Nonprofit · EIN 20-3363030
MADRONA INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $88,427 | $58,692 | $29,735 | $53,987 | $2 | $53,985 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $257,984 | $316,846 | -$58,862 | $24,902 | $652 | $24,250 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $154,586 | $123,057 | $31,529 | $85,038 | $1,926 | $83,112 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $88,427
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $26,871
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $9,664
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $15,194
- Other expenses
- $6,963
- Program services (functional)
- $58,692
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $24,902
- Total assets, end of year
- $53,987
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2
- Net assets, end of year
- $53,985
- Cash, savings and investments
- $53,987
- Gross receipts
- $88,427
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA LYSHALL | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
| SARAH SEVERN | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN ALLISON | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
| MAX BLISS | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| JANET ALDERTON | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| NIKYTA PALMISANI | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| LISA LAWRENCE | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| CHOM GREACEN | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| FAITH VAN DE PUTTE | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| CLAUDA COSTA | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANET ALDERTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GRETCHEN ALLISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ELAINE KENDALL | SECRETARY TR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| LISA LAWRENCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LINDA LYSHALL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| NIKYTA PALMISANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SARAH SEVERN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| RON ZEE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RON ZEE | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
| SARAH SEVERN | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 |
| LINDA LYSHALL | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 |
| ELAINE KENDALL | SECRETARY TR | 0 | $0 |
| JANET ALDERTON | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN ALLISON | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| NIKYTA PALMISANI | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| LISA LAWRENCE | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 738, FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250-0738
- In care of
- % RONALD A ZEE
- Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
- PO Box 738, Friday Harbor WA 98250
- Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
- Ron Zee, PO Box 738, Friday Harbor WA 98250
- Signed the 990-EZ
- LINDA LYSHALL, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (360) 378-6690
- Website
- Madrona.org
- Return prepared by
- LAKE KENNEDY MCCULLOCH CPAS PS
Mission
OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP.
Program accomplishments
- THE COASTAL SALISH YOUTH COALITION BRANCHED OFF FROM THE MADRONA INSTITUTE TO BECOME ITS OWN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT, FURTHERING ITS MISSION: EMPOWERING INDIGENOUS YOUTH THROUGH CULTURAL COLLABORATION AND ENVIROMENTAL STEWARDSHIP OF TRADITIONAL FOODS AND ANCESTRAL LANDS. THIS YEAR'S CHALLENGE PADDLE HAD FOUR CANOES ON A 5-DAY JOURNEY,CARRYING ALL THE GEAR NEEDED-TENTS, TABLE, EVEN SOLAR SHOWERS-WITHOUT ANY GROUND CREW, JUST LIKE THEIR ANCESTORS DID. THEY HAD 44 PDDDLERS, INCLUDING 20 YOUTH AND 7 ELDERS, WHO SHARED MEALS OF TRADITIONAL FOODS LIKE CHALEM (EELGRASS) AND Q OYA:CH (ELK) AND SPENT EVENINGS PADDLING THROUGH GLOWING BIOLUMINESCENCE. ALONG THE WAY, YOUTH PRACTICED JOURNEY PROTOCOLS, HONED THEIR SKILLS AS SKIPPERS, AND PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS ON WAVING AND TRADITIONAL GAMES. THE COAST SALISH YOUTH COALITION BROUGHT THEIR BRAND NEW CANOE ON THIS JOURNEY FOR HER FIRST BIG TRIP. THE CLIMATE COMPASS PROJECT GOT UNDERWAY. COMPASS (COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OUTREACH FOR MEANINGFUL PUBLIC ACTION & SUBSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS) IS AN INTERACTIVE, INFORMATIVE CLIMATE EXCERCISE, DESIGNED TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN CONVERSATION AND MUTUAL LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IN SAN JUAN COUNTY. ONE OF THE GOALS IS TO GATHER MEANINGFUL COMMENTS FOR THE CLIMATE ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND EMPOWER FUTURE ENGAGEMENT. DEVELOPED BY A SMALL TEAM LED BY FAITH VAN DE PUTTE, CHOM GREACEN AND NIKYTA PAIMISANI THROUGH THE MADRONA INSTITUTE AND PARTNERSHIP WITH FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS AND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS, COMPASS IS SUPPORED BY A DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GRANT TO EXPAND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS. CEDAR ROCK WAS ESTABLISHED BY AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FRIDAY HARBOR LABS CEDAR ROCK, ON BEHALF OF THE COAST SALISH YOUTH COALITION. CEDAR ROCK PROVIDE A PLACE FOR CANOE JURNEYS TO LAND AND FOR TRIBAL YOUTH TO LEARN ABOUT HABITAT RESTORATION. THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (SJIYCC) OFFERS AN 8-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AGED 12-18 ON ORCAS, LOPEZ, AND SAN JUAN ISLANDS. LED BY KNOWLEDGEABLE FIELD GUIDES, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN CONSERVATION PROJECTS, OUTDOOR EDUCATION, AND PROFESSSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WEEKLY THEMES COVER VARIOUS TOPICS, INCLUDING TEAM BUILDING, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, AND ART/ENVIROMENTALISM. DAILY ACTIVITIES INVOLVE FOREST MAPPING, NATIVE PLANT KNOWLEDGE,WILDIFRE RISK REDUCTION, WETLAND RECOVERY, INVASIVE WEED REMOVAL, AND TRAIL BUILDING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES VALUABLE SKILLS, FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND ENVIROMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A FINANCIAL STIPEND FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. AWARDED PAULA FAWN SHARP THE DAVID GIULIANI CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AWARD, HONORING HER WORK AND COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE ENGAGEMENT.Expenses $58,692 · grants $26,871
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3363030
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $53,987
- Income (IRS master file)
- $88,427
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $88,427 | $58,692 | $53,987 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $257,984 | $316,846 | $24,902 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $154,586 | $123,057 | $85,038 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2012 Officer: Ron Zee | December 31, 2012 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3363030).
Questions about MADRONA INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of MADRONA INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MADRONA INSTITUTE is 20-3363030.
- Is MADRONA INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to MADRONA INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MADRONA INSTITUTE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MADRONA INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MADRONA INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MADRONA INSTITUTE?
- The 990-N for 2012 names Ron Zee.
- Who are the officers and directors of MADRONA INSTITUTE?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MADRONA INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $88,427, expenses of $58,692 and total assets of $53,987 at year end.
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