Hoosic River Watershed Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042940625
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Williamstown, MA, USA
Phone
4134582742
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$93,289
Expenses
$85,678
Assets
$264,484
Liabilities
$20,359

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANDREW KAWCZAK (PRESIDENT)
  • THOM GENTLE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ARIANNA COLLINS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ARIANNA COLLINS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $52,945 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The hoosic river watershed association is dedicated to the restoration of the hoosic river and its watershed, through education, research and advocacy.

What it reported doing in 2025

Through research, education, and advocacy the organization strives to restore and improve the habitat of rivers in the watershed for fish and wildlife by 1) partnering with state and federal agencies and other non-profits, 2) supporting the hoosic river revival coalition, 3) annual river monitoring, and 4) supporting research on climate change within the watershed. The organization also provides recreational opportunities and river access as well as educates river users, residents, and visitors to ensure a clean hoosic river.in addition, we maintain and improve a linear park trail for the community to enjoy.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.8%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 75.1%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $44.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.2%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.09; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 61.8%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.8% of revenue deployed · 75.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $64K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $53K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.