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ESTABLISHED IN 1994 BY LOCAL CITIZENS CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE WATERSHED AND ITS NATURAL RESOURCES, COQWA ESTABLISHES PROGRAMS IN RESTORATION, MONITORING, NOXIOUS WEED ABATEMENT, AND EDUCATION THAT ARE VALUED AND SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED. COQWA SERVES ALL COMMUNITIES IN THE COQUILLE WATERSHED WHICH IS PRIMARILY LOCATED IN COOS AND CURRY COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST CENTRAL COAST AREA OF OREGON. COQWA FUNDS ITS MANY PROJECTS PRIMARILY FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GRANTS, AND CONTRACTS INCLUDING FUNDS FROM THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, US FOREST SERVICE, US BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, OREGON DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, COQUILLE INDIAN TRIBE, AND NONPROFIT SUCH 10 10 13 11 0 2093126 5278544 0 260 122 14790 2022 2108176 5280688 0 0 516921 534168 0 5318 1169611 4679217 1686532 5213385 421644 67303 943408 1880631 303934 1302543 639474 578088 X COQUILLE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION (COQWA) WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH COMMUNITIES AND LANDOWNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT VOLUNTARY WATERSHED RESTORATION, ENHANCEMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY AND RESILIENT ECOSYSTEMS AND ECONOMIES IN THE COQUILLE WATERSHED. ESTABLISHED IN 1994 BY LOCAL CITIZENS CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE WATERSHED AND ITS NATURAL RESOURCES, COQWA ESTABLISHES PROGRAMS IN RESTORATION, MONITORING, NOXIOUS WEED ABATEMENT, AND EDUCATION THAT ARE VALUED AND SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED. COQWA SERVES ALL COMMUNITIES IN THE COQUILLE WATERSHED WHICH IS PRIMARILY LOCATED IN COOS AND CURRY COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST CENTRAL COAST AREA OF OREGON. COQWA FUNDS ITS MANY PROJECTS PRIMARILY FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GRANTS, AND CONTRACTS INCLUDING FUNDS FROM THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, US FOREST SERVICE, US BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, OREGON DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, COQUILLE INDIAN TRIBE, AND NONPROFIT SUCH false false 5001441 COQWA WORKS WITH RANCHERS, FARMERS, TIMBER COMPANIES, COQUILLE INDIAN TRIBE, CIVIC GROUPS, AND THE PORTS OF COQUILLE AND BANDON TO ACCOMPLISH WATERSHED PROJECTS. THE COQUILLE WATERSHED IS A 1,089 SQUARE MILE AREA PRIMARILY IN COOS AND PORTIONS OF CURRY AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. WATERSHED PROJECTS ARE CATEGORIZED INTO THREE PROGRAM AREAS DESCRIBED BELOW. THE RESTORATION PROGRAM PROVIDES HABITAT FOR SALMON, STEELHEAD, OTHER FISH AND WILDLIFE, DRINKING WATER FOR THE COMMUNITIES IN THE WATERSHED, AND SUPPORTS AGRICULTURE, TIMBER, AND RECREATIONAL USES SUCH AS FISHING. MANY PROJECTS ADDRESS HABITAT COMPLEXITY, CONNECTIVITY ISSUES, FISH BARRIERS, WATER QUALITY, RIPARIAN DEGRADATION, AND EROSION ISSUES WITH THE GOAL OF ENHANCING FISH HABITAT, WILDLIFE RESOURCES, WHILE IMPROVING WORKING LANDSCAPES. THE MONITORING PROGRAM INCLUDES BASIN ASSESSMENTS USING STREAM AND ROAD SURVEYS. STREAM SURVEYS DETERMINE HABITAT QUALITY, AND QUANTITY MASS LOADING OF SEDIMENT INTO STREAMS. BASIN ASSESSMENTS PRODUCE PROJECTS THAT HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON STREAM HEALTH FOR SALMON HABITAT SUCH AS IN-STREAM WOOD PLACEMENT, RIPARIAN PLANTINGS, FISH PASSAGE (CULVERT REPLACEMENT), AND SEDIMENT ABATEMENT THROUGH WATER BARS AND CROSS DRAINS. THE MONITORING PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES RESTORATION EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING CONSISTING OF TWO MAIN MONITORING PROJECTS. THE WINTER LAKE EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING IS THE LARGEST TIDE GATE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ALONG THE OREGON COAST, PAIRING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION WITH IMPROVED COHO SALMON OVERWINTERING. THE LOWER COQUILLE TIDE GATE AND FISH PASSAGE MONITORING PROJECT RELIES ON EXTENSIVE FISH TRAPPING AND COLLABORATION WITH OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (ODFW) TO INSTALL PASSIVE INTEGRATED TRANSPONDER (PIT) ANTENNAS AT THE TIDE GATES OF WINTER LAKE, SEESTROM, COCHRAN, AND COALEDO PROJECT SITES, GATHERING DATA, AND THEN CONDUCTING IN-DEPTH STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS IN MONITORING REPORT FOUND ON COQWA'S WEBSITE. THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM SEEKS TO EDUCATE COMMUNITIES, AND BUSINESSES INCLUDING FARMS AND RANCHES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING THE COQUILLE WATERSHED ENVIRONMENT AND WATER QUALITY. 