Nonprofit · EIN 63-1027283
CAWACO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA
Tax-exempt · BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,128,438 | $2,511,823 | $616,615 | $2,467,975 | $250,589 | $2,217,386 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,543,459 | $2,209,924 | $333,535 | $2,185,680 | $602,389 | $1,583,291 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,951,638 | $2,798,870 | $152,768 | $1,431,810 | $248,912 | $1,182,898 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,762,689
- of which government grants
- $802,504
- Membership dues
- $15,000
- Program service revenue
- $324,121
- Investment income
- $30,819
- Net rental income
- $4,118
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $164
- Other revenue
- $10,809
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $856,318
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $71,123
- Other salaries and wages
- $363,954
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $521,594
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $98,504
- Occupancy
- $13,533
- Travel
- $20,042
- Depreciation
- $1,403
- Program services (functional)
- $2,293,696
- Management and general (functional)
- $218,127
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,185,680
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,467,975
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $250,589
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,217,386
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $19,642
- Publicly traded securities
- $858,627
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,887,476
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $329,910
- Gross receipts
- $3,192,547
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- AL
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 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLIE JOHNSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $71,123 |
| TERESA COIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHASE MOORE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDY CLECKLY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA SINGLETON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JACK WILLIAMS | CO CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| STEPHEN WATTS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN MORRIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSLAN WILSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEILA BAKER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JENNY BROWN-SHORT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL KENNEDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH PIKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLIE JOHNSTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $0 |
| SHEILA BAKER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KEVIN MORRIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JACK WILLIAMS | CO CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS GREENE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH PIKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD ARRINGTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL KENNEDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON WELCH | MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DWIGHT HICKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIE BROWN-SHORT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHASE MOORE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON HAMILTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA SINGLETON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLIE JOHNSTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $68,943 |
| SHEILA BAKER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KEVIN MORRIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JACK WILLIAMS | CO CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS GREENE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH PIKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD ARRINGTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL KENNEDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON WELCH | MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DWIGHT HICKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIE BROWN-SHORT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHASE MOORE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON HAMILTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA SINGLETON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2112 11TH AVE S STE 541, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205-2878
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHEILA BAKER, 2112 11TH AVE SOUTH 541, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205
- Signed the 990
- KELLIE JOHNSTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (205) 623-0457
- Website
- WWW.CAWACO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DIPIAZZA LAROCCA HEETER & CO LLC
Mission
SUPPORTS ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, IMPROVE LOCAL ECONOMIES, AND PROVIDE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
Program accomplishments
- AARCDC GRANT PROGRAM: CAWACO RECEIVES FUNDS FROM THE ALA ASSOC OF RC&DS TO PROVIDE COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO SMALL TOWNS AND NONPROFITS THAT WOULD LIKELY NOT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM MAJOR FUNDERS OR AGENCIES. THESE FUNDS CHAMPION PROJECTS LED BY LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, SCHOOLS, AND MUNICIPALITIES. IN 2025, PROJECTS FUNDED INCLUDED PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION, FIRST RESPONDER EQUIPMENT, SCHOOL EQUIPMENT, COMMUNITY MURALS, SUMMER CAMPS, FOOD INSECURITY PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY GARDENS.Expenses $1,235,453 · grants $856,318 · revenue $1,254,901
- STRATEGIC HABITAT PROGRAM: CAWACO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THE ALABAMA RIVERS & STREAMS NETWORK. THE NETWORK IS A GROUP OF STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, UTILITIES, PRIVATE COMPANIES, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RESTORATION AND RECOVERY OF IMPERILED AQUATIC SPECIES THROUGH COLLABORATION USING SCIENCE-BASED METHODS. THE PRIMARY ACTION OF THIS GROUP IS TO COORDINATE FIELD WORK AND STUDIES AND IMPLEMENT ON-THE-GROUND PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE HABITAT.Expenses $584,538 · revenue $865,087
- COOL GREEN TREES: (IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPT OF HEALTH AND UNIV OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM) CREATED A MAP THAT IDENTIFIES AND PRIORITIZES AREAS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY (COOL GREEN TREES MAP) WHERE PRESENT AND FUTURE EXTREME HEAT WILL MOST AFFECT HUMAN HEALTH. TREES ARE STRATEGICALLY PLANTED IN PRIORITY AREAS USING THIS DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH. THE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPT OF HEALTH, US FOREST SERVICE, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. TO DATE, 1,249 TREES HAVE BEEN PLANTED IN 5 NEIGHBORHOODS WITH OVER 400 VOLUNTEERS.Expenses $473,705 · revenue $517,846
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 63-1027283
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,467,975
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,192,547
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $3,128,438 | $2,511,823 | $2,467,975 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,543,459 | $2,209,924 | $2,185,680 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $2,951,638 | $2,798,870 | $1,431,810 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 63-1027283).
Questions about CAWACO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA
- What is the EIN of CAWACO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CAWACO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA is 63-1027283.
- Is CAWACO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to CAWACO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CAWACO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA 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 CAWACO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CAWACO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CAWACO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names SHEILA BAKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of CAWACO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,123 (KELLIE JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CAWACO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,128,438, expenses of $2,511,823 and total assets of $2,467,975 at year end.
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