Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
910954840
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Gig Harbor, WA, USA
Phone
2084558381
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,055,321
Expenses
$823,532
Assets
$833,822
Liabilities
$9,859

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMY DAMMARELL (PRESIDENT)
  • JEFF SCHMIDT (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • HALEY GODDARD (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LAYNE MCWILLIAMS (PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • AMY DAMMARELL (PRESIDENT)
  • JEFF SCHMIDT (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • HALEY GODDARD (VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Pacific northwest clean water association (pncwa) is dedicated to protecting and enhancing water resources in the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. To achieve this, we promote the professional development of our members, the dissemination of information to the public and policy makers, and the advancement of science and technology needed to protect human health and the environment,

What it reported doing in 2024

Membership services: pncwa focuses on the issue of workforce sustainability by supporting a new generation of trained professionals (in a field with high retirement rates) through workshops and scholarships. In 2024, $14,000 was given as scholarships to 9 university students to help each cover their costs in their educational pursuits regarding water quality. Pncwa's wave program is an initiative that strives to identify promising students and young professionals from underrepresented groups who are interested in careers in the water industry by supporting attendance and housing for 12 at the pncwa2024 conference in boise, id. Pncwa also supports members in supporting relevant national events, such as the water environment federation young professionals summit, wefmax conferences, or national water week. Eight members were supported in these events in 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 65% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.2%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 75.8%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3,583.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 22%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.01; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.2% of revenue deployed · 75.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $624K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $555K reported
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.