Waterkeeper Alliance
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Waterkeeper Alliance meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to protect our right to clean water in communities around the world."
Year, State Incorporated:
1999, NY
Waterkeeper Alliance reports that it helps organize the fight for clean water into a coordinated global movement, with more than 300 Waterkeeper groups in 47 countries working to protect 5.9 million square miles of watersheds on six continents. The organization defends the right to drinkable, fishable, and swimmable waters through addressing issues such as pollution through advocacy, policy, and legal remedies. In 2023, Waterkeeper Alliance states that it protected an additional 22,670 square miles of waterways in California and Australia and 60 miles of riverfront in Thailand. Some ($347,725 or 6%) of Waterkeeper Alliance's programs are conducted in conjunction with informational materials that include fundraising appeals.
For the year ended June 30, 2023, Waterkeeper Alliance's program expenses were:
Program services: $5,661,457
Total Program Expenses: $5,661,457
Chief Executive
Marc Yaggi, Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*
$291,891
Chair of the Board
Glenn Rink
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
President and Chief Executive Officer, AbTech Industries, Inc.
Board Size
17
Paid Staff Size
24
*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Radio
Waterkeeper Alliance incurred joint costs of $694,688 for informational materials and activities that included fundraising materials. Of those costs $347,725 was allocated to program expenses and $346,963 was allocated to fundraising expenses.
Fundraising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $8,859,399, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Waterkeeper Alliance's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Contributions | $8,622,071 |
| Fundraising | $237,328 |
| Licensing fees | $63,788 |
| Inverstment income, net | $99,438 |
| Total Income | $9,022,525 |
Programs: 80% Fundraising: 13% Administrative: 7%
| Total Income | $9,022,525 |
| Total expenses: | $7,065,504 |
| Program expenses | $5,661,457 |
| Fundraising expenses | $896,265 |
| Administrative expenses | $507,782 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $1,957,021 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $2,262,938 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $4,219,959 |
| Total Liabilities | $4,844,192 |
| Total Assets | $9,064,151 |
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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance