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Nonprofit · EIN 92-3975275

WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK

Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95827

Financials

$1M$13K2023$572K$872K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$572,411$871,655-$299,244$707,050$16,628$690,422
June 30, 2024990$1,000,103$13,406$986,697$993,020$6,323$986,697
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$498,340
of which government grants
$385,970
Program service revenue
$68,601
Investment income
$3,779
Other revenue
$1,691

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$116,326
Other salaries and wages
$396,686
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$619,803
Professional fundraising fees
$21,192
Legal fees
$5,233
Accounting fees
$15,131
Occupancy
$10,155
Travel
$25,031
Program services (functional)
$572,229
Management and general (functional)
$237,140
Fundraising (functional)
$62,286

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$993,020
Total assets, end of year
$707,050
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,628
Net assets, end of year
$690,422
Net assets without donor restrictions
$690,422
Gross receipts
$572,411
Employees
4
Volunteers
28
Year formed
2023
State of legal domicile
CA

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Deborah FrancoCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$109,006$7,320
Ashley BorenChair, Secretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
David OrthChair, Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
Joy BonaguroDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Moises Moreno-RiveraDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Norma CamachoSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Ashley BorenSecretary
Trustee or director
0$0
David OrthTreasurer
Trustee or director
0$0
Deborah FrancoCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
Joy BonaguroDirector
Trustee or director
0$0
Moises Moreno-RiveraDirector
Trustee or director
0$0
Norma CamachoDirector
Trustee or director
0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3336 BRADSHAW RD STE 335, SACRAMENTO, CA 95827-2600
In care of
% DEBORAH FRANCO
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Deborah Franco, 3336 BRADSHAW RD SUITE 335, SACRAMENTO, CA 95827
Signed the 990
Deborah Franco, CEO
Phone
(916) 352-3321
990-N for 2022 filed under this EIN
Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Mailing address, 309 Alameda Blvd, West Sacramento CA 95691. Mailing address: 3336 BRADSHAW RD SUITE 335, Sacramento CA 95827. Website: https://www.watersolutionsnetwork.org/
Return prepared by
Shining Star Consulting LLC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 92-3975275 or by the name WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

The mission of the Watershed Solutions Network is to enhance human adaptive capacity by rebuilding leadership and collaborative abilities to bridge differences in order to equitably and sustainably steward watersheds to serve as a critical support for climate adaptation.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • WSN cultivates bold leaders, strengthens trust across divides, and demonstrates how collaboration at the watershed scale drives climate resilience. In July 2025, Watershed Solutions Network (WSN) completed its first year as an independent 501(c)(3). WSN is more than 150 Network Members strong and has hundreds of partners, all committed to equitable and sustainable land and water stewardship. Our members include leaders from Tribes, agriculture, NGOs, local, federal, and state governments across the land and the water sectors. In the past fiscal year, WSN built collaborative capacity by developing a Natural Resource Training that demonstrates how to center equity, deepens cross-sector understanding, and builds trust. We offered the training twice this fiscal year. We started with a small training to test the curriculum in August 2024. Then we offered a full-scale training, the Kowana Valley Training (May 2025), where 40 participants gathered to learn from Tribal leaders and the private landowner whose property we gathered on. To promote understanding of the power of watershed-wide coordinated action, WSN also organized a Klamath River Watershed Trip (September 2024) following the historic removal of four dams. Participants traced the salmons journey from ocean to headwaters by canoe, kayak, and field visits guided by Tribal, agricultural, and NGO leaders. The experience illustrated how the seemingly impossible can be achieved through innovative and collaborative action. During the trip, relationships among participants were enhanced and they developed an understanding of the complex political and ecological landscape across the Klamath watershed. Additional Network events included a systems thinking workshop, a Sandhill Crane migration observation, a Southern California beach cleanup, and monthly virtual conveningsoffering members opportunities to learn and engage. WSN started as a program of another organization. During that phase of our evolution, with the help of land and water experts around California, WSN developed a Watershed Framework that suggests how to connect people across a watershed and spur coordinated action. This fiscal year, WSN deployed the Watershed Framework to build relationships across the Feather River Watershed, which is engineered to connect all the way to Southern California. In June 2025, WSN partnered with the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California, Blue Forest, and local Upper Feather River leaders to bring leaders from both sub-regions together. The visit introduced Southern California leaders to Upper Feather River leaders, built trust, and identified common interests across the watershed. Participants visited and learned about Upper Feather River efforts to manage forests, water, and ecosystems. The gathering led Southern California leadership to invite Upper Feather partners to Southern California in 2026 to continue relationship building and learning. These early steps advanced common understanding of watershed interdependencies and opened pathways for coordinated, cross-regional collaboration. Forest Gatherings offer immersive experiences where Tribal, state, federal, and local leaders spend several days together meeting each other as humans and getting to know the place where we are camped together. WSN demonstrates how we believe you center equity by starting with the Tribe whose place we are gathering in and asking if they are willing to host the group. The Gathering opens with the host Tribe welcoming the group and sharing what they wish the group to know about the Tribe and the place. There are no VIPs at Forest Gatherings. Everyone shares meals, clean-up, sleeps in a tent, and the group shares a restoration project that helps them connect to the place and develop a deeper understanding of how place matters. Gatherings equalize influence, highlight the impact of local collaborations, and demonstrate the power of centering Tribal leadership. In April 2025, the Kumeyaay Nation hosted Ahaa'Kwii'Aa'Mak Mataayum ("Behind the Rain Clouds Gathering"), where 70 participants met on Kumeyaay ancestral land currently held by California State Parks. Many of the Kumeyaay had never visited the place in their lifetimes. The Kumeyaay reconnected with the place and welcomed participants to a cultural celebration. During the Gathering, Tribal and local leaders, along with leaders from the US Forest Service, State Parks, Cal Fire, and other state and federal agencies, engaged in a plant walk, an acorn processing demonstration, and broadcasted seeds and planted saplings in reciprocation to the Nation and the place. The Gathering concluded with a reflection on the policy implications of the experience the group shared. This past fiscal year, WSN produced and premiered two films documenting Forest Gatherings that occurred in prior years. The virtual screening of the Southern California Oak Woodlands and Bull Creek Forest Gatherings drew 118 participants. The films are publicly available on WSNs YouTube Channel, expanding awareness of this innovative model. By sharing these stories, WSN amplified the reach of Forest Gatherings. The films illustrate the impact of reconnecting Tribes to their ancestral lands and building trust and relationships as humans, as opposed to titles and organizations. The films highlight the transformative power of meeting in a place and living there together to build trust and understanding.
    Expenses $572,229 · revenue $68,601

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
92-3975275
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
2024
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C01)
Assets (IRS master file)
$707,050
Income (IRS master file)
$572,411

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$572,411$871,655$707,050XML
990June 2024$1,000,103$13,406$993,020XML
990-N for 2022
Officer: Mailing address
Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate
June 30, 2023≤ $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 92-3975275).

Questions about WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK

What is the EIN of WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK is 92-3975275.
Is WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
Are donations to WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK 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 WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Deborah Franco.
Who are the officers and directors of WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $109,006 (Deborah Franco, CEO).
How much revenue does WATERSHED SOLUTIONS NETWORK have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $572,411, expenses of $871,655 and total assets of $707,050 at year end.

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