Member2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Dallas Eggers (former) Board Member2023 2 $0 reported 1
Mardy Harding (former) Chair2022 10 $0 reported 1
Melanie Kliess (former) Board Member2022 2 $0 reported 1
Israel Hass (former) Board Member2022 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 13 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARTY HARDING BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
NANCY HOFFMAN TREASURER0 $0-- $01
CAROL LEBRECK BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
LYNNE MORATZKA SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BILL NEUMAN BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
TOM POLASIK BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
JULIE SMENDZUIK OBRIEN BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
MELANIE KLEISS CO CHAIR0 $0-- $01
JASON LAUMANN CO CHAIR0 $0-- $01
GAYLE PREST BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
RICHARD WOLLEAT BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
BRIAN FINSTAD BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
JULIE KILPATRICK BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2023 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jason Laumann Co-Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Melanie Kleiss Co-Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Lynne Moratzka Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Hoffman Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Bill Neuman Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Julie SmendzuikO'Brien Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Carol Lebreck Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Tom Polasik Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Marty Harding Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Gayle Prest Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Richard Wolleat Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Dallas Eggers Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mardy Harding Chair10 $0-$0 $01
Lynne Moratzka Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Bill Neuman Vice Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Hoffman Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Julie SmendzuikO'Brien Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Melanie Kliess Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Jason Laumann Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Israel Hass Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Carol LeBreck Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Tom Polasik Board Member1 $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 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,630$74,570 $40,852$40,852 $33,427- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,961$83,168 $81,792$81,792 $28,472- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$168,703$40,812 $135,999$135,999 $168,642$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$153,461$48,892 $128,855$128,855 $153,411- ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $141,623 in all, tax years 2020 to 2025. 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
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022, 2024 2$69,252 2024$45,900
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SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021, 2023-2025 5$28,250 2025$5,250
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ST CROIX VALLEY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2022 2$23,121 2022$12,500
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EAST CENTRAL REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL Public charity Exact 2023 1$20,000 2023$20,000
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THE MCNEELY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NORTH WOODS AND WATERS OF THE ST CROIX HERITAGE AREA” 2021 1$1,000 2021$1,000
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LAKE DEMONTREVILLE AND OLSON ASSOCIATIONMNC32 $38,238$26,049 President$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
FOREST LAKE LAKE ASSOCIATIONMNC32 $48,825$44,339 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
NEST LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONMNC32 $55,867$46,895 President$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
GREEN LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATIONMNC32 $47,183$119,623 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
CLARK LAKE CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONMNC32 $62,940$51,084 President$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
CITIZENS FOR BIG STONE LAKEMNC32 $18,304$5,490 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
GLADSTONE LAKE ASSOCIATIONMNC32 $17,568$6,994 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
FOX LAKE ASSOCIATIONMNC32 $50,592$56,867 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
BIG KANDIYOHI LAKE ASSOCIATION INCMNC32 $59,137$28,917 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
MARTIN COUNTY CONSERVATION CLUB INCMNC32 $63,889$33,290 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
RAINY LAKE CONSERVANCYMNC32 $55,732$51,940 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
CHARLES MIX COUNTY LAKE RESTORATION ORGANIZATIONSDC32 $17,303$11,686 Pres.$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x
WATERFALL KEEPERS OF NORTH CAROLINANCC32 $19,823$18,005 EXECUTIVE DI$6,000 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x
ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP NORTH AMERICA INCWIC32 $36,192$1,764 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x
THE RINCON WATER COOPERATIVECOC32 $20,365$29,344 President and Director$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x
NORTHERN ARIZONA MUNICIPAL WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONAZC32 $24,978$38,862 Executive Director$34,511 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF THE REEF INCCAC32 $42,002$26,914 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x
NEW MEXICO WATERSHED AND DAM OWNERS COALITIONNMC32 $36,665$31,210 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x
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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FORREST C AND FRANCES H LATTNER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$300,0001 12023–2023 BEYOND THE REEF INTERNATIONAL
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$215,0509 52016–2023 COASTAL WATERSHED INSTITUTE; GLOBAL WATER ALLIANCE; OYSTER POND ENVIRONMENTAL TR INC; FRIENDS OF THE MONTEZUMA WETLANDS COMPLEX INC and 1 more
JAMES A BUDDY DAVIDSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$136,0003 12018–2022 KEYSTONE HERITAGE PARK INC
NATURE CONSERVANCY DAF sponsor$131,2542 22012–2016 ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP NORTH AMERICA INC; GUALALA RIVER WATERSHED INC
PATAGONIAORG Private foundation$109,5008 22014–2019 COASTAL WATERSHED INSTITUTE; FRIENDS OF THE PRESUMPSCOT RIVER
TAHOE TRUCKEE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$93,4431 12024–2024 LAKE TAHOE WATERMAN ASSOCIATION INC
QUIMBY FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$60,0002 12014–2015 FRIENDS OF THE PRESUMPSCOT RIVER
THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$50,0002 12023–2024 PINE CREEK VALLEY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC
ROSE FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT DAF sponsor$48,5002 22014–2017 COASTAL WATERSHED INSTITUTE; TULARE BASIN WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$48,4005 42015–2023 CLEAN STREAMS RIVERS AND LAKES; ST JOSEPHS WELLS; OYSTER POND ENVIRONMENTAL TR INC; WASHINGTON WATER TRAILS ASSOCIATION
ELMINA B SEWALL FOUNDATION Private foundation$45,0003 12020–2022 FRIENDS OF THE PRESUMPSCOT RIVER
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON DAF sponsor$44,3885 12020–2024 METHOW WATERSHED FOUNDATION
ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$43,2564 12022–2025 WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF ADAMS COUNTY INC
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$41,9353 32011–2024 LITTLE RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION; COASTAL WATERSHED INSTITUTE; FRIENDS OF THE PRESUMPSCOT RIVER
HALLBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$41,1256 12019–2025 FOREST LAKE LAKE ASSOCIATION

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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 990EZ · $74,570 spent · pay $30,776 · grants $1,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $42,594 57.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $30,776 41.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,200 1.6%
Total$74,570100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $83,168 spent · pay $27,184 · grants $18,328 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $27,184 32.7%
Fees to independent contractors $26,426 31.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $18,328 22.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,738 12.9%
Printing, publications, postage $492 0.6%
Total$83,168100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $40,812 spent · pay $0 · grants $26,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $26,300 64.4%
Fees to independent contractors $11,659 28.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,055 5.0%
Printing, publications, postage $798 2.0%
Total$40,812100%

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