5001441 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 13 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false OR X X BECKY DHOOGE 5413962541 390 NORTH CENTRAL BLVD COQUILLE OR 97423 LEAH CORRAL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 55961 0 1989 BRUCE FOLLANSBEE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF GRIFFIN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SCOTT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM JEFFERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRED MESSERLE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LANN LESLIE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TODD BUCHHOLZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KYLE MOTLEY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 REG PULLEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JILL ROLFE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HELENA LINNELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 55961 1989 false false false WEST COAST CONTRACTORS 61050 HIGHWAY 101 COOS BAY OR 97420 EXCAVATION 2223325 BLUE RIDGE TIMBER CUTTING INC 61456 LOWER MATTSON RD COOS BAY OR 97420 TREE CUTTING 230705 MCGEE ENGINEERING INC 804D NW BUCHANAN AVENUE CORVALLIS OR 97330 ENGINEERING 208525 BILETER MARINE LLC 520 3RD COURT COOS BAY OR 97420 MARINE CONSTRUC 197818 SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 1800 NW UPSHUR SUITE 100 PORTLAND OR 97205 CONSULTING 181472 5 5254942 23602 5278544 122 122 OTHER INCOME 900099 2022 2022 2022 5280688 2022 122 X 57951 6259 47846 3846 364064 315534 48044 486 12831 10238 2496 97 40692 32383 7994 315 58630 45242 12814 574 1386 1386 51885 51885 4459410 4459410 18278 7865 10413 30026 8707 21319 8023 7307 716 11286 11286 11419 9706 1713 SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 87504 87504 5213385 5001441 206626 5318 69043 305759 40763 40885 712883 1472292 2827 3023 108028 49356 67158 58672 50734 943408 1880631 80520 1233707 172680 68836 50734 303934 1302543 X 598274 556384 41200 21704 639474 578088 943408 1880631 67303 -128689 X false true X true true true X 1292705 1230734 1299105 2093126 5025471 10941141 1292705 1230734 1299105 2093126 5025471 10941141 10941141 260 122 382 14790 2022 16812 10958335 16812 0.99840 0.99780 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 16,812 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 108028 49356 58672 58672 5296965 16277 16277 5280688 5280688 5229662 16277 16277 5213385 5213385 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION COQUILLE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION (COQWA) WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH COMMUNITIES AND LANDOWNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT VOLUNTARY WATERSHED RESTORATION, ENHANCEMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY AND RESILIENT ECOSYSTEMS AND ECONOMIES IN THE COQUILLE WATERSHED. ESTABLISHED IN 1994 BY LOCAL CITIZENS CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE WATERSHED AND ITS NATURAL RESOURCES, COQWA ESTABLISHES PROGRAMS IN RESTORATION, MONITORING, NOXIOUS WEED ABATEMENT, AND EDUCATION THAT ARE VALUED AND SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED. COQWA SERVES ALL COMMUNITIES IN THE COQUILLE WATERSHED WHICH IS PRIMARILY LOCATED IN COOS AND CURRY COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST CENTRAL COAST AREA OF OREGON. COQWA FUNDS ITS MANY PROJECTS PRIMARILY FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GRANTS, AND CONTRACTS INCLUDING FUNDS FROM THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, US FOREST SERVICE, US BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, OREGON DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, COQUILLE INDIAN TRIBE, AND NONPROFIT SUCH AS THE WILD RIVERS COAST ALLIANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ARE PRIMARILY BOARD DIRECTORS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO SET POLICIES AND DIRECT THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS OPERATIONS. SOME BOARD DIRECTORS ALSO PERFORM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES WHEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION IS UNFILLED OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS ABSENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A COQWA WORKS WITH RANCHERS, FARMERS, TIMBER COMPANIES, COQUILLE INDIAN TRIBE, CIVIC GROUPS, AND THE PORTS OF COQUILLE AND BANDON TO