Re Sources

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911243957
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Bellingham, WA, USA
Phone
3607338307
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,378,603
Expenses
$2,143,460
Assets
$2,415,903
Liabilities
$1,369,951

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ander Russell (co-Executive Director)
  • Janet Marino (co-Executive Director)
  • Jay Kosa (co-Executive Director)
  • Edward Ted Wolf (President/Treasurer)
  • Erica Littlewood (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Ander Russell (co-Executive Director): $113,127 total reported compensation
  • Janet Marino (co-Executive Director): $112,887 total reported compensation
  • Jay Kosa (co-Executive Director): $78,364 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

RE Sources mobilizes people of Northwest Washington to build just and thriving communities and to protect the land, water, and climate on which we all depend.

What it reported doing in 2025

Land, Water, and Climate Advocacy: RE Sources advocates for the forests, watersheds, and climate policies that protect Northwest Washington's land and water for generations to come. In 2025, we convened monthly strategy sessions with more than 30 Forest Watch coalition members and continued monitoring DNR's implementation of the "Forest Forward" executive order, which proposes conservation of 77,000 acres of Structurally Complex Forest across Western Washington, including critical parcels in Whatcom County. We supported robust public engagement on the Lake Whatcom Forest Management Plan - a draft plan to manage nearly 12,000 acres of forest land in the Lake Whatcom watershed for water quality and climate resilience - and continued supporting the Lake Whatcom Policy Group in addressing key issues raised during public comment. We celebrated the installation of the first-ever off-season boat launch gate at Bloedel Donovan Park, an additional protection for Bellingham's drinking water supply. RE Sources also advocated for climate resilience through comprehensive plan updates in Whatcom and Skagit Counties and the City of Anacortes. Our priorities were incorporated into the final Skagit County Comprehensive Plan, which includes a new Climate Element with forward-thinking guidelines for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate impacts including sea level rise and hazardous flooding.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 75% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.8%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 70.3%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 14; 14th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: 9.9%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.13; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.57; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.2%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.8% of revenue deployed · 70.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $113K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 43 of 43 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 14/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 23/100.