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Watershed Alliance of

Public charity · Grantmaker Vancouver, WA EIN: 26-1506315 Website

To empower community members to protect and restore southwest washington's waterways and natural areas for the benefit of current and future generations.

Watershed Alliance of at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$244,335
-32.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$188
-23.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$495,850
+14.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Watershed Alliance of funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Everett

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cascade Highlands Homeowners Association Everett, WASe Neighborhood Friends of Trees Planting$7,525
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025—$244,335$495,850——$188
2024$274,519$360,058$433,987$7,5251$244
2023$346,496$437,310$507,989——$390
2022$437,123$484,213$410,145——$114
2021$347,271$484,377$376,186——$3,013
2020$230,067$319,101$216,848——$16
2019$124,593$226,033$251,269——$18

About Watershed Alliance of

Based on IRS filings

Watershed Alliance of is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Vancouver, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. Net investment income was $188.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Watershed Alliance of is led by Sunrise O'Mahoney, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sunrise O'Mahoney

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $60K (2019) → $129K (2025)

  • Dylan Deloe

    President

    Member → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Trupp

    Member

    Treasurer → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlene Montierth

    Vice President

    Secretary → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Waters

    Secretary

    Member → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg Herrington

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anita Wakimoto

    Treasurer

    Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Sharif Burdzik (2021–2024) — Member
  • Former: Brian Nelson (2023–2024) — Member
  • Former: Ted Gathe (2019–2023) — Member
  • Former: Cathy Golik (2019–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Christine Kostechka (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Devan Rostorfer (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Jeanne Kojis (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Kari Mullikin (2019–2021) — Member
  • Former: Lindsey Luis (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Kelly Uhacz (2019) — Member
  • Former: Morgan Billingsly (2019) — Member
  • Former: Nathan Dassler (2019) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Sunrise O'Mahoney — Executive Director: $129KSunrise O'MahoneyExecutive Director$129K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $129K, to Sunrise O'Mahoney (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Watershed Alliance of

What is Watershed Alliance of?

Watershed Alliance of is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Vancouver, WA.

Where does Watershed Alliance of operate?

Watershed Alliance of has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Watershed Alliance of's EIN?

Watershed Alliance of's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1506315. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 5, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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