Southwest Wetlands Interpretive As… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1980

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Michael A McCoy

Phone

6195750550

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association, founded in 1980, is a community nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $2.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 67% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $2.2M left a modest 3% surplus.

Mission

Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association manages wetland restoration and protection projects in the Tijuana River NERR, the South SD Bay refuge, and Border Field State Park. Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association also monitors wetland ecosystems and provides staffing and program support for the TRNERR. In 2024, Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association continued to be funded to work in collaboration with regional partners to develop strategies to ensure coastal resiliency. Work is being done in Mexico, adjacent to the Reserve, to stem sediment and trash flows.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,073,829 Revenue: $12,654

Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association provides program support and staffing for the Research Program, the Coastal Training Program, and the Stewardship Programs at the Tijuana River National...

Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association provides program support and staffing for the Research Program, the Coastal Training Program, and the Stewardship Programs at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (TRNERR) with an emphasis on coastal resiliency.

Program 2

Expenses: $898,305 Revenue: $0

Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association maintains wetlands restoration and protection projects in TRNERR and South San Diego Bay. Final design, engineering, permitting and pre-construction...

Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association maintains wetlands restoration and protection projects in TRNERR and South San Diego Bay. Final design, engineering, permitting and pre-construction monitoring continues in preparation of implementation of further wetlands restoration in the Reserve. Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association is in its thirteenth year of post-construction monitoring of San Diego Bay Salt Ponds Restoration. Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association's restoration and protection projects include continual monitoring support of Los Penasquitos Lagoon.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,248,638

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $8,200

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $2,256,838

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,049,775

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $1,972,134

Other Expenses $1,139,047

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,188,822

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$2,256,838	$1,350,034	+0.7%
Expenses	$2,188,822	$1,330,911	+0.6%
Net Income	$68,016	$19,123	+2.6%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Jeff Crooks	Research Coordinator	40	Highest	$121,816	$0	$121,816
Kristen Goodrich	Coastal Training Program Coordinator	40	Highest	$106,256	$0	$106,256
Clayton Phillips	Board Member	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michael McCoy	President, Board of Directors	10	Officer	$0	$0	$0
William Tippets	Vice President	3	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Gary Brown	Treasurer	6	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Justin Anderson	Secretary	5	Officer	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$2,256,838	$2,188,822	$1,774,063	$68,016
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$1,350,034	$1,330,911	$1,146,688	$19,123
2023	$1,350,034	$1,330,911	$1,146,688	$19,123
2023	No data	No data	No data	No data
2022	$1,275,417	$1,242,662	$1,103,280	$32,755
2022	No data	No data	No data	No data
2021	$1,456,764	$1,305,019	$1,049,674	$151,745
2020	$1,274,658	$1,241,816	$1,102,828	$32,842

Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association