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Nonprofit · EIN 84-1941740

TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER

Tax-exempt · ROCHESTER, WA 98579

Financials

$195K$226K2023$223K$248K2024$140K$201K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990-EZ$139,716$200,820-$61,104$140,571$12,476$128,095
December 31, 2024990$223,472$247,891-$24,419$202,123$12,924$189,199
December 31, 2023990-EZ$194,828$226,165-$31,337$228,946$15,328$213,618
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$139,703
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$13
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$83,940
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$171,662
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$4,692
Occupancy
$1,260
Printing, publications and postage
$1,343
Other expenses
$21,863
Program services (functional)
$168,040

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$202,123
Total assets, end of year
$140,571
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,476
Net assets, end of year
$128,095
Cash, savings and investments
$130,755
Gross receipts
$139,716

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Eleanor HinesExecutive Director (from May 2025)32$51,143$0
Sue JoergerExecutive Director (until April 2025)25$32,797$1,887
Arthur GrubaumPresident1$0$0
Linda OrgelVice President & Treasurer1$0$0
Scott MazzoneSecretary1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Sue JoergerExecutive Director
Officer
25$74,266$4,894
Arthur GrubaumPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Linda OrgelVice President & Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Scott MazzoneSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Sue JoergerExecutive Director25$71,289$4,661
Arthur GrubaumPresident1$0$0
Doug KessSecretary1$0$0
Linda OrgelTreasurer1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
8527 JAMES RD SW, ROCHESTER, WA 98579-8607
In care of
% SUE JOERGER
Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
PO Box 751, Cosmopolis WA 98537
Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
Sue Joerger, PO Box 751, Cosmopolis WA 98537
Signed the 990-EZ
Eleanor Hines, Executive Director
Phone
(215) 287-0043
Return prepared by
Rising Sun Accounting

Mission

The mission of Twin Harbors Waterkeeper is to protect and improve water quality and marine and freshwater habitats on the Washington Coast including the watersheds of the Hoh, Quillayute, Queets and Quinault and Chehalis Rivers and the Grays Harbor Estuary and Willapa Bay Watershed.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Twin Harbors Waterkeeper has three major programs. The first program works to protect water quality by conducting water quality observations and sampling and by working with regulatory agencies. The second program conducts outreach and education around a variety of topics including the environmental impacts of proposed projects, cleaning up contaminated industrial sites the Willapa and Chehalis watersheds, educating high school youth about microplastics pollution and conducting a variety of coastal marine debris cleanups. The third program provides professional teacher training and watershed education experiences for coastal high school teachers and watershed education and field trips for high school students. Twin Harbors Waterkeeper has 480+ members.
    Expenses $168,040

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990-EZ on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-EZ on file

IRS record

EIN
84-1941740
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
2019
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$140,571
Income (IRS master file)
$139,716

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2025$139,716$200,820$140,571XML
990December 2024$223,472$247,891$202,123IRS
990-EZDecember 2023$194,828$226,165$228,946XML
990December 2022$250,363$179,848$262,065IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2019
Officer: Sue Joerger
December 31, 2019≤ $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 84-1941740).

Questions about TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER

What is the EIN of TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER is 84-1941740.
Is TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
Are donations to TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER 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 TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER 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 TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER 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 TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER?
The 990-N for 2019 names Sue Joerger.
Who are the officers and directors of TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $51,143 (Eleanor Hines, Executive Director (from May 2025)).
How much revenue does TWIN HARBORS WATERKEEPER have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $139,716, expenses of $200,820 and total assets of $140,571 at year end.

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