2025-11-15T13:27:42-05:00 2024-12-31 331161921 NORTH STAR TAX & ACCOUNTING LLC 2120 BICKFORD AVE SNOHOMISH WA 982901705 990 2024-01-01 943140165 NOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION NOOK 3607150283 3057 EAST BAKERVIEW RD BELLINGHAM WA 98226 TIM SEATON TREASURER 3607150283 2025-11-15 false BRAD CORLEY P01771981 4253798085 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ROSE ANNE FEATHERSTON 3586501 false X WWW.N-SEA.ORG X 1991 WA COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO RECOVER SALMON BY ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY IN RESTORATION, EDUCATION, AND STEWARDSHIP. 14 14 53 1841 0 2808420 3141838 60617 214325 276045 148112 12619 47603 3157701 3551878 0 0 1383583 1570853 0 59335 1001517 927424 2385100 2498277 772601 1053601 5604626 6752108 456963 298086 5147663 6454022 X COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO RECOVER SALMON BY ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY IN RESTORATION, EDUCATION, AND STEWARDSHIP. false false 895198 167796 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, 2024, NSEA COMPLETED SEVERAL NEW PROJECTS INCLUDING FOURTEEN LARGE WOODY DEBRIS PROJECTS AND THE REMOVAL OF THREE FISH PASSAGE BARRIERS WHICH IMPROVED ACCESS TO 3.5 MILES OF UPSTREAM HABITAT. NSEA ALSO IMPROVED STREAMBANK RIPARIAN THROUGH THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE VEGETATION AND THE PLANTING OF OVER 19,742 NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS. IN ADDITION TO NEW RESTORATION PROJECTS, 56 PAST SITES WERE MONITORED AND MAINTAINED. 627830 46529 EDUCATION: NSEA PROVIDES SCIENCE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMMING. DURING 2024, NSEA STAFF WORKED TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE MORE THAN 1,975 FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT WHATCOM COUNTY IN THE STUDENTS FOR SALMON PROGRAM. THIS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, STARTED IN 2000, PROVIDES EACH CLASS WITH A CLASSROOM PRESENTATION AND, IN 2024, FACILITATED 83 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 61 EDUCATORS IN TEACHER TRAINING THROUGH THE TEN-HOUR CLIME TIME PROGRAM. CAMP KEYSTONE CELEBRATED ITS FOURTH YEAR IN 2024 WITH 178 CAMP PARTICIPANTS OVER NINE WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP. 332097 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. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ARE CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY IN SALMON RECOVERY. IN 2024, 4,422 HOURS WERE DONATED BY 1,474 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO RESTORE ABOUT 21.75 ACRES OF RIPARIAN HABITAT. INTERNS AND STUDENTS FROM WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE, WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO NSEAS PROGRAMS INCLUDING EDUCATION, MONITORING, AND STEWARDSHIP. SUMMER AND FALL OF 2024 BROUGHT INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR NSEA STAFF AND INTERNS TO DO OUTREACH: NSEAS SUMMER RIVER STEWARDS PROGRAM LED GUIDED RIVER WALKS ALONG THE NOOKSACK RIVER AND HOSTED OUTREACH EVENTS. DURING THE FALL, WE HOSTED 14 SALMON SIGHTING EVENTS ALONG SEVERAL CREEKS, ENGAGING OVER 930 PEOPLE. 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NSEA ALSO HAS ENDOWMENTS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSES OF TREE PLANTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE SHOWN ON STMT OF REVENUE 34,623 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE SHOWN ON STMT OF REVENUE 34,623 AUCTION 59873 59873 2000 32623 59873 59873 2000 32623 34623 25250 X 2 1038552 STOCK EXCHANGE false false true SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32B INVESTMENT ADVISOR SOLD THE STOCK. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATION: NSEA PROVIDES SCIENCE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMMING. DURING 2024, NSEA STAFF WORKED TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE MORE THAN 1,975 FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT WHATCOM COUNTY IN THE STUDENTS FOR SALMON PROGRAM. THIS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, STARTED IN 2000, PROVIDES EACH CLASS WITH A CLASSROOM PRESENTATION AND, IN 2024, FACILITATED 83 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 61 EDUCATORS IN TEACHER TRAINING THROUGH THE TEN-HOUR CLIME TIME PROGRAM. CAMP KEYSTONE CELEBRATED ITS FOURTH YEAR IN 2024 WITH 178 CAMP PARTICIPANTS OVER NINE WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C 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. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ARE CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY IN SALMON RECOVERY. IN 2024, 4,422 HOURS WERE DONATED BY 1,474 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO RESTORE ABOUT 21.75 ACRES OF RIPARIAN HABITAT. INTERNS AND STUDENTS FROM WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE, WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO NSEAS PROGRAMS INCLUDING EDUCATION, MONITORING, AND STEWARDSHIP. SUMMER AND FALL OF 2024 BROUGHT INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR NSEA STAFF AND INTERNS TO DO OUTREACH: NSEAS SUMMER RIVER STEWARDS PROGRAM LED GUIDED RIVER WALKS ALONG THE NOOKSACK RIVER AND HOSTED OUTREACH EVENTS. DURING THE FALL, WE HOSTED 14 SALMON SIGHTING EVENTS ALONG SEVERAL CREEKS, ENGAGING OVER 930 PEOPLE. THESE EVENTS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT SALMON, SALMON HABITAT, AND HOW WE, AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A COMMUNITY, CAN SUPPORT SALMON RECOVERY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM WHEN BECOMING A BOARD MEMBER OR WHEN HIRED. THIS POLICY IS SIGNED ANNUALLY, OR MORE OFTEN IF NEEDED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A HIRING COMMITTEE REVIEWS SALARY COMPARISON FOR ALL POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING FILLED. SALARIES ARE SET BASED ON BUDGET, SALARY COMPARISONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT OTHER RFEGS AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION, AND THEN ARE FINALIZED BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE. THIS PROCESS WAS USED IN THE HIRING ALL STAFF. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE SHOWN ON STMT OF REVENUE 34,623 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE SHOWN ON STMT OF REVENUE -34,623