ACCOMPLISH WATERSHED PROJECTS. THE COQUILLE WATERSHED IS A 1,089 SQUARE MILE AREA PRIMARILY IN COOS AND PORTIONS OF CURRY AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. WATERSHED PROJECTS ARE CATEGORIZED INTO THREE PROGRAM AREAS DESCRIBED BELOW. THE RESTORATION PROGRAM PROVIDES HABITAT FOR SALMON, STEELHEAD, OTHER FISH AND WILDLIFE, DRINKING WATER FOR THE COMMUNITIES IN THE WATERSHED, AND SUPPORTS AGRICULTURE, TIMBER, AND RECREATIONAL USES SUCH AS FISHING. MANY PROJECTS ADDRESS HABITAT COMPLEXITY, CONNECTIVITY ISSUES, FISH BARRIERS, WATER QUALITY, RIPARIAN DEGRADATION, AND EROSION ISSUES WITH THE GOAL OF ENHANCING FISH HABITAT, WILDLIFE RESOURCES, WHILE IMPROVING WORKING LANDSCAPES. THE MONITORING PROGRAM INCLUDES BASIN ASSESSMENTS USING STREAM AND ROAD SURVEYS. STREAM SURVEYS DETERMINE HABITAT QUALITY, AND QUANTITY MASS LOADING OF SEDIMENT INTO STREAMS. BASIN ASSESSMENTS PRODUCE PROJECTS THAT HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON STREAM HEALTH FOR SALMON HABITAT SUCH AS IN-STREAM WOOD PLACEMENT, RIPARIAN PLANTINGS, FISH PASSAGE (CULVERT REPLACEMENT), AND SEDIMENT ABATEMENT THROUGH WATER BARS AND CROSS DRAINS. THE MONITORING PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES RESTORATION EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING CONSISTING OF TWO MAIN MONITORING PROJECTS. THE WINTER LAKE EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING IS THE LARGEST TIDE GATE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ALONG THE OREGON COAST, PAIRING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION WITH IMPROVED COHO SALMON OVERWINTERING. THE LOWER COQUILLE TIDE GATE AND FISH PASSAGE MONITORING PROJECT RELIES ON EXTENSIVE FISH TRAPPING AND COLLABORATION WITH OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (ODFW) TO INSTALL PASSIVE INTEGRATED TRANSPONDER (PIT) ANTENNAS AT THE TIDE GATES OF WINTER LAKE, SEESTROM, COCHRAN, AND COALEDO PROJECT SITES, GATHERING DATA, AND THEN CONDUCTING IN-DEPTH STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS IN MONITORING REPORT FOUND ON COQWA'S WEBSITE. THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM SEEKS TO EDUCATE COMMUNITIES, AND BUSINESSES INCLUDING FARMS AND RANCHES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING THE COQUILLE WATERSHED ENVIRONMENT AND WATER QUALITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ANNUAL FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. ONCE COMPLETED BY THE CPA, THE 990 IS EMAILED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO PROVIDES THE FORM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH CONSISTS OF THE BOARD OFFICERS (PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER, RESOURCE/OUTREACH OFFICER). THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990, INFORMS THE CPA OF ANY QUESTIONS OR CORRECTIONS AND THEN APPROVES ANY REVISIONS. THE FINAL REVISED 990 IS APPROVED FOR FILING AND IS EMAILED TO THE REMAINING BOARD DIRECTORS EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPLETES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM UPON JOINING THE BOARD AND ANNUALLY. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE NOTED AND DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. IF CONFLICTS ARE DEEMED VALID, THE BOARD DIRECTOR INVOLVED RECUSES HIM/HERSELF FROM ALL RELATED DISCUSSIONS AND VOTING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PAID WAGES BASED ON COMPENSATION PAID FOR THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT POSITION AT OTHER AREA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS DETERMINED BY A PHONE OR EMAIL SURVEY WHEN HIRING FOR THIS POSITION. ANNUAL PAY INCREASES ARE DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS WELL BASED ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B NO OTHER OFFICERS OR BOARD DIRECTORS ARE PAID ANY WAGES UNLESS SUBSTITUTING FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR OFFICE MANAGER. IF THAT HAPPENS THE BOARD DIRECTOR INVOLVED RESIGNS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING HIS/HER PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT AT COQWA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 SOME GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON COQWA'S WEBSITE AT COQUILLEWATERSHED.ORG. FORMS 990S ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT GUIDESTAR.ORG. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY ADVANCE WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE OFFICE MANAGER AT THE ADDRESS LISTED ON THIS RETURN. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G WATERSHED CONTRACTOR SERVICES 4,459,410 0 0