Potomac Watershed Alliance
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 461349197
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2013–2013
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2013
- Location
- Washington, DC, USA
- Phone
- 2025303332
- Rating
- 90
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Alliance/Advocacy Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $157,056
- Expenses
- $182,044
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
People named in this filing
- WILLIAM B CANFIELD III (GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY)
- JAMES D WARRING CPA (NON-VOTING CFO/TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The potomac watershed alliance's (the "alliance") primary mission is the protection of the environment in the rivers and streams that constitute the watershed of the potomac river valley in Maryland, Virginia and the district of columbia. The watershed of the potomac is an environmentally sensitive area that is increasingly threatened by over-development and population growth. The alliance will engage in a public awareness campaign which is intended to educate the public, in general, and federal, state and local government officials, in particular, to the environmental degradation of the potomac watershed caused by rampant over-development and lax environmental regulation and oversight.
What it reported doing in 2013
Monitor land use and the environmental impact on the potomac watershed specifically for the proposed developments on Maine avenue in se Washington, dc, national harbor in prince george's county and the proposed development on the anacostia river for the new stadium of the dc soccer team. Research included findings on the potential water quality impact in rivers and its surrounding areas.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 99
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 12
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 97.9%; rating input score 98
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -15.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $178K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.